Best Theatre Usher & Best Stage Door Manager

[kevinr]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:28pm

When I saw "Barefoot In the Park" three weeks ago, I met the best usher(ette) I have ever met. She was African-American, maybe around 40 "ish" working the orchestra section. She was friendly, funny, helpful, informative - all this while seating people prior to the show. During the intermission she continued to talk with us. After the show, we went around to the stage door to hopefully meet Jill Clayburgh (we had written her a note before the show which the Stage Door Manager delivered). We ended up being invited in and met Miss Clayburgh at her dressing room. Unbelievable experience - one that I will never forget.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:30pm

Best stage door manager: a tie between Kevin at DRS and the gray haired guy who controls Three Days of Rain.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:32pm

Though I have stagedoored only once, the stagedoor manager at Sweeney Todd is very friendly. she talked with everyone outside and was overall very nice. Can't really think of any ushers though.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:33pm

Haha Sweeney stagedoor manager is such a dork...she's hilarious. The guy @ Pajama Game was really nice.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:34pm

James at the Neil Simon stage door. Very friendly and makes sure everyone in the cast gets a Sharpie.

[wickedobsessed]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:37pm

The guy at the DRS stage door is really, really nice. He let me wait outside the baracades so I could get a picture with Norbert!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:44pm

Yeah, Christine at Sweeney is awesome! Sweet, funny...and yes, I agree, a bit of a dork shuq

Kevin at DRS is also great...people have mixed experiences with him but overtime I've learned everything he says is in fun, and he always makes the DRS stage door experience more amusing.

[mijofly19]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:45pm

The girl at the Sweeney stage door is very friendly, as is the guy at Jersey Boys.

[Brokenlizard14]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:47pm

The guy at the Jersey Boys stage door is the best. He'll take pictures for you, he'll talk to you all night. He's just the best, I love him. lol

[Dre2387]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:52pm

Kevin (DRS stagedoor manager), well, I've seen the show a few times but the first time I was there, kevin called one woman a tramp and then that woman yelled at him, saying how dare he call her a tramp in front of all the people standing around.

not sure if it was a joke or something, but Kevin has been pretty cool after that. and kind of funny.

Updated On: 4/9/06 at 07:52 PM

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 7:55pm

I LOVE Christine. She is the sweetest! She makes sure that people know when actors are coming out, and she'll check how long they plan to stay inside. She's also just really funny and nice.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:00pm

I went to see "Sweeney" on March 14th. The stage door manager was really nice. I mentioned who I was and then she asked me to wait inside with a group of persons eager to see Miss Patti. HOWever, inside the theatre, I overheard a male usher (30's) being very sharp and loud to an older female usher. I didn't know their argument, but he was not very nice to her. Roman in Austin, Texas

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:12pm

Z and Neil from the Hirschfield are the best. Nice, funny, just great guys.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:20pm

Richie and Pecas from the Palace. I don't know if they're still there, but they were the greatest during the ASU days.

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:24pm

Kevin is a LEGEND!

The last time I saw Sweeney, they has a young guy filling in as Stage Door Manager. I dont remember the woman very well, but he was quite nice.

Updated On: 4/9/06 at 08:24 PM

[Bdwy24]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:54pm

Kevin Kennedy at the IMPERIAL THEATRE!!

[Katurian2]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:58pm

Pat at The Odd Couple was amazingly sweet! Anyone else meet him? He told me a great story about him dooring for A. Hephburn!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:59pm

Pat is one of the nicest gentlemen I know. I've had the pleasure of talking to him many times. He's got great stories about his encounters through the years.

[Malki5]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 8:59pm

Kevin is the best and has been since Hugh was at the Imperial. He sometimes comes off as being tough but he is just an old softie at heart. I was there once during TBFO when a woman was literally having a panic attack at the thought of meeting Hugh. Kevin let her inside to sit down and relax and so she could meet Hugh without all the other people watching her. He really was wonderful with her. The stage door at DRS is crazy when Kevin is not there.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 9:05pm

Yankee- Isn't he the nicest? What other shows has he done? He told me about Irene and Phantom of the Opera

[elphieisperky]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 9:17pm

Kevin at DRS is great, I'll go with that. And the guy at the Wicked stage door (don't remember his name) is really cool. He's firm with actually getting through the door, but once you tell him your story, he's nice. My grandma has some connections to Idina, so the person my grandma knows knew we were coming, and let Idina know. The dudes at the stage door were hesitant, but it was this other guy I'm talking about who let us in, and the rest is history. He (and the conductor at Wicked, who I've claimed my unofficial best friend) are really neat guys.

Updated On: 4/9/06 at 09:17 PM

[Marlene]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 9:21pm

My heart goes out to the restroom attendant at Gershwin.

[children&art]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 9:53pm

the imperial, i was on vacation and went to see "the boy from oz" near the end of the run. i had purchased a discount ticket online before i went but when i got to the packed theatre i found my seat was in the middle of a full row in the orchestra. being 6'6" tall i found that i was not able to sit comfortably in my seat without disturbing the theatre goers next to me and without contorting into some funky yoga-ish position.

about five minutes before the show started and everyone was pretty much seated, one of the ushers - a tall, older african american woman - asked me if i was comfortable. i said no and she asked to follow her. she pulled one of the chairs from the back wall and placed it at the end of the row, allowing me sit comfortably and enjoy the show.

at intermission i thanked her profusely, gave her a $20 tip and we talked briefly about how these theatres while they may look beautiful were built when people were smaller (not just height but girth). i told her i had no problem seeing "wicked" b/c it was a newer space. she said when she sees shows she always asks for an aisle seat and it works out well.

cut to about a year later, the imperial, "dirty rotten scoundrels" i'm sitting in my AISLE seat in the orchestra waiting for the show to begin and feel a tap on my shoulder. the same usher, said "aisle seat, good choice." i smiled. i was amazed that she remembered me, but then again how many 6'6" goofy looking Texans come through that theatre on a regular basis.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 10:22pm

It's Backstage Doorman. There's no Manager in the title.

Be nice to Christine! She is an amazing person!

[focusingonmoviesmatt]

Posted: 4/9/06 at 11:35pm

james at the neil simon is realy nice. Also the lasd at the palace is sweet.