Taking my mom to see Wicked...

[AddictedToGeneKelly]

Posted: 4/5/15 at 11:59pm

Hello all.  I surprised my mom at Christmas with tickets for the two of us to see Wicked in July.  She's never been to a Broadway show and she's been dying to see Wicked for years.  I'm writing tonight because I want an opinion/advice on this trip.  See, several years ago I met someone in passing who remarked on my Wicked t-shirt (I saw it 7 years ago), and said that she and a group of her friends had gone to see the show about a year before this date (we're talking about 5 years ago now that I met this person, so maybe 6 years ago).  She told me that one of her friends in the group had never seen it and was in fact seeing her first Broadway show, so one of the friends in the group wrote to the stage manager at the Gershwin, explained the importance, and got a special tour backstage before the show.  Has anyone ever heard of this happening?  And if so, what would my chances be if I wanted to kill my mother early and surprise her on Mother's Day with an opportunity like this?  Please let me know your ideas/opinions/stories, because if this would be possible I would shoot right up to favorite child.  Oh, and I'd also get a tour of the Gershwin theatre.  A win-win situation for everyone involved, haha. 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/6/15 at 12:03am

Behind the Emerald Curtain~

http://www.wickedthemusical.com/behind-the-emerald-curtain

 

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 4/6/15 at 12:34am

I feel so bad that she missed so many musicals for her age. I started going to musicals/plays at 16 and I still feel guilty haha

[Tag]

Posted: 4/6/15 at 12:37am

You could try writing to the production stage manager.  The least she could say is no.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 4/6/15 at 1:46am

You will not get a tour BEFORE the show, but there is a slim chance that you may be able to get one after, though really, you should know someone in the company and still not necessarily expect. 

The two hours before the show are a flurry of chaos and activity, a backstage tour would absolutely hinder that and prevent numerous people from completing their jobs and assuring a safe and smooth performance.

[atuomala]

Posted: 4/6/15 at 2:52am

It probably depends on the ground that is covered when you go on a tour. When I job shadowed the stage manager of The Lion King, my backstage tour was conducted in the 15-20 minutes before curtain. The stage manager even allowed me the opportunity to briefly speak to the members of the wardrobe and prop department while they worked on costumes and props that needed to be mended for that performance.

I sent a letter to the production stage manager about two months ago asking for the opportunity to job shadow her, but I have yet to receive a response. I presume that there was a delay because I sent the letter out around the time Caroline Bowman got injured and needed to temporarily leave the show.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 4/6/15 at 12:06pm

That is an entirely different thing. You were shadowing a performance, most prep is done by that point. An audience member would not be afforded access at that time.