Meeting Broadway Stars — Page 5

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Updated On: 2/7/06 at 11:32 PM

As chinkie azn jai wrote: " cast of avenue q (minus natalie)"

Ya know- I have to agree. What is up with her. She isn't 'mean' per se, but she definitley isn't friendly and she tries to walk out of the stage door without being noticed. One time, I did catch her real quick for her to sign something and take a quick picture and then other people realized who she was and wanted the same but she never really is excited about her fans and stuff like that. It's quite surprising. But, her understudy is very polite and nice.

Anyway- Princeton78 wrote: "John Tartaglia....heck, the whole cast of "Ave Q" including Foett Boa"

Please tell me that was a joke...I am assuming and hoping that it was...

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OMG I remember being so sad that my aunt and uncle had picked me up after I saw Aida the night before closing that they were like "Do you wanna go back?" and I totally was like "YES!!" So I waited in line forever!! So the first few people start trickling out and I'm telling them how I flew from Phoenix, AZ that morning to see Aida before it closed on Broadway because I've been infatuated with the show since I first heard the music. Everyone was soooo nice and Lisa Brescia was sooo sweet. Then Deborah Cox came out and I was speechless, her "Dance of the Robe" made me just respect her so much because she's first an R&B singer. Wow was all I could say. So I bumble my way through how I was on a five hour flight and I got in at 5 that day to just see their show and Deborah was soo nice, she signed my book and told me good luck in my major (musical theatre at UofA). Then we got a picture with her.

Hugh Jackman was also really nice when I was outside the stagedoor of Boy From Oz.

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well this past weekend i met Cheyenne and Jenn at the ASU stage door, and both were very nice, and appreciated the support that people there gave them.

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yeah em, he was really very genuine

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Updated On: 2/28/05 at 01:09 PM

After a performance of "Cabaret" in 1997, I met John and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. They were both very nice. I was 11 or 12, which meant I was allowed to give Rebecca a hug. She's not a bad actress, either.

Oh god. Um, I met Harvey Firestein backstage at Hairspray. He was incredibly nice, very sweet. Then I met Idina backstage at Wicked. Wow. All I can say. Every day I relive our conversation in my head. She was super amazing to me, especially because it was my birthday. Then I met Lea Solanga at the stage door in Flower Drum Song. She was sweet, major upset because that day she found out the show was ending. And staying afterwards to talk to the cast of Suessical and Beauty and the Beast. That's all folks!

Alright, my stage door experiences include...
Kristin Chenoweth who was SO SO SO NICE!
Hugh Jackman who was very nice, and also mobbed by everyone around, of course.
Joey Fatone, nice but in a hurry.
Avenue Q Cast was SO NICE! It was freezing when I went and they all stayed around and chatted and signed, they were great.
Shoshana Bean, David Ayers, and Jennifer Laura Thompson were all so nice as well, same situation with the freezing weather and they all still stayed and took pictures, talked, and signed.
Bruce Vilanch was really nice, as were Michael McKean (before Bruce obviously), Carly Jibson, and the rest of the "Hairspray!" Cast.
Sutton Foster, Gavin Creel, Sheryl Lee Ralph and the "Millie" Leads were all really, really nice at the "Millie" CD Signing in June 2002.
I think that's all so far...hmmm.... I'll add more if i remember anyone else.

As for writing to people...
I've just started writing to people to tell them how much I enjoyed their performances, and I have been pleasantly surprised by how quickly they write back, and how nice they are to take the time to do so.
Shoshana- sent a signed picture back in like a week, which I have since framed and hung on my wall.
Jennifer Laura- also sent a signed picture, took about 2 weeks, also framed/hung on wall.
Gary Beach- signed playbill and picture, one week, framed/hung on wall.
Gavin Creel- signed playbill and personal note, one week, framed/hung on wall.
Harvey Fierstein- signed pic, one week, framed/hung on wall.
Carole Shelley- signed pic, 2 page note, very cool! framed/hung on wall.
I'm still waiting for some other before I send any more out, but I really love getting the self-addressed stamped envelopes back, it's so exciting! And then to have these special things is just great, so it makes me realize how genuinely great Broadway people are. They really care about their fans, and appreciate getting positive mail, and in return they are so nice to take time out of such a busy schedule to write back. So... that's it for now.

OH P.S. I sent an 8 1/2 X 11 Envelope, with another 8 1/2 X 11 Envelope (Self-Addressed, Stamped) inside. Very Cool, and most of them have a great turn around for writing back.

Updated On: 3/20/05 at 12:27 AM

I never had a bad one. Hugh Jackman and I had a conversation about performing at the imperial (techniqual aspects) and the Les Miserables cast was incredible

Those were the most memberable

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ok so ive only met people at 2 different shows

Wicked:
Shoshana, JLT, and David were all so nice and amazing and sweet. and I love them all!!!

BKLYN:
I couldnt find the stage door haha its rgith by the fron but yah i was clueless so i came a little late and only got:
Cleavent...he was so nice and friendly and seemed so happy that we all enjoyed him
Romana...she was sorta snotty and stuff...it made me not like the character so much

OMG GUYS I MET IDINA LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!

Okay, in all seriousness, it was really nice to get a chance to meet her without a ton of people around. She's quiet, but very sweet.

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*gasp!*

you DID?!

But yes. I was essentially silent. She tried to talk to me, but I pulled the usual "I'm sorry, I'm afraid of you" look.

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What size envelope do u send to get a signed photo back? Just wondering cause I'd like to send some letters? Do you just ask if they would send a signed photo?

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