Cicely Tyson at the Stage Door for "The Trip to Bountiful"

I have always been a fan of Ms. Cicely Tyson and am thinking of coming to New York to see this show. Does she sign / take photos at the stage door? How about the others in the cast....Vanessa? Cuba?

Doesn't start until the 30th.

But Vanessa has always been incredibly sweet at the stage door.

That's a shame but understandable. I would just like to be in get presence and bow down to her.

That has to be the reason why.

Jordan, if I remember correctly she doesn't even watch her film work.

I'm getting the sense that it's totally okay and acceptable and understandable that Tyson doesn't want to take pictures yet there's another thread damning Scarlett Johansson for not wanting to take photos. Why the double standard?

No no no no no. Let's back up here. The thread about Scarlett isn't saying she should sign or take photos. The problem with that stage door is that they tell everyone each day that she WILL come out and sign, making people wait, only for them to say "Sorry, she's gone!" after over an hour. BIG BIG difference.

Nobody is ever under any obligation to sign or take photos at a stage door. Scarlett included. The problem is telling fans she will be out when they know she won't.

I hear ya Jordan. That exact same thing happened to me. I waited over 2 hours and no one but Tom Wopat came out on his bike.

I was angry, but after reading about "stage dooring," a term I hadn't heard of prior, I understand not to expect the actors to come out.

That said, I agree with what you are saying about security guys. While as someone said, they are not obligated to theater goers, there sure was a sense of "Stand and wait here, right here...wait for it...stay...okay...annnnnd [hours later] SORRY, they're gone." Or, "They're leaving now out front." And everyone [not me] runs to the front to mob them in their rides.

It sure seems an intentional act to get the majority of fans to reside in one place so that the actors can sneak out another way. And IF that is the case, then it's a bit of foul trickery. I even saw one security person trying to round up savvy fans waiting at the front of the theatre where the drivers were, "The stage door is this way!" He couldn't make people follow suit, but he suggested it.

Re. Ms. Tyson -- she doesn't do stage doors to my knowledge. I was standing next to Cicely's driver and he was told to drive somewhere else.

I just hope that people know that.

But would you sign playbills?

Do you sign shlt?

Jordan-lmao

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