Sending a letter to cast members...

I sent over my playbill with a letter to Aaron Lazar requested politley that if he could, I would also appreciate any other cast members' signatures but I didn't want to be a burden and he sent back my playbill with his signature and Norms, Daphnes, Celias, Alis, Adams, Garys, and Alexander's. (plus an autographed photo of himself. YAY)

So maybe it could work the same for you?

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Is this a common practice? I've always wondered...

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Yeah, sending letters/playbills directly to an actor at the theatre. I wasn't sure if you'd have to send them via the production company or their agency or how that worked. (pardon my utter ignorance on the subject...)

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Cool! Thanks for the info Sally!

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If you bought the program, I wouldn't sent it, 'cause you'll never know if you'll get it back. Send a Playbill.

Christine does sign autographs for every performance I've been to - so you should be safe.

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Not bad etiquette, just very stalker-ish.

Christine is a lovely woman and she signs autographs after every show, matinee and evening.

True, a SASE is the way to go when sending directly to cast members at the theaters. But, if you're requesting a whole cast signature, that may not always happen. Remember, there's always a lot of "stuff" happening at the theater and often things get misplaced, people forget, etc. Another factor is that some actors are really good at keeping up with writing back and some simply are very busy or just not as good at writing back.

RE: arranging to meet a cast member; that's an "ify" thing as well. Sending a note at the stage door may or may not always work, depending on what the actor has to do after the show AND if the stage door person even gets the note to the actor in time. Most popular actors expect stage door fans, so no, it's generally not considered stalking, unless you repeat the same process too many times, imo.

It's all hit or miss many times, so you just have to take your chances. Unless you "know" someone in the show, it's always a risk. But no harm in trying. Just don't take it personal if you don't get what you want. As I said, it gets crazy on Broadway.

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Updated On: 12/29/06 at 10:23 AM

i would send a playbill, if you have an extra one. i did that when i saw ragtime to try and get Marin Mazzie's autograph and i never got it back. i would have been pissed if i lost the colored program that i bought. but then if you are in the area you could go to the stage door and keep trying to get everyone to sign it. that's what my friend and i did after we saw the show. we met everyone except alexander geminani.

p.s. is that gary beach in your pic?

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My question is the grey area of just coming out of a show and about a half a block away from the theatre?

Just today, I was walking to get a soda, and I saw Brad Anderson, Tyler Hanes and Pec-licious Howie Michael Smith, and I wanted to lick them - I mean, say hi to them - but at what point do they become civilians?

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