Julia Roberts Stage Door?

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 11/13/10 at 5:51pm

I was just curious if she ever came out while she did her Broadway stint and wanted to hear some stories of meeting her. I was just watching Erin Brockovich was was reminded how much I wished I saw her.

[Just_John]

Posted: 11/13/10 at 6:02pm

She signed every night really quickly for a small amount of people. She just signed though, never looked up at anyone to say a word.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/13/10 at 6:08pm

She was very quiet but when she signed for me after the final performance I told her I hope she comes back to broadway and she said "I hope so too! I had a great time here". I thanked her and she thanked me for coming.

[mikem]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 10:17am

I think Julia took the stage door thing fairly seriously. She did it after every evening performance, I believe, and she is the one who started the reserving of half the barricade for people who just saw the show because the dealers would take all the spaces before the show even let out. I would not say she signed for a small amount of people when I was there -- she focused her attention on that part of the barricade, and she signed for quite a few people who had just seen the show.

Although she was quiet, if people asked her questions, she responded to them (and looked at them). I think she was more focused on trying to sign as many Playbills as possible in a short time.

Although she was probably more about efficiency than having long, meaningful conversations, many stars of her caliber would not sign as much as she did, and I appreciate it when people like her, Daniel Radcliffe, Hugh Jackman, etc, do what they can to sign for their fans.

Updated On: 11/14/10 at 10:17 AM

[Scottsacto]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 10:33am

The night I saw her, I met 3 women from Arizona, a Motherand her 2 Daughters. The Daughters were Vapid for wanting to meet Julia and the Mother, who was in a wheelchair, could really not be bothered at all. I suggested that we sit the Mother on a chair at the parking garage and have one daughter push the other one over in the chair. Security moved the barricade aside so that we could push her up front and when Julia came out she made a beeline to us and was very friendly.
On a side note--I was afraid that the Daughter in the chair was going to bounce out of the chair (As if she suddenly healed) as she was very excited for the moment.
Julia signed their playbills, asked if they enjoyed the show and proceeded to her vehicle.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 10:49am

God, I hope she returns to the stage soon.

[Q]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 10:59am

Scott - your entire post just made me cringe, for many reasons. At the end, the only word that stuck out - oh, so appropriately - was 'vapid'.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:05am

I actually didn't think his post made a lot of sense at all. And I read it several times to figure it out. Vapid means devoid of liveliness or interest -- so if NONE of them wanted to meet her, why were they even AT stagedoor?

And I don't understand ANYTHING about the wheelchair. First the mother was in in, then one of the daughters.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:09am

Yeah, I think that was a misuse of the word. And isn't what you suggested they do, and they did, like taking a handicapped parking spot when you aren't handicapped and then pretending to limp when you get out of the car?

[Q]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:16am

"I suggested that we sit the Mother on a chair at the parking garage and have one daughter push the other one over in the chair."

What I think that means is they removed the mother from the chair - which effectively separated her from her mobility - and then used the chair to scam the daughters' way to the front of the line (so to speak.)

What if there had been an emergency where the mother was so uncerimoniously dumped? What about people with real mobility concerns? What about people who had waited appropriately and without subterfuge?

I'm so glad that Scott took ownership of his 'suggestion' - it makes it plain and clear who and what we're dealing with.

edit: what's a little discomfiting is that, by reading some of his other posts, it seems that Scott is no spring chicken.

Updated On: 11/14/10 at 11:16 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:32am

There would have been no view of the stage door from the parking garage. People spilled into the street after every performance creating a barricade of sorts around it, not to mention the huge cars parked there for the actors. The only way to even SEE Julia was to be right up close there.

[Q]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:35am

Hence the reason they used the chair to scam their way through the crowd - with assistance from those who moved the barricade, seemingly to give leeway to someone with supposed mobility issues.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:40am

But the thing that doesn't make sense is HOW they would have moved the barricades and moved 500 people out of the way. And even if they did there would have been no room FOR those people unless they parked the chair inside the signing area which I'm positive they didn't do.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 11:42am

Scott is quite the opportunist. Basically encouraged 2 girls to ditch their disabled mother and then clung to them to get access to Julia. Class act!

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 12:06pm

Ulterior motive maybe?

[Scottsacto]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 7:07pm

So for the mis-use of the word Vapid. And I did not meet her, just stood off to the side, while my froend stood and chatted with the Mother.

[Q]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 10:12pm

"So for the mis-use of the word Vapid. And I did not meet her, just stood off to the side, while my froend stood and chatted with the Mother."

Um, what?

Did you mean 'sorry' for the misuse?

Your friend stood and talked to Julia's mother? Or the mother left sitting in the parking garage?

I do hope it wasn't the daughter feigning need of the chair who stood up to talk - that would have been awkward.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/14/10 at 10:21pm

She always signed and she was always pleasant.

I did feel bad for the security detail though.