How one of my Friends Got Idina's Autograph

This is a story I heard from one of my friends. How he outsmarted about 300 Wicked/Rent fans.

He saw See What I Wanna See the other night. During the curtain call, she waved and mouthed to two of her friends "I'll see you in a minute." The lobby, like usual, was filled with Wicked and Rent fans. Hundreds. There was even a girl in an "I heart Idina" shirt. One person had even held a Wicked poster on her lap during the entire performance. After seeing the crowd in the lobby, he knew Idina would never come out. So he went outside towards a side exit and spotted a car waiting. Ten minutes later, out comes Idina, followed by her friends and driver. He walks behind her. Calls out "Ms. Menzel, do you have a minute?" She turns around, gives a "come here" wave. He walks behind her until she says "Catch up!" He walks next to her and her two friends. Then the conversation begins. He told her he loved the show and that he had seen Wicked. She asked him if he saw the Rent movie and what he thought of it. Then, 1/2 a block later, they got to her car. She graciously signed an autograph, said 'goodnight' and left. He got back to the lobby just in time to hear them announce that everyone had left, including Idina. There were very loud moans and complaints from the disappointed crowd.

I hope that dispells the "she's mean" rumors.

Cute story.
I mean if a performer really inspires you, I think it is so amazing to get to meet them.

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Updated On: 12/4/05 at 09:33 PM

I agree with Marquise also.

Idina was probably being gracious to your friend even though she was probably thinking something else.

"There's a reason she leaves another way - to avoid people. Not to be secret and piss people off."

I agree 100%

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She felt the need to say "I'll see you in a minute" during the curtain call? Wasn't she going to see them in a minute?

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The show is no longer being performed. Her 'secret exit' no longer matters as she won't be performing there any longer. I waited to post this until it closed, just for that reason. So nobody could do the same thing.

If all of the screaming Idina fans go to the 'secret exit' they'll be waiting a while. A long while.

Updated On: 12/4/05 at 09:41 PM

^ That's what I meant.

It isn't about the "Exits" - it's about "stalking her means you will get an autograph" concept.

I would have shoo'd...

This is true, Rath.

Although, I suppose she wasn't expecting stalkers to be watching her.

And who knows WHAT she did.

Exactly. Yeah, all those crazy obsessed fans, helped make her "famous" in the theater world, but at the same time, she isn't obliged to go out of her way and spend her entire evening signing posters and CDs from a show she is no longer with and hasn't been with for some time now. I dunno, I just don't see it as that big of a deal. Although, I'm not the type of person to stage door anything just because I feel like an obsessed fan and I don't like that.

Now why didn't I think of that? I'm so jealous of your friend.

ANYWAY - if I were her, I'd have a car waiting outside of a side exit as well. In fact, I'd take a pay cut to not have to deal with crazy people.

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"Idina was probably being gracious to your friend even though she was probably thinking something else."

Ding ding ding.

I can't believe people on here have nerve to say she's gotten too full of herself. I think the real problem is that so many of her fans have this HUGE sense of entitlement about all things Idina.

"the FACT she didn't shoo him away says ALOT."

Thank you, Marquise. That was awfully nice of her, especially since finding her "secret" way out isn't the most respectful of things to do.

"If she is so concerned, why be so stupid as to mouth "I'll see you in a minute" during the curtain call? The people she was speaking to could then EASILY be followed. "

No...security would not let them by.

Silly me. I thought everyone already knew about Idina and her secret exit.