The Winter Garden And Applebee's

[fashionguru_23]

The Winter Garden And Applebee's#1

Posted: 7/23/09 at 1:42pm

I was looking through some of my Playbills as I was organizing/"archiving" them, and there was something interesting in on section. The Playbill I was looking at was "Little Shop of Horrors" from July 2004.

In the section where Playbill asks two "stars" their favourite place to go to eat before/after a show, etc...Ann Harada who played "Christmas Eve" in Avenue said the Applebee's at Broadway and W 50th between 7th/8th Ave.

There was a quote by the manager said that if you go through a door on the 5th floor, you are automatically in Mamma Mia dressing rooms.

Has anybody done this/know about this? I'm curious after another thread mentioned about a door leading to the historic Liberty Theatre in the Applebee's on 42nd Street.

[TheatreDork2]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#2

Posted: 7/23/09 at 1:47pm

You can get to the dressing rooms at the Hirschfield through the bathroom.

[Bettyboy72]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#2

Posted: 7/23/09 at 1:58pm

My first thought would be, "Ann Harada DOES NOT like Applebee's!!! Cheyenne Jackson had the same listing saying that he recommended Applebee's. WTF? Any self respecting gay man would not recommend an Applebee's. Please tell me these endorsements are lies, and if so, why do actors allow their names to be attached.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[TheatreDork2]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#3

Posted: 7/23/09 at 1:59pm

I love Applebee's.

[fashionguru_23]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#4

Posted: 7/23/09 at 1:59pm

Bettyboy...u are freakin' hilarious!

[Yero my Hero]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#5

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:03pm

Please tell me these endorsements are lies, and if so, why do actors allow their names to be attached.

I'm pretty sure the endorsements are written and paid for by the restaurants, and press agents or publicists work to get their clients on top of the endorsements, but they have no say in which restaurant they end up endorsing.

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[husk_charmer]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#6

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:09pm

Personally, I like Applebee's.

http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer

[AndAllThatJazz22]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#7

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:13pm

I personally think Chili's pwns Applebee's.

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[ColorTheHours048]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#8

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:15pm

Applebee's is my favorite of the TGI Fridays/Chili's/Applebee's trio.

[TheatreDork2]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#9

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:20pm

Nothing could beat Applebee's 3 course meals.

[Bettyboy72]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#10

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:24pm

Applebee's is fine in a pinch, but having a Broadway actor recommend the Applebee's in Times Square is insane. I mean, the 3 course meal which runs like 11.95 here is like 39.99 at the Times Square location. A daiquiri is like 20 bucks. I hope my dear sweet Ann and divine Cheyenne got a paycheck for being whored out to Mr. Applebee.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[LizzieCurry]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#11

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:33pm

I like how someone on Consumerist some months back said (paraphrasing) "Complaining about the food at Applebee's is like having sex with a prostitute and feeling like you weren't loved."

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Bettyboy72]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#12

Posted: 7/23/09 at 2:36pm

Lizzie, that is perfect....totally spot on. I realize we hijacked the original stalker, I mean, pervert, I mean poster's thread about getting into Carolee Carmello's dressing room through the 5th floor of an overpriced chain.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[orangeskittles]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#13

Posted: 7/23/09 at 3:21pm

I like Applebees...when I'm in suburbia and the only options are national chains.

Cheyenne Jackson posted about the Applebees recommendation in his blog once. He said he's never been.

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Wanting life but never knowing how

[heo1128]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#14

Posted: 7/23/09 at 3:30pm

In an Applebee's near my hometown, someone found a lizard head in their salad.

Just sayin'.

[Unknown User]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#15

Posted: 7/23/09 at 3:33pm

Yeah that happened to my cousin's friend's mom, too.

[heo1128]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#16

Posted: 7/23/09 at 3:52pm

It actually happened. Here's a news article:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/05/12/MNlizard.DTL

GROSS.

[Bettyboy72]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#17

Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:18pm

I knew a lizard who worked at an Applebee's. He banged all the waitresses.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#18

Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:40pm

Well, if it were Carolee Carmello I could understand, cause she just opens her dressing room door and there she is!

The endorsements are written indeed by PR people and then a Broadway performer is chosen and they are given a free meal.
Too bad Ann got Applebee's and not Orso.

[B3TA07]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#19

Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:00pm

When I was a child I hated Applebee's because I thought everything came with apples, which to this day I don't enjoy eating (it's a texture thing). I was also afraid of applejuice, because I saw cinnamon in the bottom of a glass once and thought it was dirt.

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[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#20

Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:01pm

Carolee Carmello sounds like a dessert.

[TheatreDork2]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#21

Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:04pm

Yummmm...... Carmello.....

[snowskittle]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#22

Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:41pm

Appleby's has five floors?

Where's the door?

[dramamama611]

re: The Winter Garden And Applebee's#23

Posted: 7/23/09 at 6:48pm

Yes, the spots are totally fabricated ads. I remember talking to Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening) about his. He'd never been to the restaurant they pinned on his name either.

Why doesn't it HAVE to say "advertisement" above it? Is it because we don't pay for a playbill? If this were in a magazine it would need to. Anyone in publishing?

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.