Gone backstage?
#75re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:31pmDarling of the Day - Spoke to one of my idols Vincent ( House of Wax) Price. Very enjoyabale experience
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#76re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:33pmI've gone backstage at the 1999 revival of Peter Pan, Swing, The Producers, and La Cage.
Broadway_Boy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/22/05
#77re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:34pmBIG and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and i got to fly in the car.
#78re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:41pmI also went backstage at The Producers when Stadlen was in it. Our neighbor was than playing the Nazi. We saw everything including his bird. We did not meet anyone though
starletta8
Broadway Star Joined: 12/11/05
#79re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:49pm
Well, this wasn't on Broadway, but it's still a cool story anyhow.
I got to go backstage and onstage between shows of Les Mis in London a few years ago. We got to inspect the whole set and wander around backstage while a lot of the actors were there (between matinee and evening performances). We also were offered tickets to that night's show.
I was a part of a class on West End Theater (a completely random thing for me to be studying, given my education... it was my "fun" class in London), and the professor knew the stage manager of Les Mis.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#80re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:55pmIt wasnt on broadway, but I got to go backstage in london last year during mama mia. It as the most amazing thing ever. The cast was so awesome and full of advice. It was just so sweet. The costuming and stage and everything was just awesome. IT was just so sweet to get to be back there and see how everything works from a visual point of view instead of just hearing people talk about it lol. Definitely one of the best experiences Ive had in a while :).
#81re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:00pm
Wicked - was invited by someone working on the show.
The Boy from Oz - Attended a reading that Isabel Keating took part in and we got to talking and she said she would tell the guy at the door my name. I was nearby a couple days later so I stopped by, went backstage and was introduced to Hugh Jackman who then introduced me to Rachel Griffiths, who just happened to be backstage that night to visit.
ILoveWicked330
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/05
#82re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:02pmWicked (Megan Hilty took me) & Sweet Charity I won passes to go backstage off the rewards site!
#83re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:31pm
I hate you all
I went backstage for Purlie at the Goodman...that's all I got
alli2
Broadway Star Joined: 1/6/05
#84re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:41pmI've been backstage at Miss Saigon, Rent, 1776, A Streetcar Named Desire, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Saturday Night Fever, and that's all I can think of for now..
#85re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:57pmBackstage of DRS courtesy of Mr. Jbara. Great experience but honestly it was the very thoughtful tour from Greg that made it special, not the actual stage area. Though it was rather awesome to see how everything works.
#86re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:10pm
Yes, with:
Traci Jai Edwards : Hairspray
Patti Lupone: Matters of the Heart, Cincinnati, OH
Patti Lupone: Noises Off! B-way
Patti Lupone: Anything Goes B-way
Joe Machota: Mamma Mia B-way
#87re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:25pmwicked, hairspray, phantom, lennon, and any show that has toured and gone through central florida within the past two years haha
#88re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:41pmI agree with you completely, Ryan. Greg goes to such pains with those personally guided tours - he makes you feel like you're the personality and he's there to see you!
A click for life.
mamie4 5/14/03
GretchaSketh
Broadway Star Joined: 6/9/04
#89re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:43pm
Wicked in NY and on Tour (both several times)
and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang several times:)
#90re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:24pmCats, Hairspray, and The Producers!
#91re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:30pmMovin' Out...last April my mom and i were passing the theater at 7ish and we saw Scott Wise standing outside the stage door...we started talking to him and i told him how Elizabeth Parkinson is my idol and i was so excited to see her perform, and he took me backstage to meet her! she was warming up onstage and i talked to her for a little while and took pictures & stuff....the most amazing experiance of my life
#92re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:36pm
"Les Mis" courtesy of Christiana Anbri
"Beauty and the Beast" courtesy of Andrea McArdle
"The Music Man" courtesy of the stagedoor guard (long story)
That's all I got.
#93re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:38pm
During his last few months with Phantom, a friend and I visited Hugh Panaro backstage at the Majestic a few times.
On one occasion, we took a sort of unofficial tour of the stage while we waited for him to finish talking to a group of visitors from Philly.
heaja123
Understudy Joined: 5/9/05
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#95re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:51pmChicago, Lennon, Movin' Out, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
Blue J
Featured Actor Joined: 1/31/05
#96re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:56pmI've been back at All Shook Up and The Color Purple. Updated On: 12/23/05 at 10:56 PM
#97re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 11:14pm
Wow, this is an old topic.
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Les Miserables, RENT, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Fiddler on the Roof.
The first two were through a friend of mine, RENT & Chitty were friends & luck, and Fiddler was through winning a contest through Rosie O'Donnell. A-woo-hoo!
And for the record, I'm probably the only person in history who has no desire to go backstage at Wicked. Heh.
Over_the_Moon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/05
#98re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/13/05 at 11:15pm
I was backstage once, and it was an amazing experience... words cannot describe what it was like to be standing on a Broadway stage, but unless there's a special circumstance, I doubt I'll go again.
One thing I definitely will never do... go backstage during a performance that I am not at all involved with. I think it's disrespectful, honestly. The cast and crew has worked and is working very hard to put this show on, and all you're doing is sitting around being in the way.
#99re: Gone Backstage?
Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:22am
The Producers -(VERY cool) and Hairspray (6x). Every time is a thrill--my heart pounds just thinking about it.
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