Good Stagedoor experiences?

I have a ton of good stage door experiences. Both Sarah Jessica Parker & Elaine Paige invited me and my family backstage after waiting over 2 hours for them (seperate occasions) in the freezing weather and talked with us, took pictures signed playbills, etc. Both incredibly nice and classy ladies.

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I have only had good stagedoor experiences. I'll tell you about the best one, though. I've told this a bunch of times, but it's always nice repeating it :) - When I met Louise Pitre after seeing her in "Mamma Mia", she was so kind to me and invited me backstage to her dressing room. Needless to say I was elated! We chatted for a few minutes about random things from my name to her family, and she autogrpahed her cd to me, adding a little personal note. Then she walked out with me, giving me a mini-tour of the backstage area as we left, and before I left, took a picture with me. It was a magical night and I'll always treasure the memory. She was just so sweet.

Recently I met Donna Murphy (after waiting for a while) and she was absolutely wonderful to me- so gracious and sweet. When she heard I was from Israel and only in town for a few days, she put out her hand and shook mine, while welcoming me to the States and asking how I liked it so far... She then posed for a picture with me and my friend. Very, very nice lady.

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i wouldnt know where to start...

Oh dear... where do I even begin? I could go on for hours... I've had so many fabulous stage door experiences, but I'll share the short versions of some of my favorites.

Avenue Q: The entire cast came out together, and they were absolutely hysterical. There were only a few people waiting, and the other girl up near the front with me was about my age, and we had been talking for a while about theater and whatnot. When the cast came out, they were so dynamic, and just sort of engaged us in their conversation. It wasn't anything particularly special, but it stands out I guess because it wasn't at all awkward as stage dooring can sometimes be. They were all so genuine and absolutely hysterical. The other girl's father had a video camera, and Jennifer, John and Stephanie sang for the camera. Too cute.

LSOH: I was with some friends who had seen the show so many times that they knew the cast. Wicked_Elphie LOVES Hunter, so I called her and he spoke to her on the phone. He actually talked to her for a while.... he was so sweet.

Wicked: It was absolutely freezing. I was about to have my picture taken with Cheno... whoever was taking the picture was turning on the flash. I was shivering, so Kristin put her arm around me really tight to try to warm me up. She struck me as the sort of person who'd like.... be your best friend. She was so cute.

And my personal favorite.... Cabaret: Again, nothing out of the ordinary, but I guess I just waited so long to meet Adam that no matter what it was perfect. He looked phenomenal and was just so, so sweet. There was no one else there, since we'd bolted out and gotten there really early, and he came right over with his big, gorgeous smile and started talking to us - two teenage girls in complete shock, unable to respond - so it was really personal and just amazing.

Alright, I'm finished rambling. Yay for stage dooring!

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Updated On: 5/7/04 at 05:29 PM

oh wow where to start.

I guess the most memorable one would be when i met Adam Pascal after Cabaret. It was a matinee so i didnt know if anyone would come out. There were about 8 people waiting there. After about 10-15 minutes Blair Brown came out, i was chatting with her - very sweet woman. Then Adam came out and walked over to me. I was so star struck that my mother had to talk. I got his autograph and a picture and he was as nice as could be. Then i walked off in the wrong direction having no clue what i was doing. My mother (who does not know her way around the city at ALL) had to go after me turn me around and point me in the right direction!!

In April i went to see AIDA. It was a matinee and when the show ended it started to rain, we doubted anybody would come out. Sure enough most of the leads and alot of the ensemble came out, sharpies in hand. I got the autographes and pictures from all of them except Will Chase who they said had to go on an audition (maybe it was for A Little Princess) I was talking to an ensemble member and he was like "i saw you!! (i did the RUSH and got 1st row seats) You had that Towson University shirt on!! I went there!! I was trying to get your attention on stage to tell you!!" ha! I am assuming and hoping that it was during curtain call. I told him i was probably busy cry to see him. Then my friend said yeah i was crying so hard. And he said "EVERYONE saw you crying!!!!!!" - my friend is a tad bit emotional. We talked for a bit more and i got my picture with him. It was just really nice and awesome to know that they look at the people in the audience and remembered me!! I'll never forget that!

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haha, TheGirlInTheFrock, you're the best. I'm just picturing you walking in the wrong direction... but that's totally something I'd do. Adam just has that power I guess! lol, next week you and I both will be out of control.

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Wow, there are quite a few...

LSOH: I had never been a stage door person before this show. I'd gotten first row tix, but really only went to the stage door because my friend was in love with Kerry Butler and thought she was divine. My friend gets startstruck really easily, so I had to talk for her. The whole cast was really nice, especially the urchins and Rob Bartlett. I hadn't seen Douglas Sills that night, but when I saw him recently he was very plesant and I told him they had to revive the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Urinetown: After waiting 3 hours in the -10 degree weather of January to get the rush tickets for the show in the two days before it closed, I was quite happy to wait a little more for the cast. Fortunately the came out quickly, and were SO nice and surprised that we were waiting. The entire cast was simply the kindest, sweetest, most down to earth cast you could ever meet. I was in awe.

There are others, but those two take the cake!

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No Oklahoma stories LuvstheEmcee??? :o)

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oh my gosh... beacon! I feel like I've let you down. Or maybe I'm just so disappointed in Patrick that I've forgotten. Nah, actually it was just a long time ago. I can't believe it. Ok, well, when I went to meet Patrick Wilson I was really, really nervous. It was one of my first stage door experiences. He was so humble and down-to-earth. I think he could tell how nervous I was, but he was really sweet. He spent a lot of time talking to Wicked_Elphie and I, as well as the other fans that were there. Forgive me, beacon!!

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I've never had a bad stage door experience. All these people have been extremely nice:

Rent
Cristina Fadale, Mark Richard Ford, Stu James, Justin Johnson, Sebastion (...I really don't know what his last name is), and Matt Caplan.

Into the Woods
Vanessa Williams, Marylouise Burke, Melissa Dye, Joy Franz, Adam Wylie, Amanda Naughton, Trent Kendall, and Stephen DeRosa.

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Sutton Foster, Harriet Harris, Delta Burke, Leslie Uggams, Gavin Creel, and Cheyenne Jackson.

Hairspray
Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler, Dick Latessa, Mary Bond Davis, and Jackie Hoffman.

Gypsy
Bernadette Peters and Tammy Blanchard.

The cast of La Boheme.

Chicago
Melanie Griffith, Brent Barret, Camille Sivola (?), and Diedre Goodwin.

Nine
Antonio Banderas, Jane Krakowski, and Mary Stuart Masterson.

Mamma Mia
Louise Pitre, Judy Kaye, and the other two people's names are escaping me: Tonya and the Australian ex of Donna's.

Cabaret
Jon Secada, Katrina Yaukey, Alma Cuervo, Tom Bosley, and Rick Holmes.

Little Shop of Horrors
Kerry Butler, Rob Barlett, and the three urchins (whose names are also escaping me, but they were awesome).

The Producers
Mattew Broderick... Nathan Lane kinda blew everyone off.

All of those people were really nice and I've never had a problem. The casts of "Into the Woods," "Hairspray," "Cabaret," "Chicago," and "Nine" were particularly exciting.

NAMO! THATS MYYYY STORY.

theif.

d.b.j

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I have personal connections with Mary Bond Davis, and was invited backstage of Hairspray. Jennifer Gambatese was back there, and we talked for a while about schools and stuff. She is definitly one of the sweetest people I've ever met! We got to see absolutly everything backstage. Also, I went backstage at Wicked to deliver some BCEFA money. Kristin Chenoweth and Christopher Fitzgeral were so wonderful to us! And the rest of the cast was really fun to talk to also.