Les Miz Stage Door. Getting nine autographs.

If you can catch/recognize Ms. Galloway out of costume, she's more than happy to sign an autograph.

I have one from Jenny. I saw it with Daphne.

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They may or may not come out. Depends on how they feel.

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When I saw it, Jenny came out very quickly and kind of passed everyone by. I'm sure she would have stopped if people had asked, but she looked like she was in a hurry and by the time I put two and two together and got Jenny Galloway she was gone. Everyone else was so nice though (save Celia, who was out that day. But at Spelling Bee she was. And now I'm rambling). Also, one minute I saw Lea signing, I turned my head, look back to go to talk to her, and she was gone. It was so strange. But I'm sure she was very nice as well.

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how interesting! i was just going to say that Ali was the nicest one to talk to - I talked to her for a fair amount of time, asking her about the show, talking about daphne rubin-vega and her new show, and her blog. i would say wait a little while after the initial rush of people who want autographs and often just leave, and usually people like Ali are willing to stick around and chat.

it's a good group of people. i've also heard the jenny galloway is hard to get a hold of, i missed her the time i was there.

"Now I ask you...what on earth will you do with these autographs? In 2 years time, those Playbills and stuff will be in some box, stored away for years."

It's a memento of the show. Just so you can say, "I met [insert name] at the stage door!"

And I occasionally take out my playbills and look at them.

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I saw the show on Feb. 27 and was able to get autographs and pictures with Celia, Gary, Ali, Brian, Adam, Norm, Aaron, and Alex. Nikki (this was between Daphne and Lea) left quickly and I never saw Jenny.

Celia was very distracted, but I think she was trying to hurry to catch up with an old friend so I understood. Ali, Adam, and Norm were EXTREMELY gracious and seemed happy to be signing/taking pictures. Everyone says this, but Norm really does have a great smile.

Aaron was... kinda weird. lol. He didn't seem overly thrilled to be doing the stage door thing but never refused a request. After we took a picture he insisted several times that we take another one because he thought he looked mad in it. After the second one he still seemed bothered by the way he looked in it. I couldn't decide if it was his vanity or if he just wanted me to have a good photo.

Alex came out last. There was a busload of students that had seen the show and as they drove by some of them yelled "We love Jean Valjean!!" and he looked up and raised his arm to acknowledge them)

And as for why I like the signed playbills:
I like the stage-door experience. Asking for an autograph gives you the chance to compliment the actor and talk to them a bit while they're signing. You can kinda judge whether or not they are willing to talk to you by their reaction to the autograph request. If they don't seem rushed or annoyed, then I feel better about asking a question or saying whatever I wanted to say.

I also like being able to go back and see who I've seen perform in the past. When I see a new show I like reading the cast bios. Sometimes I realize that I may have seen them in their earlier performances. I can go back and find the Playbills and see if they performed the night I was there. If they signed the Playbill, then I know I got to meet them as well. I know it's not a big deal, but I find it interesting.

When there is a large crowd, I try not to ask any questions and just say hi and thanks. I did talk to Celia for a few minutes because I went to college with her sister. She was so gracious and asked more questions about me than I asked of her!

"I got Lea the other night and she seemed a bit divaish. She wouldn't talk to me and when I tried to talk to her she just brushed me off."

Someone mentioned...either here or some other board I was reading tonight...that Lea has been dealing with a throat-related illness. So, she might have been avoiding talking because of it.

Lea was out almost right after the show. And yes I think something might be wrong with her throat...she didn't really say anything when she came out.

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