Ricky Martin Stage Door Evita

Has anyone had any experiences yet with Ricky after the show? Will he sign for fans? Anyone know what the running time is for the show so far?

I am never one to post anything bad but I have to let you know of such an upsetting experience with Ricky Martin. My sister had purchased tickets for me and my 10 year old daughter to see Evita because we are huge Ricky Martin fans. We were at the 2:00 show today. We got to the theater early and decided to see where the stage door was located for later. We saw 5 other girls waiting so I said to my daughter let's wait and see by chance if we see Ricky Martin go in. It was cold and we waited for about 1 1/2 hours. the other girls left and I said to my daughter let's just wait 5 more minutes before we go into the theater. The show as at 2:00 and it was almost 1:45.
Who do we see walking up to the door Ricky Martin. We were so excited we asked him to sign my daughter's playbill he said I'm sorry but I can't. I said you can't just sign one autograph he said I am late it is already 1:45 you have to understand. I said just for heryou can't sign? he gave her a kiss on the cheek and proceeded to go in. I stood there shocked. Someone that I followed for years wasn't what I thought he was. One of the men he was with said we are sorry from the bottom of our heart. Really??? You do that to a child.
We were so upset we couldn't even enjoy the show. I felt like my heart was so heavy how could he be that way. Seeing him over the years I would never expect that. After the show my daughter asked if we could go back again to see him. Come to find out Ricky Martin does not come out in between shows.
My thoughts on him are so different now.

Of course he didn't sign for you! 1:45? that's really late! Actors usually have a half-hour call. If he wasn't a celebrity they might reduce his pay or even fire him if he came in 15 before the show every day. Also, he kissed her on the cheek?! Do you realize how many people would KILL to have Ricky Martin kiss them on the cheek? If you're such fans of him, you should realize that that's much more special than getting a silly autograph. You shouldn't think badly of him at all because of this. most actors don't sign before the show, especially if they are late. the fact that he talked to you at all, and even gave your daughter a kiss shows that he is, in fact, much nicer than a lot of other celebrities! I don't mean to be rude, but you just seem very ungrateful to me.

Updated On: 4/11/12 at 10:58 PM

sunshineleopard - If you were that offended by Ricky Martin not stopping to sign a Playbill, then you can't handle what's about to come your way in terms of replies to your post. My suggestion: don't open this thread up again!

I don't think I need to get over myself. I just felt bad for my daughter.

I guess unless you were in the situation you may feel differently. I am not in the theater business so i didn't think two seconds would effect anything. Yes I am glad my daughter did get a kiss. It's a kid that he denied not me.

She's 10

Doesn't matter.

But, it doesn't make Mr. Martin a bad person like you are making him out to be. Like other people stated, he had a show to do. He doesn't owe anyone anything before a performance or for that matter after. If I were your daughter, I would be smitten and grateful that he kissed my cheek because that will probably never happen to most of us on here. Calm down mam, at least you got to meet him. Be thankful for that.

It's also silly for people to expect an actor to sign a playbill or whatever after a show.

On the other hand, it was the people from Peoria who kept Hello, Dolly! running all those years, Dollypop!

I never expected to get some of these messages. I was honestly voicing my experience. I guess I let my emotions take over as a parent. I guess until you run into something like this some of you may understand why I felt the way I did. I am at least happy she did get the kiss on the cheek.

What you don't seem to understand is that you have every right to be disappointed. I have been disappointed by stage dooring experiences countless times. It sucks a lot. and the bigger a fan you are, the more it sucks when it doesn't work out. but you can't blame him or call him rude or a mean person. It's not fair to Mr. Martin. It's not fair to any celebrity who skips out on the stage door. They have their reasons, and even if those reasons aren't always clear (though in this case they were pretty obvious), they are still valid and are not deserving of these petty, judgmental opinions. You were far more disrespectful to him than he was to you.

Dear sunshineleopard,

I am sooo sorry. It was my fault Ricky was running late to the show that day.