The stage door management at A STEADY RAIN is absolutely HORRENDOUS — Page 5

"Not true at every Shubert House, Fosse. If it's the crew Im thinking of, actually, they're a private security company. They're typically AT the Shubert, but float to all the Shubert houses. They'll be there tomorrow night for the opening, as well as some of the other stage door men who double as personal security for the Shubert Organization."

You are somewhat incorrect. While I don't know for a fact whether or not they are working for a private security firm (which is probably accurate), they ARE all NYPD (or former NYPD). Also, they aren't "typically" at the Shubert. They rove to all theaters owned by the Shuberts. You usually see the same ones at specific houses, but that doesn't mean they don't go to other houses. They are more prominent at high-profile shows. There are typically one or two assigned to a house during the show, and will often need to assist at the stage door of another show if it doesn't interfere with the end time of the show they are working. These guys are at EVERY performance.

Calvin, I love you.

Fosse, you should re-read what I said. And no, they are not ALL former NYPD, though Im sure some of them are. Considering I know a great deal of them personally, I can say that for a fact (as with the same fact that it is definitely a private security company that works with the Shubert Organization - never mind that I have that security company's business card in my wallet).

Any additional security tends to come with the actors (Denzel Washington came with his own crew in addition to the Shubert boys).

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One might argue it's no more lame than you saying that you work with them every day. You are both awesome insiders, the p*ssing contest is a tie. Your insider trophies are in the mail. Xo.

I am so enjoying this thread...

Security hasn't behaved badly, the crowds are large and they are doing the best they can. If you don't get an autograph, is the world going to end?

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"You're right...some are current NYPD. But all the ones that work the Schoenfeld, Broadhurst and Shubert definitely are" - Fosse 76

This is a correct statement.

"not all of the security boys were associated with the NYPD (past or present)" -CJR

This is an incorrect statement. If they were working at the Schoenfeld, Broadhurst or Shubert, they are/were NYPD guys.

"Although Im not sure why anything Im saying - or YOURE saying - matters anyway".

Then why bother coming out of the woodwork to say it? You might as well resurrect that "Antonio Bandaras in Chicago is a LIE" thread you so love instead.

"(Im so impressed with that, by the way. Only not so much)"

Why so nasty about this? I can't imagine Fosse76 is remotely interested in impressing you. Fosse is so much further up the food chain on Broadway than you are it isn't even funny.

What beewai, we don't get a win, place or show?

It is pretty funny what people will decide to take so seriously

I know Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has an opinion on this - he told me on the phone while I was at A Steady Rain the other day, although I didn quite catch all of what he said - cos Hugh Jackman kept shouting.

Updated On: 10/1/09 at 04:02 AM