Celebrity Autograph Table Roster- Page 2

[amoni]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 11:24am

Exactly Orangeskittles! Some people just don't realize there's a whole world out their outside of 45th Street. Soaps stars bring fans and bring fans with dollars. It's Broadway based but in the long run it's a FUND RAISER. I've been going since the beginning and I'll tell you some of Broadway's biggest stars have never appeared at the Flea Market, even in shows at the time, and their presence would have guaranteed big bucks. So I appreciate anyone who chooses to appear. So for why BCEFA doesn't bring in more "good people", whatever the Hell that means, there are people who simply don't want to appear.

[Kelly123]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 12:18pm

anyone know if there is a set donation or if you donate any amount of money?

[rosekwbp]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 12:45pm

There is a set donation for each celeb.

[DivaBrigader]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 1:01pm

You donate by buying whatever you want to buy, whether it be a 25 cent playbill for a $10,000 walk-on role. Since this is usually a very popular topic (and justifiably so), I'm going to dust off the guide I wrote up last year and re-post here.

The flea market takes place one day a year in Shubert Alley (barring torrential rain - see 2009). The street is filled with booths representing most shows plus theatre-centric organizations such as BWW, Playbill, Triton Gallery, etc. What items are featured is largely a guessing game and differs throughout the day. Some shows sell t-shirts, signed posters, headshots, costume pieces, etc. while others might sell baked goods. Things differ in value from very cheap to very expensive and the longer you stay, the more the prices go down. Raffles are amongst the more popular items - you can win show tickets, etc.

Traditionally, the most popular and most discussed feature of the flea market is the celebrity table and photo booth. These mostly feature the same talent but are in fact different things with different prices. The celebrity table is just that - a long table occupied by celebrities. It is on the terrace of Junior's. The celebrity talent changes every hour. The list of celebs is being updated on BC/EFA's site every Wednesday and will be prominently displayed at the flea market due to last minute changes. The line is $20 EACH TIME YOU GO THROUGH. Your trip down the line entitles you to get UP TO TWO items per celebrity signed. If you don't have anything, there is a flea market poster you can buy for $20 and they also usually have little slips of paper next to them. The celeb table does NOT entitle you to get a photo with the celeb and they usually confiscate any cameras they see while going down the line. Each hour, a select group of people will be chosen from that hour's celebs to appear in the photo booth. This is done by popular demand. There will be many, many fans lined up by the photo booth and a BC/EFA volunteer keeping track of who is being requested for photos. Most photos are $10. However, select stars or groupings can be $40 or more. Bernadette and Chita, for example, are $40 on the basis of them being freaking Bernadette and Chita. If you want a specific grouping, speak up. Your wish may be granted. Several years ago, a photo with Anthony Rapp and Jesse L. Martin together went for $75 because someone offered to pay that much and then others followed suit. The question comes up every year - what if you want a photo with someone and they're not chosen to do the booth? As this is a charity event, the volunteers will do their absolute best to make sure requests are met. You can request more than one person and you can have your spot held in line if you are on the autograph line and someone is called for the photo booth. You simply alert a volunteer and they will hold your spot. You can also wait to the side if someone was taken away from the celebrity table to do the photo booth and you were waiting for their autograph.

My personal recommendation is to come with a lot of cash in many different denominations just to make it easier but they do have ATMs. You can buy an item via credit card and the booth will hold it for you while you go to the main ATM kiosk in Shubert Alley. Once you bring back the receipt, you will get your item. Obviously credit cards are accepted for auction items. There is a silent auction as well as the grand auction. The items are displayed in the center of Shubert Alley and some fabulous Broadway talents will be shouting out the specifics all day long.

My other best advice is that the 8th floor of the Marriott Marquis hotel has the best and cleanest bathrooms in NYC. It is a LONG day if you stay for the whole event and even if you don't, it's a crowded day. You have to be patient to be able to wade through the sheer volume of stuff but sometimes that is how the best bargains are discovered. I believe it was the Drama Book Shop booth that had authors appearing every hour and for a donation, you could get one of their plays personally signed by them. I saw Edward Albee there two years ago, I believe. Come prepared for the weather - sunscreen, hats, water, umbrellas, jackets, etc. It is one of the most fun days in NY so come with a smile and enjoy yourself!

[Marianne2]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 3:17pm

^I thought it was $25 to go through the autograph line. Or did I make that up?

Yeah, I personally don't care who is at the tables as long as they want to be there. If it is such a big deal, then don't go through.

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 3:31pm

The tenative autograph table schedule is up.

(Personally, I am looking forward to the 1:00 table since I can get stuff signed from most ppl there. I'm mad they split Baldwin and Jackson though.)


Celebrity Autograph Table Schedule (courtesy of BC/EFA)

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 4:19pm

I was planning to take in a matinee that day, but I also really wanted to see Kelli O'Hara in the 2pm slot. Tough decision...

[amoni]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 6:10pm

What matinee? Most start at 3:00pm and that's doable. If you're at the front of the 2:00pm line it doesn't take a hour to go thru it

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 6:58pm

I'm confused (Sorry, first timer for the flea market)

Does the $20 only allow you two items for the line or only two items per celeb? (Since I was hoping to have Cheyenne sign my FR Playbill, The MDQ people sign their respective playbill, and Alice Ripley sign my N2N Playbill)

I don't wish to bankrupt myself on autographs.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:02pm

It is 2 items per person.

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 7:21pm

YESS!!! This is going to be $20 very well spent!!

[mikem]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 8:07pm

"Some people just don't realize there's a whole world out there outside of 45th Street."

Of course there's a world outside 45th Street -- the Vivian Beaumont Theater is several blocks away. (Just kidding, of course)

I think the autograph table was $20 until last year, but I think it was $25 last year.

I also thought there was usually a 3pm - 3:50pm round as well, but nothing is listed for that time slot at the BCEFA site (or at least not yet).

Is there usually new stuff later in the day at the regular tables? My impression was that everything is basically out at 10am, and that re-visiting tables later doesn't usually yield much different.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 9:41pm

YESS!!! This is going to be $20 very well spent!!

It's $25 per table per hour. So if you do the table each hour it's $100

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/8/10 at 10:27pm

Oh, It's $25...eh, no big difference.

I'm only doing the one table, since I'm lucky I can get multiple things signed by multiple people...So I'm getting my $ worth.

[DivaBrigader]

Posted: 9/15/10 at 2:58pm

The Wednesday update has gone up, with more updates scheduled for next Wednesday.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 9/16/10 at 9:29am

Celeb table has been updated to include Andrea McArdle, Austin Peck, Jerry Mitchell, Lorna Luft, Phyllis Newman, Bobby Steggert, Ellen Dolan, Orfeh, and Donna Murphy
Celeb Table

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 9/16/10 at 9:54am

Does the "surprise guest" label mean they will not be announced until the day of the flea market?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 9/16/10 at 10:11am

I don't think so. Last year the surprise guest was John Stamos and he was announced a few days prior. He was there for a shorter time period and was $20 instead of $10.

I have a feeling McArdle & Mitchell will be $40 instead of $10 so if anyone sets themself a budget like I do I would be prepared for that. Last year Chita and Bernadette were $40 but that wasn't announced prior to the Flea Market.

Also they scheduled the [tos] people at the same time so be prepared for them to be together for $40-$50.

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 9/17/10 at 6:04pm

Cheyenne tweeted today that he is not going anymore

Cheyguynyc Can't make it to the Bway Flea Market cuz I'm gonna be out of town now, but dropping off some great auction items to raise some $ 4 BCEFA

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/17/10 at 6:06pm

Whatever. Now there's a space for Bernadette.

[pc1145N2]

Posted: 9/17/10 at 6:28pm

There's ALWAYS space for Bernadette!

[Eris0303]

Posted: 9/17/10 at 10:10pm

No Cheyenne? Darn

[pc1145N2]

Posted: 9/17/10 at 11:02pm

He cancelled last year too.

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/18/10 at 1:56pm

I just died a little, he was the highlight of my trip.
Eh, I still have Alice, Marin, Jason, Andy, and the cast of MDQ

(Anyone have a blank Legally Blonde Playbill i can get Orfeh to sign?)

[amoni]

Posted: 9/19/10 at 8:59am

People cancel because of work. Cheyenne has been there in the past. In fact he came on the day "All Shook Up" closed. He came and raised money then went to the his last performance. As for a blank Legally Blonde Playbill, you can probably find one at the tables. Lots of Playbills are usually available.