LSOH Stagedoor
LSOH Stagedoor
Playbill
Chorus Member Joined: 6/5/03
#0LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/12/04 at 10:21pm
I just saw Little Shop and was surprised to be the only one waiting at the stagedoor! Everyone came out right away. Hunter Foster snuck out - I didn't notice until he was half way down the block 
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#1re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/12/04 at 10:30pmY'know that really annoys me when you're the only person waiting at the stage door or there's only a few other people and the stars of the show sneak out. What does it hurt to sign a playbill for one or two people? It's just kind of rude to me. These people did just spend 60-100 dollars to watch you perform.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#2re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/12/04 at 10:37pm
maybe he was in a rush for something?
when i saw it there were only like 10 people at first and then after like 15 minutes there was only me, and two others and everyone came out it was great
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broadwaysweetheart
Featured Actor Joined: 2/3/04
#3re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/12/04 at 11:00pmYikes, I wish I had been there, when I went there were like 50 or 60 persons! Fortunately I told Kerry who I was and stopped to chat with me a long time and intruduced me to everyone
Featured Actor Joined: 12/31/69
#4re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 12:11am
He always tries to duck the crowd... i think hes just shy.
Bluedue652
Swing Joined: 5/13/04
#5re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 12:38am
NO its just that Hunter Foster is a SNOB thats all. He does that ALL THE TIME and when he does wait around to sign stuff he is brush offish and impatient to say the least. He is a performer and is not very shy at all. I have seen him at parties and functions and he is not shy to say the least. This a believe to be true...hes a snob. Thanks.
AND - Kate Rienders and David Burtka are too when it comes to that....especiall David Burtka..he has a big head even on stage.
Swing Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 12:46am
you can be a performer and be shy at the same time...
#7re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 9:13amActually, many performers are very shy in real life - they use the stage as an outlet, allowing themselves to "cut loose" and explore. Life is difficult because there is no script, and being onstage (for the most part) is easier because everything is laid out for you - script, direction, costumes and sets - all you have to do (not that its an easy task - its rarely easy) is ACT. But in real life you are constantly making decisions that could adversely affect your life or the lives of those around you, so taking that kind of responsibility is, or can be, a hardship.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#8re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 9:15am
I'm going to have to disagree about Hunter being a snob. Whenever I've talked to him at the stagedoor and at the Broadway Show League games he's always been sweet.
And Playbill, you were one day too early. If you would have gone to LSOH tonight there would've been more people at the stagedoor...name me and the friend I'm bringing to the show 
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#10re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:36pmLook, the fact that some performers don't want to sign for people doesn't mean that they think they're too good for the proletariat. Besides, you aren't entitled to an autograph. I don't know a thing about Foster, but it sounds like you're just abusing him for no good reason, Bluedue.
TheGirlinTheFrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/26/04
#11re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:41pmALOT of actors are shy. I act, and when i am on stage i feel comfortable and can do anything. After the show i am not the type of person to be overly outgoing and can be really shy. When you act you arent being youself there for if you are doing something stupid on stage it isnt you, its your character. That is the safe thing about acting. It could be numerous reasons why he doesnt sign , shy, had a place to be etc. I have never met him but know alot of people who have and have nothing but nice things to say about him. Just remeber actors dont HAVE to sign playbills.
Though scattered and divided we are still its heart...AIDA SEPTEMBER 5th, 2004...one more longing backward glance...
I AM NOW "TGIF!"
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#12re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:47pmYeah, you're right they don't HAVE to sign them. But when two people are waiting outside and you know that you are the star, odds are that they're waiting for you. And what's the harm in making a few people's day? It IS part of the job. If you are in the public eye, you are going to have fans. You knew it going in so don't complain about how hard it is to sign autographs. I mean, it's not like he's Madonna-mega star.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
TheGirlinTheFrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/26/04
#13re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:51pmoh, in that I wasnt responding to the original comment. just a general thing that not signing them doesnt make them a snob. Wait.. Hunter Foster isnt a SUPERSTAR? - couldnt resist
Though scattered and divided we are still its heart...AIDA SEPTEMBER 5th, 2004...one more longing backward glance...
I AM NOW "TGIF!"
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#14re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:55pmNot signing playbills doesn't make you a snob. It's HOW you don't sign them that does. Just go back to the "Bad Stagedoor Experiences" post and read up on Marisa Tomei. Now she's a snobby hussy! (couldn't resist)
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
BroadwayBaby3
Stand-by Joined: 11/28/03
#15re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 6:41pmI had a great time at the Little Shop stage door. There was only about 10 people there and Hunter and Kerry talked to all of us. They're both really nice. He probably just had somewhere to be the night you saw it.
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#16re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 6:48pmI met Hunter at a rehearsal and I have mixed feelings about him. When I first saw him he was on a cell phone with a really rude expression on his face. He kept giving my sister and I dirty looks (And I know it was us, we were the only ones there!) but when my sister was babbling he was nice to ehr and gave her the autograph (in my room!) So maybe he is just shy...
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#17re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 7:08pm
Hunter Foster's a snob? Gee, he wasn't the three times I've meet him. I do think he is a little shy, which I suppose could be mistaken for being...standoffish, but he always been really nice to me. And his wife, Jen Cody, is absolutely adorable
CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#18re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 7:53pmThat's too bad, he genuinely lovely when I saw it!!! He complimented my shirt (from a HS production of Little Shop) and I told him it was my first show, and he said, very sincerely, "Oh, Excellent!" He does seem a bit shy, though. Maybe he WAS in a rush.
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#19re: LSOH Stagedoor
Posted: 5/13/04 at 8:04pmIn Hunter's defense, I found him anything but rude, snobby or brush-offish. He was an absolute doll, and there were quite a few people out there. It was also really chilly, and he stayed around to talk to us - and to my friend on the phone - for a while. Wicked_Elphie should be on here later... she'll tell you. She couldn't come down to see the show, so I got her on the phone and asked Hunter to do me a huge favor and say hi to her. He didn't just say hi... he had a whole conversation with her about school, her major, whatever came up. He didn't have to do that.
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