Most cherished piece of Broadway memorabilia — Page 3

Fosca - I don't know about those other things mentioned, but I didn't get the Evita paper doll at the Flea Market, actually. I was just looking through some Broadway souvenir shop and found a collection of Broadway paper dolls, including one of Patti in Evita, and I was seeing her in Gypsy the next day. Stagedooring for that was INSANE that night but I was somehow lucky enough to hold my place long enough to have it signed.

I've always wanted to have some of the other paper dolls in the collection signed, but I haven't had the chance yet. It would be a quirky series of memorabilia, but I like it. :)

I have a few:
On my 50th birthday, my husband and I saw "A Steady Rain." Afterwards, the stage door was CRAZY crowded but my husband, (bless his well-projected voice and long arms stretching out through the crowd) managed to get me both Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig's autographs on our Playbills (this was before they stopped doing stage door autographs in order to sell them for charity.)

Years ago, Tim Curry played William Hogarth in "The Art of Success" off-Broadway, and I was right up front. He did a rough sketch of a woman character during the play and then threw it on the floor nearly right in front of me. As soon as the play was over, both I and a man a few seats away reached for the sketch at the same time, and our eyes met. He smiled, and let me take it. Chivalry is not dead! I framed the sketch and have it to this day.

Last but not least, during the Broadway Flea last year I bought several Polaroids taken of Neil Patrick Harris when he was trying on different dorky glasses for a costume designer when he was about to play Mark in "Rent". Okay, that was the L.A.production not NY, but I bought it at Broadway Flea so it counts...right?

Madame Armfeldt's letter from "The Glamorous Life" from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC signed and personalized by Elaine Stritch. As noticed in Elaines interpretation in the role, she kisses the letter and laughs as she gets wheeled of, and the letter is also kissed with shiny red lipstick, making it all the more special

A few samples from my Fred Astaire Collection. I have been collecting Fred for 30 years. Only his on stage work.

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My first Broadway show was 'Crazy For You' and a few years ago, at the Broadway Flea Market, Beth Leavel was around the Drowsy Chaperone table. I was thinking about buying Beth's Crazy For You jacket but when i got back to the table, it was gone. The guy at the table pulled out one of the metal gold digger's plates used in the show that was signed and given to Beth when she left the show. Of course i bought it. Because she was there, I was also able to get a picture with Beth and the plate.

About 2 years later, i saw another plate on ebay that was signed by the cast for BCFA. I bought that one too. So, 2 down, 7 to go. :)

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SO much memorabilia: Carol Channing's signed, red "Hello Dolly!" shoes; Tony Award sign-in sheet; original, signed set design from "Pajama Game"; signed programs; etc

OK. maybe TOO much memorabilia

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Unused ticket stub for CARRIE THE MUSICAL, June 1988 at the Virginia Theater.

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One of those giant, roughly people-sized posters that's outside the theaters, from a show I loved very much. A Company (2006)l window card signed by the entire cast.

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