Engagement Proposal Advice - Moulin Rouge

Hi guys. Long time reader, first time poster.

I need advice on tying my proposal to a Broadway show. I know this is asked often, but trust me, it is never as important as when it is YOUR turn, so bare with me please.



I'll try and make it simple. I don't want to go up on stage. I don't want to go back stage even, necessarily. I was to propose during stage door after the show. My g/f and I are HUGE Moulin Rouge fans. We are going to travel to NY to see it for the third time, seeing it in the Can Can seats for the second time in a row. Definitely an experience!

My g/f has adored Aaron Tveit since I can remember. He is her favorite artist of any platform. We have met him twice while stage dooring, and I was thinking...to keep it somewhat humble and more doable...I would LOVE if I could hand my cellphone to Aaron and have HIM record me proposing. Thoughts?

My issue is...I don't want to chance this. I want to contact either Aaron, the stage manager or the production manager...someone...to see if they can help me out in any way. Does anybody here have any advice on how to go about this?



Thanks so so much for your help. All in the name of Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and LOVE :)

Updated On: 2/14/20 at 12:03 AM

It is not enough Tveit comes out after a particularly taxing show on a somewhat a regular basis (including in the middle of winter) signs your Playbills, and whatever other stuff is thrown at him, takes selfies, chats with people (with you and your girlfriend, on not one, but two occasions) and now you expect to schedule a time for him to be your videographer? How many takes will he need to do? From how many angles does he need to capture the proposal? And what next, maybe you coax a song out of him while he is filming Why not, as long as he is there? Should he bring the flowers? If you want to be celebrity hound, fine, but really, have some boundaries and respect. Actors are not your organ grinder monkeys.

I've stopped commenting on people's ridiculous stage door obsession, but this one really takes the cake (oh, maybe Tveit bring a cake too?) and, sadly, I can't help myself. I know you want a special proposal moment that you can post about and have it go viral and blah blah blah and that's lovely, but there are a million ways to do that rather than imposing it on a actor who has just sung his brains out for 2 1/2 hours and just wants to go home. Unless, of course, you want to do this in the middle of one of his particularly relaxing two show days. Good lord.

Meowww! OP seems sweet and is obviously very excited. I think Bettyboy72's advice is spot on. Congratulations to you both!

Wow. I stopped lurking to reply to just not do this. Stage dooring is so hectic and actors are people too, they have lives and folks they may want to see afterward. Why not go somewhere afterwards to celebrate and do it there?

If you are honest to god dead set on this then contact the company managers and ask them.

Even though it wouldn't explain the point of the post, I have to believe he's not being serious. But if you are dude, then just get her a pair of Can-Can seats and figure out a Plan B.

Second, I'm not looking for a production. Literally handing him the phone to turn around and record for 3 to 5 seconds while I propose. I thought I would be super quirky and cute to have a clip of the proposal she can show people and let them know it was Aaron who recorded it. Simple. Stop thinking further than that.

Bro, you DO know you could have avoided all this by just having someone film it? Since you want Aaron to film it and not been seen you could just tell everyone he filmed it. Heck, you can even say Karen Olivo was holding his arm to keep it steady. No one would EVER know.

Andres Pacheco said: "I thought I would be super quirky and cute to have a clip of the proposal she can show people and let them know it was Aaron who recorded it. "



And what if she says "NO" to your proposal? Is that something you would want her to show to people?

I don't think your post deserves half the responses it got (well, at least until the I'M A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL DAMNIT thingy which was certainly a one up) but I'm sure you'll understand it's pretty outlandish to finish running a marathon for someone's entertainment only for them to say "that was not enough, can you record me so I can say you're the one recording". It's not quirky, it's not cute, it's just... weird.



Highland Guy said: "Andres Pacheco said: "I thought I would be super quirky and cute to have a clip of the proposal she can show people and let them know it was Aaron who recorded it. "



And what if she says "NO" to your proposal? Is that something you would want her to show to people?"

Well if it's Aaron recording...