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I happened to walk by about a week ago and it was an absolute madhouse. Several uniformed police, Radcliffe's bodyguards, and a ton of fans, on both sides of the streets.

It didn't seem chaotic or anything, just very busy. Radcliffe appeared to be workng his way down the barricades, signing for people, but I have no idea how many of the people there actually got a signature.

When I went to see it, I asked one of the security guys before the show how it was. He told me unless I really, really, REALLY wanted to, not to bother. I guess it really is that bad...

The worst stage door experience of my life... oh my goodness, it was awful. I was in the second row of people and still didn't get his signature. When he came out, he was as sweet as can be, but there were so many little fan-girls screaming about how much they love him and trying to push their way to the front... It got to the point where I didn't even worry about getting his signature, I just worried about being squished by the fan-girls. I would not do it again. Instead of remembering how much I enjoyed the show, I only remember how miserable I was after the stage door.

If it wasn't raining, it might have been a different experience, but alas, it was.

On the plus side: I did get John Larroquette and Christopher Hanke's signatures! That made me happy. :)

I'm 5'7" and I was slightly looking down at him. He is short, but he's adorable.

I was very impressed with his performance as someone who had never seen any of his work and so was not swayed by loving his work prior.

Does anyone know if he comes out and signs between shows on matinee days? I would assume not.

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Out of interest, were the Equus crowds ever this bad?

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I was at the matinee on Saturday and definitely noticed that the audience seemed a bit skewed towards girls/women. I was worried that many of them were there to see "Harry Potter" and would be annoying during the performance (inappropriate shrieking or photography) but was pleasantly surprised. He did get huge applause when he first appeared, of course, but the audience also generously applauded Larroquette and the other performers. And at least from where I was (middle of the mezzanine) I didn't see any blatant attempts to photograph him.
When I came out I saw a big crowd around the stage door and across the street, but I didn't hang around. If he doesn't come out after matinees I guess there were a lot of disappointed people! Although I cannot blame him at all; the show didn't get out until about 4:30 and he has to be on stage again at 8.
I'll just add that I really liked the show and thought DR did a fine job. I thought his singing and dancing were just fine. My only criticsm really is that I thought he rushed some of his spoken lines, making them hard to understand. I was wondering if this was somehow related to his having to maintain the American accent.

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When I saw it, I went with someone who was invited into Radcliffe's dressing room, after the show. We spent approximately 40 minutes with him. When we went out (through the alley on the opposite side of the stage door), we were shocked at how many people lined the street, on both sides. They waited, all that time. He, of course, went out through the stage door and was greeted with screams, like The Beatles.

I've never gotten what the thrill of waiting at a stage door is.

He said it was "every single night".

I saw it a month ago (Sunday, Sept 1 and the stage door wasn't NEARLY as crowded as it was over the summer. It was great, but was still a little insane (with the pushing) when Daniel came out. I left at curtain call (which i HATE doing...) and i got the last front row spot on the barricade. I'm guessing now it's pretty quiet, but it will get crazy again during the holidays.

That's what they did with Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig during A Steady Rain, no? It makes sense to me, but I remember a lot of people being in a huff about it. I can imagine it will be the same here.

PAT_NYBORN, Daniel signed after the evening performance. On two show days, Daniel + John don't come out between shows. I finally on my 10th try got Daniel to sign and that was Saturday night around 11:20ish or just after.

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Essentially NONE of the cast comes out the stage door as everyone assumes people want Daniel. They essentially all leave through the front door or the metal door just left of the front door (if you are facing the theater).