Stage Door Exits In Covid 19 World — Page 3

Bettyboy72 said: "The house manager at the Belasco told fans at Girl that Shubert houses are not allowing stage dooring and fans will be sent away."

If so, no one told Potus/Schubert. Saw cast and fans there last weekend and a few fans seeking 'graphs as cast went in this past Wed.

SD'ing has been alive and well at Lehman and TMO. Three leads come out. Michael Oberholtzer came out last Sunday as well.. Remaining actors either weren't interested and went out main doors or came out SD but kept walking. No masks on fans. Jessie Williams gave instructions on how to take a selfie. He'd stand in place and fans got their pix. Mike O. willingly did selfies for those who asked. Jesse F did as well.

The most organized pre pandemic SD was Bryan Cranston's because it required ticket proof w/fans filed past Bryan one-at-a-time and his assistant took pic of Bryan w/fan. Kept the dealers and non-attendees away, alot of whom I've seen at TMO with show unrelated stuff. Jessie W told one dealer "2 is all I'll sign."

Updated On: 6/4/22 at 02:01 PM

Highland Guy said: "When the subject of stage-dooring has arisen in these threads, my response has always been the same: Stage-dooring is creepy. But after reading the posts in this thread, and reflecting upon some of the issues surrounding stage-dooring (safety and Covid for example), I have revised my opinion. I now believe that stage-dooring isREALLYcreepy."

Yeah I have to agree. Pre-shutdown I would’ve been one of the people rushing out of the theater post-curtain call to get a good spot for a selfie with some performers, but now I also find the practice creepy. It shouldn’t be allowed.

White_Lotus said: "I agree with the creepiness factor of all it all and those on here that are attempting to defend their reasons for doing so are doing themselves absolutely no favors."

100% agree. Not helping their case at all.

That's sad she counted on seeing him because many show cast don't come out post matinee but do after night show.

Updated On: 6/4/22 at 09:13 PM

JayElle said: "That's sad she counted on seeing him because many show cast don't come out post matinee but do after night show."

She should have written to him in advance and maybe something could have been worked out.

BroadwayRox3588 said: "This thread is hilarious.

Also count me among the people who think that at least one or two of y'all are among the people stage dooring right now. No one smells it this much, unless they're dealing it.

(@hearthemsing, you're suspect #1 in this. Just so you know)"

You may not always agree with me. You may hate my posts and think I’m annoying. But I can guarantee you, I have not been to the stagedoor of a performance in a long time. I don’t understand how I’m suspect number 1 when I *swear*, literally swear I have not been going to the stagedoor. I dropped off playbills to be signed at two shows (with playbills and self addressed stamped envelopes), but other than that, I have literally not been stagedooring. I was thinking back pre-shutdown to the shows I saw, and I honestly can not remember what the last show I stagedoored for was. Stop making assumptions, because we all know what happens when you assume. Why would I write this if I were lying and actually stagedooring? I wouldn’t lie.

Jordan Catalano said: "My favorite part of this thread is that it is word for word the exact same pearl clutching and faux outrage that’s been posted a thousand times before, yet everyone always thinks they’re saying something new and making new “points”."

And that it’s cool to assume someone is doing something they’re NOT, and that it’s okay to assume they are and not open their minds to the fact that the person they’re assuming is actually telling the TRUTH. God. What do you want? A picture of the photos I’ve taken since pre-shutdown to prove I’m not lying??

You may not care, but people LOVE to assume I have been when I have NOT. And it bothers me that people would think I’m lying or accuse me of lying. Think I’m annoying all you want-but don’t assume when I’m telling you the truth. Otherwise that makes you look ridiculous.

Life tip: they should not assume something of a stranger online especially when that person isn’t lying

Jordan Catalano said: "It doesn’t matter. Honestly. It doesn’t f’in matter.


Watch this -

Hey guys. I went to the stage door for Pam Anderson and it was amazing. Sweetest lady around and was able to get something signed and she was so nice and obviously loved doing it and being around fans who loved her.


I’m also gonna treasure the pic I got with Amy Adams last week and our conversation about “Drop Dead Gorgeous” when we quoted lines to each other and cracked each other up.


Do I give TWO SH*TS what people think of me for participating in something those actresses willingly wanted to do for people who saw the show? No. The only people who care either way are people who don’t know you and only have an opinion because they think it gets them “likes” online. F*ck ‘em. Words to live by."

Preach.

If the performers are OK with doing stage door, then let them. They're not forced to do it. There's many that miss the fan interaction after the show. And if they're not comfortable, then they won't greet fans. Simple as that.

Updated On: 6/5/22 at 03:43 PM

I’ve been going to see Broadway shows since I was a kid in the early 1970s. Even as a kid I found it weird walking out of a theatre with my family after a performance and seeing people outside the stage door with their Playbills waiting to get autographs. What did they do with the actor’s signature? What was the purpose? Even today where I have friends who are performers both on Broadway and in television and films, I still don’t get the hysteria of a selfie with them and/or their autograph. The Broadway pals feel it’s part of the Broadway ritual - you walk outside the stage door after a performance and sign Playbills. It’s a tradition. The pals who work in television and film just feel imposed upon if they are approached in public. They’re nice to these fans, but just want to get the ph**k out of the encounter.

Well this thread took another interesting turn while I was at my matinee.

Let's be very clear on something. For your entire life, people are going to assume things about you. People you know are going to assume things about you. If people you know are gonna do it (which, and I cannot repeat/stress this enough, they are), then how much more do you think strangers on the internet are going to? If those things aren't true, then great for you. But even more importantly...why do you care? Especially on an anonymous board, who the heck cares what people you don't even know think? If you're really telling the truth, then what do you care what a bunch of, as you say, strangers think?

Like Jordan said, a good life tip is to stop caring what other people say/think. Especially strangers on an anonymous board. One thing I'll add, however, is that taking the "say what you want, I don't care" attitude will make people more apt to believe your story. Much more so than if you get all defensive.