Emma Stone Stage Door — Page 4

Thanks so much. And yes when I went it only took Alan about 15 minutes the first time.

I am going Wednesday February 4 at 8:00. Was lucky to snatch a $57 mid mezzanine ticket for Broadway week!

She stopped taking pictures earlier than that. Based in pictures I've seen on social media, she posed for pictures for her first few performances. I saw her 7th performance and by then she had already stopped posing.

Alright, first and foremost, Emma Stone is giving one hell of a performance. She doesn't miss a beat. Her singing is fine throughout most of the show (though I think she might be getting a bit sick, because she wasn't able to keep her "girly" singing voice for quite a lot of the show) but she absolutely nails Cabaret. From the singing to her acting, it is incredibly haunting. Her acting is AMAZING, especially in act two. Just a brilliant performance all around and I can't say enough good things about her.

I think something was going on in the theater because the first person that came out was Bill, who was incredibly sweet and gracious. Took pictures with anyone who asked. Alan came out quickly after and signed very quickly and went into the building. Nobody else came out until Emma and it took her about 70 minutes or so. She was very sweet. She was signing VERY quickly and not really talk to anyone, but I was able to tell her something that kept her full attention (I am sorry to the people she wasn't able to talk to, but she thanked me for telling her what I did). I then asked if I could get a picture (the guy didn't say no pictures) and she said "I can't, I'm so sorry. I'm not doing pictures tonight." I then said it was alright, thanked her for her performance and congratulated her on a beautiful performance and her Oscar nomination. She then came back over to me and said "alright, one quick picture." I then pulled out my phone and when I was about to take the picture, my phone died. Crappy moment but it was still really nice. My friend did get a picture of her and I talking though, so that is more than enough. :)

I had an ananazing stage door experience tonight!!! Bill Heck, Emma Stone, and Alan Cumming all came out tonight. Bill Heck came out after about 10 minutes and was very nice and signed and was a really cool guy. Emma came out after only 15 minutes and was sooo sweet. I didn't ask for a picture with her, but I think a few people who asked ended up getting one. She talked quiet and I think she was resting her voice a bit but thanked me and my mother really kindly and with this big beautiful smile that really made the whole thing worthwhile and I could really tell she appreciated what I said to her. Then, Alan Cumming came out 5 minutes after her. He took his time, signed, and was such a nice guy. I told him how much I loved his performances, Cabaret, read his book and he thanked me a million times and made a really nice hand gesture to my shoulder and I was just really happy as I am a huge fan of him. I am still so happy about the show tonight and my stage door experience. I hope you guys have just a good experience if you stage door.

I went on a day when it rained right before she was going to be out for the SAG awards. No one except the actor who played Cliff came out for the matinee. I am debating whether to just go on another day without seeing the show but I wonder if that would be too crazy.

@mikem Given how crowded things were when it was raining I would leave right after curtain call. You don't need to run but you should probably go out the closest exit.

I've been lucky enough to have seen Cabaret twice. The first time I saw it was this past November and I believe Emma Stone had just recently started in the musical. Being rather new to the Broadway scene I was happy that one of the RoundAbout staff told me about how I could get the actor's autographs. (We were chatting during intermission about how we each had a rough few weeks.)
Anyways, I got some assistance to the stage door after the show. Alan came out almost 15 minutes after the show and just signed the Playbill's - no talking, picture taking, etc. With Emma it was quite a wait. She didn't come out to well after midnight. By then there was barely anyone left waiting. Security did say that she wouldn't be talking to save her voice and protect it from the cold weather. She was a sweetheart. She signed everyone's Playbill and took some photo's. I got my Playbill signed and a great photo with her. She actually saw my phone in my hand and came in for a photo, but I apologized to her and said no thank you I can't see to use it in this light. She gave my phone to the unknown woman next to me and the lovely photos were taken !
As far as stage door etiquette, etc. I don't know. I hope I did it right. I wanted to do the same for You Can't Take It With you this past January, but I knew I wouldn't last in the brutal cold that night.

She will absolutely come out and sign. It may be a bit of a wait though. When I went last night she came out after about 15-20 minutes, but some people have said it could be much longer. She is so sweet and so beautiful that meeting her will feel very special. Get out there quickly though as there were some stragglers already out there that hadn't seen the show. Good luck! ??

Absolutely! Just as long as you're willing to wait a bit (you might not have to) and get out of the theatre quick enough (trust me, I was one of the first out the theatre and ended up towards the end of the barricade, I'd assume it's because it was a 2-show day like yours) she is one of the nicest and sweetest people I've ever met at a stage door (as is Alan and everyone else) and you'll really enjoy meeting her and getting to talk to her. Oh, and prepare to almost fall out of your seat from amazement from her and Alan's performances.

rlb237, have you seen the show?

Oh good! :) Happy you got to enjoy Emma's performance. Also jealous you got to see Michelle, I got her understudy when I saw in back in June.

Don't you hate that, n2nbaby? You're all prepared and excited to see someone and then they're out. I know it's the definition of first world problems (haha), but it is a nuisance. My worst experience with that was last year when I saw Aladdin about a week after it opened on a Sat night, and both Adam Jacobs and James Monroe Iglehart were out.

I'd be disappointed if I missed Michelle or Emma too, so I feel your pain too cknick. That is a bummer. I got tix for a 2nd time just for Emma, thankfully she was in and okay. But yeah, Alan is so amazing, he can make up for almost anything. How was Michelle's understudy?

"meeting" (Emma Stone)seems a strong word choice for stagedooring. Is getting an autograph, a picture, or attempting a few words with a performer a "meet". I can imagine starting a conversation beginning, "Oh, I met Emma Stone once. She was very nice.". "Really? How did you meet?!!". "Well, she was leaving the theatre where she had been performing and...". "Oh.'

Maybe it's just semantics- meeting can just be an encounter - and that's what stagedooring is, I guess.

Personally I stagedoored 3 times in my life - twice when I was 18. First time was after "Mame". I knew nothing about stagedooring - accidentally wound up going back of the theatre building after a matinee of "Mame" during its Boston tryout. Ms. Lansbury came out, was wonderful, signed my Playbill and dazzled me - especially so, having just seen her awesome performance in that great show (only my third). It was such a high!

I stagedoored next after a matinee of "The Apple Tree" during ITS Boston tryout. Alan Alda and Larry Blyden came out, signed autographs and were friendly. We were all (about 20 of us) waiting for the glorious Barbara Harris - incredible performance btw. - Well, when she came out ( beige raincoat, sunglasses on a grey afternoon) she clearly took a deep breath and head down and looking very nervous strode quickly by everyone on her way to a waiting car.One woman had the gall to almost grab her shoulder when she walked by, calling "Barbara..Barbara!" Ms.Harris's reaction was almost terror.Harris's clear uncomfortableness with the situation made me feel very embarrassed and quite aware of what an intrusion it was on a star who had just given an exhausting, knock-out performance and wanted only to get to wherever she was going. The incident ended my stagedooring (almost) as I then felt exactly as Fisherman Bob and HogansHero on this subject.

Ok- guilty- I stagedoored again. It was after "Boy from Oz". I didn't plan on it - but there Hugh Jackman was shortly after a matinee right there in front of the Imperial. He seemed so nice and interacting with the fans with jokes etc. I had a souvenir program from the show which I rarely buy - it was a whim- and I thought, "What the hell - why not?". So I joined the throng and got his signature. But then there was this moment - our eyes met - and he seemed to be thinking, "Ok...but why is this (aging) adult man doing this". Or maybe that was what I was thinking...but at any rate, i felt pretty foolish and believe me, that was the last of my stagedooring. I had to laugh (in agreement) with a previous post - stagedooring is one thing if you're a teenager - a grown man has no business being there!
I told this story before - not sure if it was here - sorry if it's a rerun.

Updated On: 2/6/15 at 01:25 PM