How to schedule a "Meet & Greet" with Cast Member

[balto]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 8:03am

I'm bringing a large group of kids to NYC and would love to be able to schedule some sort of "Meet & Greet" with a cast member from the show we are seeing afterwards... anyone have any experience with this type of thing? Any suggestions on how to do this?

When groups do this, do they usually just stay in the theater and the actor/actress comes out to talk for a few minutes?

Thanks for any suggestions...

[jordangirl]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 8:18am

I'm not sure how to set it up, but I know when I was in high school and came up with a group, we had a Q&A with the whole cast of The Fantastiks after seeing that show. They went off-stage while everyone else left and we moved down front for the time with them. It was really cool.

[Gingersnap2]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 8:39am

Well, a lot of it will depend on the show and the cast member in question. And when you're going...it would be a lot harder to arrange if it's last-minute.

[balto]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 9:51am

We are not going until the summer. The shows we will be seeing (they are large groups of girls) are Legally Blonde and Hairspray.

[Gingersnap2]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 10:19am

That leaves you enough time, probably.

I would recommend contacting the theatre (or the cast member you're interested in c/o the theatre). Give them the date of your visit, the number in your group, etc...and see what can be arranged.

[liotte]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 10:20am

It usually costs money to have a talkback after the show, a donation to BCEFA.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 10:34am

Yes...a donation of usually necessary and it IS to BC/EFA. We do it all the time.

We get almost every show we see to participate. I cannot help with the details of HOW...because our tour guide company arranges it.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 11:52am

For Fiddler On The Roof with Camp Broadway in 2004, the audience left and we moved down to the front. 10 cast members came out (Including two we ate lunch with and one castmember who we met before the show in the lobby) and we asked questions. I also remember, before the show(?) that the stage manager came out and show us how the lift that lifted up the bed worked. It was very amazing.

[ChildOfEden]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 12:00pm

Hey there,

I do these for Broadway Artists Alliance all the time.... you need to contact the stage manager or company manager (get a theatrical index, the contact info is generally in there). They will ask for a donation to Broadway Cars/Equity Fights AIDS - each show does it a little differently (I don't want to post amounts here).

Just FYI.... "Legally Blonde" has a strict no talk-back policy on Sunday evenings, and for all shows, talk-backs are not mandatory for the casts. I've always managed to get really lucky and have the majority of the cast come out to talk to the students... so good luck to you!!

E-mail me if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help you if I can.
Updated On: 4/10/08 at 12:00 PM

Posted: 4/10/08 at 12:00pm

I have removed my not funny but completely in jest remark. Updated On: 4/10/08 at 12:00 PM

[balto]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 1:54pm

Joe - That's not funny.

[madbrian]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 1:57pm

Oh, come on...it's a little funny.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 2:01pm

now I wanna know what he said...

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 3:39pm

I did this with Norbert Leo Butz a couple years ago when he was in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. It was a lot of fun! Hope you and all the girls get to do it with either Legally Blonde or Hairspray!

[tinkerscanne]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 8:44pm

I would recommend Broadway Classroom. www.broadwayclassroom.com You can also attend workshops - sometimes with members of the company of the show you're seeing. I just took my students on April 2nd to see Wicked and we did a workshop in the morning with Chelsea Krombach who is in the ensemble and is the understudy for Elphaba. It was an amazing event for my kids!

[Tom148502]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 9:05pm

Joekv99: What did you say?

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 9:09pm

Did you book tickets through a Group Sales agent? That's probably the fastest way to get the process started.

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 11:52pm

Joe,

Was your not funny comment a James Barbour remark?

Because I'm sure that James Barbour would be happy to have a private talkback in his dressing room with all of the girls.

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 1:09am

Wants to know what Joe said.


















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