Sutton Foster/YF Stagedoor — Page 4

is sutton still running the "for $100 i'll take you up to my dressing room and show you what a real 'roll in the hay' is like" special?

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So is the general consensus that she does most of the time come out after the show?

Okay, so I'm definitely going before the show like I usually do in her case.

I saw YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN this past Tuesday (December 1 and Sutton Foster came out. She was really sweet and friendly. That was even the night the cast was having their Christmas party. Roger and Megan didn't come out. Shuler come out too.

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Sutton came out to sign when I saw it

I was lucky enough to get to see Sutton in both Millie and Drowsy. I didn't get to stage door after Millie, so three years later when I saw her in Drowsy I made sure I got to meet her.

I went to Broadway in Bryant Park in 2006, hoping to see Sutton up close and meet her. She was the only cast member not there. But I asked a cast member if she was going to be in the show that night, because that was my biggest fear that I would miss her. She assured me that she was, she just had other engagments during the day, I was very happy.

She didn't come out of the stage door that night, though. I was almost in tears because I wanted to meet her so bad. But Sysco the stage manager was very kind and told me what time she arrives at the theatre so I could meet her the next day. He actully felt bad that I missed her, he was so nice. He made sure I met her the next day.

So the next day my parents and I arrived at the stage door around 6:30, Sysco remembered us and told us that she's not here yet, but any time. My mom noticed her first, she told me and I pretty much ran up to her. But she talked to me first, I had on my show off shirt and she commented on it. I told her that I really wanted to meet her after the show last night and she appolized for not coming out. She was so sweet. She stopped to talk to my parents and me for about five minutes or so. She posed for a picture and signed my Drowsy CD.

She does not mind meeting fans before the show. She is such a down to earth and humble person.

Times have changed, you might say.

I can't believe I'm about to defend Sutton Foster, but perhaps she's just exhausted? The role of Reno Sweeney isn't a cake walk.

Don't even get me started on this. Sutton Foster is being paid to play Reno Sweeney, not sign autographs. It really gets me when people think they are entitled to meet a performer after a show. And who cares what other actors do. For some reason Sutton Foster chooses not to stage door, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I feel like this whole stage door craze has just gotten way out of hand.

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Updated On: 9/3/11 at 02:21 AM

First of all, Angela Lansbury almost always came out and signed autographs when she was in Deuce and Blithe Spirit. The reason she didn't come out as much while in A little Night Music was because of the Mob scene for Catherine Zeta Jones.

Second of all, I'm not a Broadway star, so it matters not what happens after I come home. Signing autographs for fans comes with the territory of being any type of performer...whether they are a baseball player, an actor, or a singer.

Finally, performers like her, need to realize that you don't want to alienate your fans...it's 'bad juju'.

Sorry, she owes her fans nothing but to show up and perform the role she is being paid for. A performer has to keep in top shape to deliver the goods on stage. Those who stage door are being gracious.

Any fan who would stop being a fan because they didn't get an autograph or photo isn't a true theatre fan. I'll tell you what is "bad juju"-being a snarky, entitled brat who thinks performers were put on this earth to sign their memorabilia.

And if you want to be honest, Sutton has paid her dues. She doesn't have to stage door anymore. She's busted her ass, won two Tonys and works her ass off 8 times a week in a grueling show. Plus, her back has been bugging her. She doesn't need to sign a damn thing. Ever. Again.

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Well, I'm hear to tell you guys that staying in touch with your fans is a part of showbiz. So if she opts to keep herself in a cocoon, she's going to find herself with less and less fans....trust me, the word gets out real quick on those who feel they are too good to meet their fans and sign autographs.

Come on, even Hugh Jackman signs autographs for his fans. I mean, it's not like she's the President of the United States...lol. It wouldn't hurt her to come out and sign some playbills...her head is just getting way too BIG!!!