Hedwig Previews — Page 9

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I suggest you go back and read sciencegirl's edit in which she explains her final comment about the show. You managed the Jane Street Theatre and saw everyone who played Hedwig in the original production. Great. You have strong feelings about the show. Great.

On the other hand, from the time the Broadway production was announced you have been casting doubts. You objected to it being done on Broadway. You objected to NPH as Hedwig. You have the right to your opinion. The problem I have is your comments make you sound like a fangirl.

It was John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's choice to have their show done on Broadway. It was their choice to have NPH play Hedwig.

This production won't get a fair hearing from you because you'll walk into the theatre with you mind made-up.

Yeah, if I didn't have a signed Jane Street poster and a signed movie poster already, I wouldn't have gone for the trifecta. I only wish someone had mentioned the no poster ruling previously, as I would have just bagged it. heh.

They make people who aren't attending that night's how go behind the barricade further away from the theater (Bette Midler did the same thing), and he does seem to spend more time on that side of the gates with people who were at that night's show.

That said, people on the side I was on often had more requests for selfies and one had NPH ask a girl out to the prom for him on video, and he did all of those things. So, it has to be about autograph hounds, since signing a poster is less of a time commitment than posing for pictures and such.

They said he can't sign posters since if he starts doing that, he'd have to sign "everything," but that doesn't make any sense, really.

The selfie crowd were asking me what the "Angry Inch" was, who everyone coming out the stage door was, etc., and they seemed to have a full itinerary of what stage doors they were planning to hit all week to take pictures of actors who are performing in shows they aren't seeing?!

I honestly didn't see any professional autograph hounds there. Although anyone who said one was there probably thinks it was me, heh.

Updated On: 4/11/14 at 01:18 AM

NPH more than took his time signing Playbills. There were people out in the street behind his car and such with Playbills who he didn't get to, but people inside the barricades all seem to get their stuff signed.

As for him taking more time on the theater side, more of them had playbills. More people on my side wanted high fives, selfies, etc., since many weren't at the show. So, the other side sort of deserves more NPH, having bought tickets and all, heh. But if I had brought my Playbill, there'd've been no issue getting it signed easily, and I showed up 10 minutes before the end of the show, and I was at the front of the rail. I imagine more people will fill that up as school lets out and it gets warmer.

Yes, we know, everyone says that in every thread upon every reference to stagedooring.

I wasn't upset that he didn't sign my poster, but moreso that I was the first one to report back on the no poster signing policy. Had I read it here prior, I'd've skipped going last night entirely, as well as owning a $20 poster of NPH's face signed by a lot of people who aren't him, heh.

"Entitlement is gross."

nicely put.

yet y'all keep doing it.

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"Entitlement is gross."

You're entitled to your opinion.

I just liked the pun too much to not post it, heh.

I thought I had seen a lot of comments that NPH was indeed a frontrunner?

I enjoy stagedooring if I actually want to thank the performers for their performance or quickly comment on it, but omg I think the worst thing is to have people who didn't see the show there, blatantly just wanting to meet famous people. That is where I draw the line for rudeness.

I was at tonight's show too. Left Orch Row A, Seat 5. Right behind you, MX888! The guy who got the 'car wash' was right on the aisle seat in my row. The seat was labeled partial view, but the only thing you don't see is the drummer. What a show, what a performance by Neil Patrick Harris. Lena Hall was fantastic as well. I loved hearing the score live. I feel like this is one of those shows you really need to see up close or at least from the front row of the Mezz. 'The Origin of Love' was so beautiful and I can only imagine how amazing it looks from the Mezz. I definitely have to see the show again!

sorry to cross post on this, but if I want to get my playbill signed can I send it to the theatre? Would I need to send both Neil and Lena one each, or is there someone I can send one copy to asking if both could sign?

Also, who has the lyrics to 'Love Theme from Hurt Locker'?!