LSOH Stagedoor

[Playbill]

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]

Posted: 5/12/04 at 10:30pm

Y'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.

[dididda]

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

[broadwaysweetheart]

Posted: 5/12/04 at 11:00pm

Yikes, 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

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 12:11am

He always tries to duck the crowd... i think hes just shy.

[Bluedue652]

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.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 12:46am

you can be a performer and be shy at the same time...

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 9:13am

Actually, 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.

[bwaybabe85]

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

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 9:26am

BlueDue get a clue.

[Plum]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:36pm

Look, 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]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:41pm

ALOT 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.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:47pm

Yeah, 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.

[TheGirlinTheFrock]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:51pm

oh, 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

[Matt_G]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 3:55pm

Not 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)

[BroadwayBaby3]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 6:41pm

I 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.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 6:48pm

I 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]

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]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 7:53pm

That'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.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/13/04 at 8:04pm

In 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.