Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
#1Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:01pmor London Underground or any kind of subway/rapid transit system?
Broadwaynerd101
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
#2re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:25pm... No....... Updated On: 10/4/08 at 12:25 PM
#2re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:33pm
No, but I read in an interview with Norm Lewis that when he gets on the subway, he's always covered in glitter from playing King Triton, and people look at him funny and make assumptions about where he works. 
#3re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:36pmI thought they all lived in the theatre.
#4re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:42pm
No, I think that's just the Phantom of the Opera...
#5re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:44pm
I saw Nicole Mangi (Agnes "Amanda") on the Subway after Gypsy's matinee, still in full make up.
I also saw Andrea Burns and Mandy Gonzalez of In The Heights
and Leigh Ann Larkin running into the subway after stage door
Updated On: 10/4/08 at 12:44 PM
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#6re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:48pm
Yes.
Mary Louise Wilson
David Burnham
Jill Paice
and
Michael Berressi all the time, as he lives near the same stop as me.
Broadwaynerd101
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/6/08
#7re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 12:49pm
They don't live in the theatre?
What's next? Santa Clause isn't real either?
#8re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:03pmI saw Ethan Phillips, recently of November, and John Pankow getting on the 1 train (on separate occassions) at 66th.
Salene
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/07
#9re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:05pm
Yes. It was even someone I'd interviewed (just a survey) a few months earlier regarding public transport in that city. Coincidence number 2: She once played the mother of a former pen-pal of mine in a TV series.
(/Pointless post of today.)
EDIT:
No, it wasn't a "Broadway performer", but since the OP mentioned other cities and transport systems, I assume the question also extends to actors in general. Not too many Broadway stars around in Tokyo, for example ... (Yes, I'm a nitpicker.)
Updated On: 10/4/08 at 01:05 PM
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#10re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:07pmWhen Stephanie J. Block sprained her ankle it was in a subway station after a performance of WICKED. I'm sure people saw that...
#11re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:09pmI saw Saycon Sengbloh.
#12re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:23pm
I saw Remy Zaken of SA on a subway to Grand Central once.
What was really funny was when she showed up on my Metro North train fifteen minutes later, lol.
#13re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:25pmNot yet. Those of you who have seen someone, did you approach them?
#14re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:27pmI've never seen a Broadway star while on a Subway, but one time, I was riding a bus and this woman stepped right in front of it. The bus driver swore under his breath, and then announced, "The girl who wasn't watching where she was going wearing the see-through dress is Ivanka Trump." I thought he was kidding at first, but it was.
#15re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:37pm
I once saw Susan Sarandon riding a bicycle in the Village.
So I guess my answer's no.
#16re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:44pm
I once crossed the road at the same time as Alfred Molina. Except we were going in opposite directions and I didn't want to get run over, so that's as far as that anecdote goes. 
#17re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:52pm
If we're going to talk about celebrities walking down the street, I have a pretty stupid story...
The night I saw "The Little Mermaid," I left my purse at the theatre. I didn't realize it until I'd already finished stagedooring and was halfway back to the hotel. The next day, we came back to see if they still had the purse (amazingly, they did), and a matinee had recently ended. When I was walking back from the theatre with my purse, I saw Derrick Baskin (Jetsam) walking with a friend, and he waved and exclaimed, "She got an autograph from me last night!"
I guess I have memorable-looking hair?
#18re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 1:59pmDuring the strike, I saw Sebastian Arcelus in McDonald's eating french fries like a fiend. Fun times.
#19re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 2:16pmSaw Boyd Gaines once. He was with his daughter. A guy got on the train, looked at him and said "aren't you an actor?" Boyd nodded his head and that was about it.
desiree armfeldt
Broadway Star Joined: 1/8/07
#20re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 2:32pmI saw Barrett Foa once and we chatted until 42nd street!
#21re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 2:38pm
, looked at him and said "aren't you an actor?"
THAT is what you said to an accomplished 4 time Tony winner?
#22re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 2:47pmhaha, I saw Nicole Mangi on the subway in full makeup after a matinee, too!
#23re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 2:53pmI was on the subway gushing to my aunt right after I saw Spring Awakening, and I looked up and Skylar Astin was about two feet away. To make matters worse, we got off at the same point and walked in the same direction for awhile so it looked like I was following him. I tried to walk ahead of him to get away. It was uncomfortable.
#24re: Have you ever seen a Broadway performer on the Subway?
Posted: 10/4/08 at 2:55pmI can't believe this is a thread.
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