Stage Door Egos — Page 5

I was standing with a few ensemble members after a Wicked performance and I asked them why they werent signing (as a joke). "Nobody wants our autograph" was the reply. You have to ASK people if you want an autograph. Was it rude of them to stand off to the side of the crowd and not sign peoples programs?

For the most part I have had very pleasant experiences with stars at the stage doors.... John and stephanie from Q were amazingly nice, Natalie V. Balcon walked directly past us on her cellphone ignoring us all....Rick Lyon ran past us with about 5 bags of stuff, but in his defense we were told he lived in Jersey and didnt want to miss his bus. All of the actors in Spamalot are extremely nice and posed for pics, at Wicked JLT Joey, And Idina were all very nice, Michelle walked away and George Walked away smiling, Carole Didnt come out. I saw the pre-broadway try-out of Sweet Charity in Chicago and Denis O'hare was soooo nice we talk for about 10 minutes then when Christina came out she had a baseball cap pulled way down over her head and two bags she didnt a back spinned as to not be noticed and got into her car it seemed very well choreographed almost no one noticed her until she was in the car and gone..Also there was no security at the stage door that night

Updated On: 4/26/05 at 03:32 PM

sorry...double post...

Updated On: 4/26/05 at 04:23 PM

When I went to Wicked, Joel and Kristin didn't come out...and Idina had to be some where quickly so she wasn't talking but she signed...she kept apologizing so it was all good.

Wouldn't you think that the fans would notice a 6 foot guy in drag?

well he apparently was really crazy i guess.

Also the whole pens being given out at the stage door was done when i saw all shook up.

Wow... I've never heard of that... Has that ever happened to you before at any other show?

no. no and no. the actors who you've just paid your $100 to see in the show owe you nothing more than to perform in the role they've performed. If someone stops to give you an autograph, you should consider yourself fortunate that they stopped and had a moment with you. You can't possibly think that because you paid for a ticket to the show, that the actors in said show are required to be nice, friendly or courteous to you. Of course, it's nice to live one's life that way and to be all those things, but these people are not whores (not all of them anyway).

Seriously though, they work their a**es off all week, usually not just performing 8 shows, but making appearances, going to auditions, doing readings and concerts. If they want to go home and sleep after they've just busted their butts for 3 hours, let them go. I think people need to change their outlook on this-you should feel privileged if someone DOES make a connection with you, not pissed off if they don't.

qfan2.0, no I said that the stage door guy or manager has sharpies that he hands to the Actors as they come out of "Hairspray" if they need one to sign autographs and then they hand them back to him when finished. Also, yes! These young men & women do a lot more than just perform, but it is not like they have been on a 32 hour shift in an ER or doing neuorsurgery or a 16 hour surgery to save a life or someones eyesight or hearing. It is what it is, Entertainment, to make us see life and others a different way, to hear beautiful music, moving lyrics, laugh & cry, and to appreciate the talents they are sharing with us as an audience. They deserve applause, not a damn crown, unless of course it is Galinda! So they can certainly sign a few Playbills as they leave the theatre most of the time.

OMG....As some of you know I flew from Oregon to see Jessica Lange.....So many people on this broad said Miss Jessica would not sign and she was awful...Even Dollypop said I should give her candy and Flowers(I hope it was a joke).....Anyway, she was wonderful, joking, signing, laughing.....She was devine....so was Christian Slater.......I also saw Kathleen Turner.....wonderful and sweet!!!!!Wonderful experience!!!

So far I havent met any unkind actors at the stage door. I was at the WICKED door twice and I got Idinas autography both times, as well as Laura Bell Bundys who was in for Kristin and she was very kind, we talked and she took a picture with me. I also got Sean McCourts autograph and he was very nice also we talked and he took a picture with me as well.

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When I saw Little Women, Danny Gurwin came out and only did a few people at the end and then left after everyone on the other end was begging for an autograph. I don't get how a performer can turn down everyone but a selective few.

Sutton was really nice though, i asked if i could hug her and she was like "sure, of course!"