Bcakstage Passes
Bcakstage Passes
#1Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/25/09 at 4:58pmI always wondered about this. How do you get backstage passes to Wicked the Musical or any other Broadway show?
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#2re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/25/09 at 5:05pmThere's no such thing as a backstage pass. If you know someone who works at the theater, he or she can sign you in and give you a tour.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#2re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/25/09 at 5:07pmWicked has a Behind the Emerald Curtain tour, but I heard it is not really worth it. Sorry, unless you are really lucky or have connections, you won't be going backstage.
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#3re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/25/09 at 5:12pmIt's not like a rock concert. Haha.
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#4re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/25/09 at 5:46pmIt's all about connections, you really have to know someone at the theater who is in the cast, stage crew, management, etc. I'm not sure if it would work at Wicked but there have been some people who I've heard have simply asked the person working the stage door if there would be anyway to get a backstage tour and it worked out.
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winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#6re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/25/09 at 7:14pmsexual favors are usually the way to go.
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NickChopper
Stand-by Joined: 7/17/09
#8re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/27/09 at 10:01am
"i tried on costumes and rondi!"
ewww....you tried on rondi....I guess you did DO everything.
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#9re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/27/09 at 11:03amWell cool! But yeah, I just want to like get that tour backstage and stuff because my cousin did it and she got to walk on stage and everything!! I was so jealous!
#10re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/27/09 at 1:50pm
"sexual favors are usually the way to go"
LOL!!!
Ok, seriously, how much are the backstage passes for Wicked and Phantom? Phantom has that too.
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TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#12re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/27/09 at 8:49pm
^I doubt it too. that's a HUGE no-no under any circumstances.
they are not just sold like regular tickets. Often during Bc/EFA collection seasons, many shows will offer them for a pretty high going price...like 500 bucks. THey are also offered on some fundraisers.
I didn't know anyone or pay to get backstage at Hair. We were invited by the stage door manager...just for being nice (and we didn't even know WHO he was at the time.)
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amoni2
Featured Actor Joined: 3/4/06
#13re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/28/09 at 1:11pmYou have to fold up a dollar and slip it to the stage doorman nonchalantly.
#14re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/28/09 at 1:14pmThis isn't for all the shows but I have heard that if you call the theatre and ask to speak to the stage manager you can offer a donation to BC/EFA but it has to be $200 at least.
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#15re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/28/09 at 1:18pmThe theaters don't list their phone numbers though.
http://two-sails.blogspot.com/
mina3
Stand-by Joined: 5/3/09
#16re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/28/09 at 1:23pmHonestly, your best resource is probably the company manager and/or general managers. They can arrange backstage tours, though as others have mentioned, they often ask for hefty donations to BC/EFA.
#17re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 9/28/09 at 1:30pm
The theaters don't list their phone numbers though.
Google is your friend
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
NickChopper
Stand-by Joined: 7/17/09
#19re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 10/2/09 at 4:23pmMy friend saw "HAIR" with a friend of his who knows Gavin and got to walk around onstage and take pictures on the set and backstage after the show. Looks like he had a blast.
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#20re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 10/2/09 at 4:23pm
Well, I guess they do let you put those on after all!!!
How much did the backstage cost?
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NickChopper
Stand-by Joined: 7/17/09
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#22re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 10/2/09 at 6:41pmWell, you CAN buy one when many shows offer them during BC/EFA fundraising. They are often 250 bucks to 500.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#23re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 10/2/09 at 11:59pm
Again it's all about knowing someone. I just went backstage at Next to Normal.
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He let us play around on stage. I'm not even sure if that should be legal because god forbid someone gets hurt or falls. He showed us all the props and how to move the panels back and forth. The icing though was when we were just sitting around his office backstage and he called Aaron to come hang out with us, so we talked to him for a few minutes and then Aaron kissed us all goodbye (!!!).
Fun facts: You can't even press down on Natalie's piano. Props to Jenn for making it look so believable during the show.
And Dr. Madden's folder about Diana contains so much info about her and all her symptoms. I didn't know Diana had a brother who died, a mother who committed suicide and a father with substance abuse. :SPOILERS: You know how she goes to live with her parents / Natalie's grandparents at the end, so I guess they mean stepmother. Hmmmm.
#24re: Bcakstage Passes
Posted: 10/3/09 at 12:25am
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"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
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