Broadway Celebrity Sightings — Page 4

It's not really Broadway but I saw actor Jayce Bartok (The Station Agent / SubUrbia), and Carlin Glynn with husband Peter Masterson at the recent staged reading of "Commentaire d'Amour".

Glynn/Masterson were there for obvious reasons; their daughter Mary Stuart was performing it. Bartok is the writer and actor in MSM's upcoming directorial debut.

i saw edward albee in amagansett summer of '04 shopping for antiques and african objet d'art. the wonderful store is not there anymore. i purchased an exquisite Quan Yin.

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Updated On: 12/12/05 at 02:57 PM

Joey Fatone played Mark in RENT, as did Drew Lachey.

Couple more sitings I forgot to mention:

-Hank Azaria walked right by me while I was at the DRS stage door. He was listening to his iPod and walking to the beat it seemed, lol. We all started flipping out and he waved at us, he looked really cute, too!
-While heading to see The Pillowman David Hyde Pierce walked by me (wish I had said something, I LOVE him, lol).

In regards to somebody saying if they saw Hugh Jackman they'd die. I had just been introduced to John Lithgow and was just standing on stage with my mom and my friend while Greg Jbara and John were talking. I was staring at the stairs (knowing Hugh was in John's DR and hoping he'd come down) and I heard the gorgeous Australian accent descend. lol. I was just staring (I think my mouth may have been open) he saw me and waved, smiled, and winked. It was so exciting! lol....Even though he hugged me before a performance of Boy From Oz and then took a picture with me and called me love, gahh. *end fangirlness*

Updated On: 12/12/05 at 03:51 PM

I hate doing this, but I'm bored...


Angela Lansbury with Rex Reed (I think it was him) at Piazza

Liz McCartney at DRS first preview

Nancy Anderson at The Sweeney first preview

ummmm.... thats all i can remember in my vicodin haze

While at work I've seen a lot (but that doesn't count, I don't think, because I was at work, and they're celebrities in general and not Broadway stars) but these are the ones I have seen on the street by coincidence...

- Michelle Federer, looking very intense as she switched from the shuttle to one of the other subway lines at Times Square.

- Bernadette Peters, who hums when she walks her dogs.

- Kristin Chenoweth, who stopped to talk to Bernadette Peters (and was also walking her dog.) Same day as above.

- Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick (spelling?) going in to Tasty Delight. No hat or sunglasses or bodyguards or anything--and nobody around them seemed to notice or care.

- Kristin Chenoweth again, in a department store. She's very chatty. Very nice. This was a long time ago.

- Julia Murney, going (presumably) to a Lennon rehearsal before Lennon began its Broadway run. This was near the Hilton Theater.

- Tonya Pinkins on the subway. I actually stopped her and told her that I was a huge Caroline or Change fan, and I think I took her by surprise, because i think she normally gets recognized (if at all) by fans of All My Children, and not for her theater work. She was really nice, and seemed generally enthused.

- Idina Menzel IN subway.

- John Tartaglia getting lunch in Times Square.

- Jennifer Laura Thompson, once while passing by a fast food place (she was inside with her son in a stroller,) and then numerous times on the subway. The subway one is a funny story, though, because she actually recognized me (from where I work--we became acquaintances) and I did NOT recognize her. (We were both bundled up tight for winter, and she had glasses on.) She called out my name and I turned, and looked at her funny (as in, "how do you know my name? Are you an axe murderer? What do you want?") and she turned bright red and slumped down in her seat, looking completely embarrassed. It was at this point that I recognized her, and we both laughed.

I briefly saw Taye Diggs at the U.S. Open this summer.

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Sorry, you're right, it was Drew. The entire time I was saying, it was Drew, the brother, not Nick, and wound up putting Nick, lol.

OH! And also...

When I was at Sardi's Robert Goulet was there having dinner.

Updated On: 12/12/05 at 04:38 PM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Nov. 16th at the Matinee of "Sweeney Todd". Saw him going back to his seat and stopped and briefly chatted with him. Was wondering why he was not at Spelling Bee, but did not ask. He was very gracious and I think he is just a doll!

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Jerry Van Dyke sat right behind me at Spelling Bee over the summer, and I sat next to Celia Keenan-Bolger on the subway when I was heading to see Lennon (also, obviously, over the summer ).

I saw Taye Diggs at Wicked...haha

And Marissa Tomei...I guess she's friends with Idina or somthing.

em, i think i was at that same performance of lennon! i remember seeing kelly come out the stage door. she looked so different to me in real life. i had to do a double take to make sure it was really her.

Bruce Springsteen and Patti at Spamalot in March
--she caught the bouquet, well, it landed on her lap

Brad Oscar in August at a grocery store

Also not Broadway, but I sat behind Nora Ephron at Third. Didn't ask her why Bewitched sucked so bad.

Saw F. Murray Abraham at Forbidden Broadway.

I sat in front of Someone That Looked Famous (had the aura thing going) at Piazza, but I still haven't figured out who it was.

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Updated On: 12/13/05 at 12:07 AM