Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Rydia
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#1Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 7:18am
Is it rude to ask an actor to sign an old playbill from an old show at the stage door after they preformed their new show? My sister wants to get something signed and thinks the guy will get mad but idk I think they'd be ok?
She wants to try to get Douglas Sills to sign a Scarlet Pimpernel thing after seeing the Addams family on tour. idk if that makes a difference...
Updated On: 1/13/12 at 07:18 AM
#2Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 8:05am
That's not rude at all. I ask people to sign old Playbills/posters all the time and have never once felt uncomfortable. People are usually very grateful you're asking them to sign older things.
And Doug is such a great guy, I know he'll be happy to do it. :)
#2Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 8:12am
I've done it, and most of the time actors are totally flattered. On occasion they'll take it from you and show it to their castmates. 
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#3Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 8:47am
When I saw Patti & Mandy's show, many people had EVITA posters, records, ect. and they both light up to see them and were excited to sign them 
But... When I saw ADDAMS FAMILY with Brooke Shields, she acted like Morticia with the flowers when someone presented her with something other than an AF item to sign... and her "body guards" went ahead of her make sure of it.
So I guess it comes down to the actor/actress.
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Updated On: 1/13/12 at 08:47 AM
#4Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 9:36amWell, yeah, unfortunately some people take advantage of their generosity at the stage door and fans are forced aside by autograph hunters with stacks of memorabilia to sell on eBay. A Wonderful Town playbill is one thing, but lord knows how many topless Calvin Klein jeans ads she'd be presented with if they didn't monitor it.
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#5Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 9:47am
I dunno. I asked John Barrowman to sign my copy of "Shark Attack 3: Megalodon," and he shot me in the head. So at your peril.
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#6Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 9:53amAnd do not, I repeat DO NOT, ask Patti to sign anything SUNSET BOULEVARD.
#7Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 9:58am
Doug Sills is totally sweet and will do it. He'd love it I'm sure. Most theatre actors will gladly sign other memorabilia, provided you don't show up with a stack.
At times when film actors do stage, they have to be tough because the collector's abuse them. Ian McDiarmid and Sam Jackson have refused to sign Star Wars collectibles because it got so out of hand with ebay nuts. Also, Kristin and Idina for a while were refusing to sign Grimmeries and WIcked stuff because it just got too much. This was long after they were done with Wicked and the hardcore fans were still showing up at their new stage doors.
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#8Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 3:00pm
themysteriousgrowl: Your post is my all-time favourite here on the board! Thanks so much :)
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#9Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 3:36pmI hope it's not rude. I just spent $50 on an OBC "Parade" window card and I want to see Sister Act just so I can get Carolee Carmello to sign it for me!
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TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#10Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 3:53pm
"And do not, I repeat DO NOT, ask Patti to sign anything SUNSET BOULEVARD."
She signed mine.
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#11Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 4:37pmWhenever I wish to get something signed from another show, I usually write a nice letter and mail it...It has a slightly more personal feel that I enjoy that you miss at oft bustling stage doors.
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#12Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 4:38pm^how are you alive? hahah
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Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#13Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 6:04pm
At the stage door anything is generally fine.
At book or CD signings though, you'll often see signs saying, for example, Ms. LuPone will only sign copies of her memoir. Or something to that effect. Obviously then it would be rude.
SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#14Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/13/12 at 11:38pm
Hugh Jackman would only sign Back on Broadway stuff that had been purchased at the theatre (or a playbill).
Alan Rickman will only sign Seminar stuff.
Moneyspider
Stand-by Joined: 12/16/10
#15Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/14/12 at 12:55am
Welllll....
When I saw Thurgood, I got Laurence Fishburne to sign this.
#16Is this rude/bad etiquette?
Posted: 1/14/12 at 1:42amMoneyspider, I LOVE it and I bet Laurence Fishburne loved it too.
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