Celebrities at shows?

I've seen lots....The Clinton's, Rita Moreno, Cheno (Who stomped on my foot with her stilettos)....spring to mind.

The last time we were at Hamilton, my mom and I were on line when Spielberg and his family were heading towards the back of the line. They were seated two rows behind us and I kept looking back to watch him watching the show.

Saw Katie Holmes and Steven Spielberg at The Elephant Man; Spielberg was sitting two rows in front of me. Saw Jerry Stiller at On the Town (he was seated across the aisle from me and he was the person they called out at the top of the second act). Was standing next to Didi Conn on the bathroom line at H2S (she was extremely kind). Saw Lance Bass at Priscilla and Jorge Garcia (Lost) at Something Rotten. Most recently, Tina Fey and her daughter sat across the aisle from my Mom and I at Bright Star. I'm sure there are more but those are the ones that come to mind off the top of my head!

In line for the bathroom at The Color Purple, I swear I made eye contact with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

I've seen a lot of celebrities at shows over the years but the biggest pack of them was at Book of Mormon. I saw it in previews and in attendance that night were Kate Hudson, Michelle Williams (not from Destiny's Child,) Gerald Butler, Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Fun sightings.

Many over the years. Most recently, Jake Gyllenhall at Hand to God. He was across the aisle from us - my wife kept turning to look at him and semi-stalked him at intermission.

Ha! As I was reading the thread about bad stage dooring I kept thinking conversely that my most memorable experiences are seeing actors just walking down the street. I never stage door as I don't feel comfortable in large crowds packed into small spaces, particularly if the fans are rude and raging to get as close as they can to the stars. Stagedooring just isn't my thing anyway. Maybe seeing actors on the streets is common for you who live/work in NYC, but it's really special for me. I am respectful and usually just nod and smile (if they are looking my way) and never gush or ask for a picture, not my thing either.

My last trip I had just seen the final preview of TUCK EVERLASTING the night before and was walking down 8th around 10:00 a.m. I passed Terry Mann near 44th and said I really enjoyed the show. He said thank you. A block later Michael Wartella passed by singing softy to himself. Great show, Hugo I said. He paused and smiled and said thanks. Then as I was entering Duane Reade Fred Applegate was coming out. I thought ok this is too weird. He shook my hand and he struck me as being a very kind and gracious man. I truly did like the show, particularly his character's comic duet with Hugo in Act 2. He said he needed to run as they had to meet press and get ready for opening night. Walking back to my hotel I kept expecting to see Carolee Carmello and Andrew Keenan-Bolger but alas, no such luck. But what a fun experience, bumping into three actors in the span of a block or two. Like I said, maybe this is common for NYCers but it made my day.

I saw Streisand at Porgy and Bess. She came in 10 minutes after it started, left before intermission, came back 10 minutes after act two started and left a few minutes before it ended.



Ive seen a million more over the years, that was just the strangest.

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And I sat next to Susan Sarandon at Fela, off Broadway. Jordan's story sprung that memory....very similar, but not as extreme.

Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Tom Stoppard, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Charlie Cox, Sheridan Smith, Elaine Paige, Derek Jacobi...

Over the years...Jacqueline Onassis at the original Chicago, Liza Minnelli and Candace Bergen at the original Lydie Breeze, Tennessee Williams at the Cocteau for his Something Cloudy, Something Clear, Diahann Carroll at Torch Song Trilogy, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and her mother at Six Degrees of Separation, Robert Redford at the original Master Class, Tony Shalhoub and daughter at Spamalot, Kathleen Chalfant at The Little Dog Laughed, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey at Three Days of Rain, Tommy Tune at Mary Stuart and Forbidden Broadway, Celeste Holm at the Delacorte for Hair, Jill Clayburgh and David Rabe at the Delacorte for The Merchant of Venice, Al Pacino at CSC for Hamlet...probably too many to remember offhand.

Audra at The Last Ship, Harry Belafonte, Annie Leibovitz, Julie Chen and Les Moonves at Hamilton (Public Theater), Orlando Bloom and Michael Sheen at Twelfth Night, Lynn Redgrave at Grey Gardens, Tommy Tune at Patti's Gypsy at City Center (luckily not behind him!)