Question..........why do people who post here have to get their pictures taken over and over again with their favorite performers??- Page 3

[SCBWannabe]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 9:41am

NY---It has nothing to do with being starstruck. I have worked in this industry for years and have only been starstruck by one person.

I don't have my picture taken annually with my accountant, but I have had a ton of pictures taken with her. She is a personal friend.

I also think I previously posted that I have no delusions of being "friends" with the actors.

I am not sure why I am even responding because I truly don't care what you think, it is just a public forum and I feel the need to "defend" myself.

Thanks Wicked for the defense. I don't understand why these people have to come on this board and attack people because they don't agree with things the others enjoy doing.

I think that requires them to get a life, as much as they think I need to get one for getting pictures taken with a "star"
Updated On: 9/28/06 at 09:41 AM

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 9:46am

Obviously they are stalkers and completely socially inept. Most of these fans claim to be "friends" of the "star." I wonder how many of the "stars" would even want a picture with that person. Of course the actor will remember your name, after you’ve been at the stage door every day for two weeks. In Hollywood having fans is flattering, on Broadway it's just pathetic. It's NYC not LA, people here no matter what their status should be able to go about their business. I think an initial picture is harmless, but these stalker fans are shameful. Most of them are clueless the embarrassment they bring upon the actors. They have also convinced themselves they can help the career of the actor by supporting them places like BWW and flea markets. People like Cheno become famous on their own merits. I know one really big stalker that has gone Selana-lengths to put herself in someone’s life. She has a website and everything. NUTZO!

[SCBWannabe]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 9:58am

Another moronic post. I in no way, shape or form, stalk these actors. I have only gone to the stage door once, where I haven't been at the performance.

Your point about it being normal for celebrities in LA having fans and not Broadway is equally as stupid. I guess it is only ok for Sara Ramirez to have fans now because she is on Grey's Anatomy?

Perhaps you shouldn't generalize people based on them taking photographs with the actors at events/stagedoors.

Think of me what you will. Won't make me loose sleep, although it does keep me entertained here at work.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:04am

stalker

[SCBWannabe]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:07am

Grow up, party of 1 your table is now available.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:12am

I guess she told me.

[NYLG]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:41am

This is the thing...I have heard from the other side, and most performers hate the stagedoor thing. Just because I don't request intros doesn't mean that I haven't socialized with some show biz folk.

In no other profession are you required to continue your job after you are done working for the day. Most of these people are tired after a performance and just want to get home to their families...or hang with FRIENDS. How would you feel if you were bombarded by a group of camera-happy fans every time you hit the revolving door of your office building at 5:00 just wanting to get home?

I know there are those that believe that it is part of a performer's job to cozy up to fans...I am not ONE of those people. You show your support by buying tickets/CDs...not asking for pictures and autographs. I agree with havingfun. One of the reasons NY is such a great city is because most people can go about their business in realative obscurity...without being accosted by the paparazzi. A fan camera is still a camera.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:47am

My post was a joke, it wasn't remotely serious. Gosh, some people are sensitive. I really don't give a hoot why someone would want 30 pictures of themselves next to Patti LuPone. Whatever floats ones boat-live and let live I say.

Yes, I am a therapist and would never make clinician impressions or judgments on a message board. I was using quote from a musical to be cheeky and in good humor.

However, there is the adage that "he who protests too much..." I wonder how that applies to someone who keeps shouting " I am not a stalker."

[SCBWannabe]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:48am

I do agree with you on that point. I don't think any actor is under obligation to sign autographs or pose for photos after they perform. It is solely their choice. If the actor doesn't want to hang around, or sneaks out a side entrance, so be it.

I just don't like being called a stalker, on a public forum by people who don't know me personally. It is no different than categorizing someone by their race, color, gender or creed. Not all people who stage door are stalkers.

Betty---there is no way to tell you were joking. And I like your point about he who doth protests too much. But I assure you I am no stalker. I stage door shows when I see them.
Updated On: 9/28/06 at 10:48 AM

[Magdalene]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:51am

Having your picture taken with someone you admire is a fun thing to do, as well a a nice souvenir for a trip down memory lane!

[folkyboy]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 10:58am

i love how this thread totally made everyone feel attacked for having their picture taken with a celebrity. like they didn't care what a line of fans thought when they were going OMG JOHN LLOYD YOUNG TAKE YOUR PICTURE WITH MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!1

yet a random person online makes them suddenly burst out with "b-b-b-but i only took 3!!!"

i squint when the flash comes on i wish i could be a diva like some of you and get the hot shots.

[SCBWannabe]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 11:03am

LOL....I actually just stand there quietly and don't get all "OMG it's JLY"
And you are on my MySpace and you don't look the least bit squinty in your pics....:P

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 2:44pm

As much as I hate Lupone I would love to have stage doored her like 40 times for pics. I would make an animated flip book.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 3:58pm

"In Hollywood having fans is flattering, on Broadway it's just pathetic."

What kind of effed up logic is that? Only *screen* actors should be allowed to have fans? I personally think theater actors are much more talented than screen actors (just an opinion; I totally understand the point that every medium is different) But I personally am much more of a fan of theater actors than screen actors.

<--- one huge exception

"most performers hate the stagedoor thing."

I appreciate you not generalizing and saying all. An important thing to remember that everyone is different, and some actors don't mind it. Some few probably actually love it.


"They have also convinced themselves they can help the career of the actor by supporting them places like BWW"

Ooh, me told us. You're right. Let's restrict BWW to pure actor bashing. God forbid I express my admiration of a performer's talent to them or in a public forum.
I do get your point, but you're overvaluing. I don't think anyone thinks we're gonna make any actor a star overnight...but you know, if we can get a couple more people to come to a concert they're doing, and appreciate the work, that's awesome. It's not even so much, from my perspective, about helping an actor's career or making him/her famous...it's about the people who go to the concert and have a great time. Good for them. Is a few extra people going really gonna help an actor's career? Of course not. But it's great that some people came and had a great time that wouldn't have otherwise.

"In no other profession are you required to continue your job after you are done working for the day."

Are you kidding me?! How many people work 9-5 but don't leave at 5 b/c a huge project isn't done? What about assistant who leave the office and immediately make phone calls to order a dress for someone? Tutors and therapists will help people over the phone at no extra charge. Don't take away from all professions, where people work harder and are more tired and still work after they should be done.

"How would you feel if you were bombarded by a group of camera-happy fans every time you hit the revolving door of your office building at 5:00 just wanting to get home?"

Ecstatic, thanks for asking. There's plenty of time to nap when I eventually get home. When I went to Rent 10, I got to walk down a red carpet, and I even posed but no one wanted my picture I would love that kind of attention every day! Even if I'm sick b/c then I feel like crap but everyone would be telling me I look and sound fine, so that would be some nice compliments.

"I know there are those that believe that it is part of a performer's job to cozy up to fans"

Wrong. I think overall most people...well at least the ones who regularly post here, would disagree with that. No actor is required to stage door. But it's awesome when they do.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 4:23pm

I wish I had wickedrentq backing all my arguments.

[carymetorent2]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 4:48pm

Personally, I could see why some people take multiple pictures with people. Perhaps they take a picture with a performer at the stage door of each show they are in to commemorate that show...I have done that with a select few.

However, I think where it gets ridiculous is when the performer is in a rush or not in a good mood and you keep them with the 15th request for a picture. I have watched performers literally say "I have to go/I'm in a rush" as a fan (that I know has multiple pictures with them) asks for "just one more picture"

If you respect that person, let them go and be secure in the knowledge that you a)already have pictures with them and b)will have an opportunity for more.

[TIGGOSAURUS]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 5:34pm

I have to say that there are many sensible opinions on this thread - shame they are interspersed with both totally self-absorbed and judgmental holier-than-thou views and attitudes which betray a total lack of awareness! I like to think I can see this argument from both sides.

My honest opinion is that common sense dictates that people who appear night after night at a stage door asking for autographs and pictures are in danger of pissing off the actors they profess to admire. I totally agree with the person who said they wouldn't like it if there were people hanging around o/s their workplace. Personally I'd HATE it! But then again I've never wanted or aspired to enter a profession that virtually depends on widespread public acclaim!

So IMHO the bottom line is: most actors really appreciate people who take time to support them; they understand some of them do it through thick and thin; but they may feel uncomfortable if they see the same faces and hear the same things time after time after time. What sane person wouldn't!?

[Jane2]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 5:41pm

I have to disagree and say that most actors DO NOT appreciate the stage dooring thing, although they do it. I base this on working in theatre management for several years.

And I'm sorry, but those 'fans' who appear over and over and over again scare them.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 5:43pm

I agree.

If I were a performer and saw the same face week after week looking to talk to me, I would probably ask that they not return. It can just get creepy. I completely understand getting your picture taken with an actor that you enjoy or admire - maybe even twice if the first one doesn't look so hot - but 3, 4, 5, 10 times? Personally, I think it's creepy.

If I see a show with someone in it that I respect, I don't bother them due to the sheer fact that I DO have so much respect for them. Coming off as a crazy fan sort of negates or cancels out any serious quality about yourself.

[ILoveWicked330]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 5:44pm

I could understand if a certain person only goes to afew shows a year and wants to remember the trip by taking pictures with the actors, and if they happened to see the show say 5 times that year, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. It's a nice thing to remember your trip. However, 35? I mean unless some are blurry, your eyes are closed, they came out bad, you don't need 35 pictures.

I mean I know I have 5 pictures with Megan Hilty but it's split up from October 2004 to May 2006...

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 5:50pm

But why would you even want a picture of yourself and that person?

It's something I just don't understand. It would be like me taking a picture with a homeless woman on the street. We don't know each other, we may never see each other again - and if we do, she sure as hell won't remember me. What's the point of having pictures with people you don't know?

I can sort of understand wanting your picture with a big star like Julia Roberts or Nicole Kidman, but with Celia-Keenan Bolger? If I went to a stage door (let's say THE WEDDING SINGER) and took a picture with Stephen Lynch, I would look at it and feel nothing. He doesn't know who I am, we have no history, there are no personal memories attached to that picture, it is a totally empty picture. I don't get it.

[TIGGOSAURUS]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 6:02pm

OK,I've lost track of who I'm agreeing / disagreeing with in this thread! So back to 'basics': 35 pictures in a year with one performer sounds excessive and a bit stalker-ish. No matter how much admiration I had for a performer (actually, scratch that: the MORE I admired someone as a performer, the less I'd be inclined to ask anything of them)! - yet I can also empathise with peeps who've derived a great deal of enjoyment from their encounters with performers who've made them happy over the years.

As long as BOTH parties get something out of the encounter and don't feel disparaged or discarded in the greater scheme of things, then I really think it could work in the longer term.

[Jane2]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 6:04pm

Without mentioning names, there was one actor I worked with who had a couple of STALKERS coming to every weekend show, and sitting right within his view from the stage. They not only did that, but they followed him out of the theater regularly and down the block, often to wherever he was going at the time. It got to the point where the actor would not exit the theatre, even on his break between shows, for fear of these two. Finally he requested that these stalkers not be given seats where he could see them from the stage. They could only see the show from the back of the theatre. In order to be "seen" by the actor, these stalkers would get up from their new seats in the back and walk around the theatre and out to the bathroom during a part of the show when they knew the actor was sitting on the stage looking in that particular direction.

I could go on with more of this story, but you get my drift.

And to repeat what has been asked-I don't care if you have one, three, ten, or more photos with the same actor-ask yourself why this is necessary. The only use I see for those photos is to show to other fans or to post here on fan photos. Does this make you seem more important, to be seen with them? I'm sure you all will say no.

Updated On: 9/28/06 at 06:04 PM

[ILoveWicked330]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 6:24pm

People could also use it as "proof" they met the actor(s)...anybody can take a picture of say Stephen Lynch but taking a picture with him makes it alittle different (though these days w/ photoshop, anything is possible...)
Updated On: 9/28/06 at 06:24 PM

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 9/28/06 at 6:28pm

A little difference in what?

If I told someone that I met Stephen Lynch, they would either say "Who's that?" or "Okay....thanks for sharing."