It's Only a Play Stage Door ... back door?

The backdoor is probably the alleyway between the Schoenfeld and the Booth. I can't remember if that passageway connects all the way down to 44th Street going back the eastern wall of the Broadhurst or not.

Thank you, FrogsFan - very helpful and interesting to learn.

Haterobics: "Why do you want to harass actors who don't want to engage with the audience in this way?" I don't. As I said in my original post, I'm just curious to learn how theaters which are adjacent to each other interconnect, if at all. Bravo to performers who don't want to engage and find a way to beat the system!! I would be one of them, if I was an actor.

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Wow, FishermanBob, you are so witty and hilarious. I HAVE seen the show. Now, you do the proper thing and reprimand me, saying something such as "they don't owe you any more than that."

Really, what is it with this message board? I know several people have left here because of the sniping. I can see why.

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"Really, what is it with this message board? I know several people have left here because of the sniping. I can see why."

OK, but in this case, the only thing leading people to think your real intention is meeting the cast of It's Only A Play is the actual text of your post, without anyone having to twist it around or misinterpret it. If that isn't the case, I'd say you should wonder why everyone jumps to the same conclusion after reading it.

It is nearly impossible to predict how things will go on here. Sometimes you post something you find controversial and no one cares, and other times, something that seems boring and tame, and all hell breaks loose.

If you want to learn about how the theaters all connect and such, leave out the bit about a cast not doing the stage door, and you wanting to catch a glimpse of them, etc. Don't link it to any show/cast.

Otherwise, it reads like one of those veiled threads where people mention that Sutton Foster doesn't come out the stage door, so where would she come out, where the real intent is to be standing at that spot with your Playbill and Sharpee.

Stagedoor threads are often huge bitchfests on here, so skip that bit and you'll learn what you want. I know if you watch the Broadway.com videos from Ramin in Les Miz and James Snyder of If/Then, they accidentally (or not) ended up on one another's video blogs as they simultaneously ran into each other in the shared spaces connecting their theaters.

Has anyone done the stage door at It's Only A Play recently? Is the cast still exiting a back door to avoid the crowds? Are there still crowds?

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I have stopped waiting at stage door when stars are in a show. The last time I did was during Nice Work and Broderick and cast were very accommodating to fans, but the amount of ebay hawkers bringing Ferris Bueller, Glory and Godzilla memorabilia to get signed was ridiculous. I was annoyed that these people were so rude and inconsiderate that I vowed I would never experience that again. Credit to Broderick that he accommodates fans, but I feel strongly that if you do not see that show, you shouldn't stage door.

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Has anyone been to the stage door for It's Only A Play lately? I am going with some friends this weekend, and one is particularly interested in trying to get some autographs. We are going to the Saturday matinee, so I doubt Nathan Lane would be coming out, but was wondering if anyone can comment on how the stage door has been and who comes out. Also, I believe the Jacobs has two stage doors (?), does anyone know which one the cast usually uses? Thank you!