Leaving items at the stage door to be signed

I hate to start a new thread about this, but I had a question about leaving an item to be signed at the stage door of the theater. I just ordered a copy of War Paint for my roommate's birthday, and I would love to have (at the very least) LuPone and Ebersole sign it before we go see the show on her birthday later this month. Can I just stroll over to the Nederlander and drop if off with the stage doorman with a note explaining what I'd like and then pick it up a few days later?



Thanks!

No way they want to start encouraging this sort of thing.

Why not go to the stage door after a show and get it signed yourself? That way you don't risk losing the book. If you don't want to do that, mail it to Patti and she will send it back and then mail it to Christine and she will do the same.

givesmevoice said: "I'm keeping that in mind to see if maybe a weekend matinee would work better, though."

Just make it a Sunday...

It really is interesting. I have had this work and not work in weird ways:

One time I was waiting at the stage door (foolishly after a matinee, wondering why no barricades or people were there) after Daniel Radcliffe was performing. I was waiting their and this kind woman asked me if I was waiting for Dan. It turned out that she was his manager and was going in to see him between shows and asked if I wanted to leave with her what I wanted signed and if I wanted anything personalized and that she would leave it back at the stage door for me. - Like I realize that was a super kind moment and should never be expected.



Then years, back I've had moments where I was waiting for Nathan Lane (which I know is hit or miss) and I asked the stage manager is there was anyway of leaving it for him to sign (I was young) and he said I could leave the poster there, but there would be no guarantee that he would sign.

In contrast as well, the stage manager at a show Matthew Broderick was in said that if he wouldn't sign and do the whole picture thing that she would get back program and bring it up for him to sign and make sure he met me.

Similar to James Earl Jones, who's assistant came to me to get my program and brought it back signed.

Sutton Fosters hair guy and driver both were on the look out for her for me. Her hair guy told me over his smoke, "I will send her back down her, if she misses you on the way in."

Really, it all just depends on the situation. Though I think you are more likely if you were to be there in person instead of leaving it off.

Best!

I'm also one to attest that stage door personnel are genuinely nice and if approached in a calm and polite manner, they will help you get whatever you want signed. They are in the area that the entire cast and crew enters the theatre therefore it's convinient, etc.

Back in the 1970s when I was a kid, I use to roam the theatre district in the afternoons and many stagedoors would have their doors open. I would always peep in and ask if I could see the backstage and sets. Every single stagedoor employee sitting by the entrance would let me roam around as long as I didn't touch anything. There are countless Broadway productions I was blessed to have seen their backstage areas in between shows.

I did something similar after a performance of American Psycho, which I was over the moon with. I met a cast member I was friendly with and gave her a check for BCEFA and also gave her my poster and I picked it up before attending the final performance of the show. I like to think it's a rare piece of memorabilia from a show gone too soon.