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Posted: 9/30/08 at 8:45am
I saw All My Sons last week--really powerful and well-worth the discounted ticket! I wanted the four leads to sign my Playbill and discovered that they had a system I've never encountered before. They set up barricades and one side is for people who have just seen the performance, and the other is for papparazzi and anybody else who has not just exited the theater. Not realizing this at the time, I stood on the wrong side when I came out, and watched the backs of Katie Holmes and Patrick Wilson as they signed for folks on the other side. Wiest and Lithgow, however, were very friendly and signed for all of us. I was in the neighborhood again a few days later, and figured I'd get the other two signatures; it was then that I discovered this policy and of course, they didn't allow me to stand in the right place, because I'd seen the show, but not THAT DAY. Patrick Wilson, who looked a little dazed both days (emotionally exhausted from the performance?) signed, but Katie again shunned the side I was on. The security guys said that she had been strictly instructed to only sign on the one side and not to turn towards the other, EVER. From the little I could see, she never cracked a smile and really didn't seem to enjoy the process--maybe as Cruise's wife and a film and TV actress, all she's experienced is being a paparazzi target and there's been no enjoyment for her in this sort of thing. Just wanted to post this because I know there's people on this board that like to stagedoor, and if you don't know where to stand, this one is pretty tricky! The correct place to stand is to the left of the door if you're standing in the street looking at it, or ask the security people if you're not clear. And exit the theater quickly, as there were TONS of people doing this when I went by on Sunday!
