Broadway star sightings! — Page 7

^^^ yankeefan.....i saw julia murney at that starbucks too last may when i was in the city. she was running out to go back to the gershwin for the eve show as i was heading in......she must be a regular at that starbucks by now LOL!

Also, Judd Hirsh is ALWAYS in my elevator!!!!!


and I once saw JRB at Chelsea studios! I died. best day of my life. except for the day I met sutton foster.

I saw Stephanie March hailing a taxi with friends a couple of weeks ago.

I came in here to post mine, then realized I already posted them. And I can't remember any more.
But I was skimming through some of the more recent posts in this thread, and now I'm wondering...

Why are people surprised when an actor seems less than thrilled to be stopped and gushed at when they are going about their personal business? I'm sure those who posted were polite, but still.

I saw David Hyde Pierce walking his two dogs on the Upper West Side yesterday morning. He was wearing sunglasses and a hat, but he was still very recognizable. At first I was just looking at the dogs cause they were adorable, and then I realized it was him walking them.

Spotted Jonathan B Wright and Phoebe Strole on the L train.

I saw Phoebe Strole and Jonathan B Wright in Union Square and they seemed to be very fond of each other. hmmm

Updated On: 6/20/07 at 12:13 AM

I just saw Victoria Clark and her family (I'm assuming) at Hunan Balcony on 98th and Bway! I definitely walked past, then turned around and walked past again to make sure. It was definitely her.

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"I saw Phoebe Strole and Jonathan B Wright in Union Square and they seemed to be very fond of each other. hmmm"

Thanks for suspecting what has obviously been going on for the past seven months.

Thank you, popular_elphie, I was thinking the same thing. No need to be snotty about it, Becoz; not everyone pays attention to Spring Awakening gossip.

I saw Stephanie March at the performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang where the car broke down and they stopped the show for 45 minutes.

I passed Norbert Leo Butz on 8th during DRS and ran into a stack of metal street barriers doing a double-take.

I saw Max von Essen somewhere in Chelsea awhile back and walked into a pole.

I saw Jai Rodriguez on 8th and dropped my bagel cream cheese side down onto my black peacoat.

I wish I could say the resulting accidents were due to being "star struck" or something but no, I really am just that much of a klutz. Walking + looking = too much to handle at once.

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I saw Mare Winningham walking down 7th avenue yesterday.

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"Becoz, I keep wondering what show your picture of Ms. Scott is from. My gosh, she's so beautiful . . ."

It's from the The Last 5 Years.

>Why are people surprised when an actor seems less than thrilled to be stopped and gushed at when they are going about their personal business? I'm sure those who posted were polite, but still.<

I don't think I would be very nice if someone stopped me out of the blue. I get stopped many times a day by people asking for money or trying to tell me about their religion or trying to sell me something--Mormons used to harass me daily (no kidding--they would follow me onto trains and try to grill me about my personal life and religious beliefs...politely excusing myself and ignoring them didn't work) until I told them to f*ck off. So hair-triggered are my instincts from living here that I think I'd assume someone was trying to hustle me, and then just walk away quickly.

This evening I made the huge error of pausing for two seconds on a street corner to see which street I was on. When I turned back around, a guy was right THERE and said, "Hi..." I think I put my hand up and then I hurried away. I didn't stop or respond. Which is why in the unlikely event of someone coming up to me on the street and saying, "I'm an agent and would love to audition you for this awesome movie," I'd probably scamper off in a huff before s/he could utter more than a syllable.

Which is why I never bug actors when I recognize them. 'Cuz you never know how their day is going. I keep my starstruck fangirly displays of shamelessness at stage doors. :) I've seen Jennifer Ehle at the Duane Reade on West 79th. She smiled at me, but I didn't engage her at all. I really wanted to congratulate her on her Tony nomination, but I just can't seem to break into anyone's personal space.