Weird things you've said to Broadway stars — Page 5

LOL, When i met her all i could think of was to say "Your Soo Beautiful". She looked alittle taken aback and laughed. "They use alot of makeup" she joked.

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Couple of things...

When I met Briand Stokes Mitchell my father was with me. He offered to take a picture. When we posed he had his little dog with him (Brian not my dad) and my father says "Look, the new nuclear family.. hot black man, hot white man and their child a little dog"

When I met Debra Monk after Curtains my husband says "My husband does you in drag...." (I am a female illusionist performer and my drag name is Shelby Stephyns -- after her character in Steel Pier)

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After seeing "Promises, Promises" last year, during pre-Tony buzz, I asked Katie Finneran who would win in a game of beer pong: her or Angela Lansbury. No clue where it came from. I was taken over with the desire to say something, ANYTHING, memorable. But she seemed to think it was funny, so I suppose it was worth it.

Earlier this year, I saw Driving Miss Daisy. The production kind of fell flat for me, except for Boyd Gaines, but I still wanted to get James and Vanessa's autographs. When Vanessa Redgrave came out of the stage door, I couldn't think of anything to say about the performance, so I stuttered "I loved watching you in Julia!" Ms. Redgrave looked at me like I had offended her, then moved down the line.

When I met Joel Grey after a Saturday matinee of Anything Goes, I said "Thank god you went on! I was afraid you would be missing shows to direct The Normal Heart." He looked genuinely hurt.

And finally, when I saw Sutton Foster after Shrek, I asked what it was like to be licked by Susan Blackwell.

I saw Barbara Cook at a performance of Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Met. Being a singer, she is always someone I learn from when it comes to performing and selling a song. Conversation as follows:

Me: "Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but as a singer, you are a true inspiration to me in everything that you've done."
Ms. Cook: "Oh well thank you, that's very sweet of you to say."
Me: "Of course, I truly mean it!...(stumble over some words, then finally) "You just keep on doing what you....do!"
Ms. Cook: ....*awkward laugh* "uhh ok...."

Head===>desk

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"You were great on the poles." - said to Kyle Dean Massey after performing a song from next to normal in a masterclass with him.

I can remember stagedooring Rent after seeing Adam and Anthony in their comeback run and it was PACKED. In a panic trying to get Anthony to sign my poster I screamed in a very obnoxious high pitched voice "THANK YOU YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND" then awkwardly smiled.
He stopped dead in his tracks and laughed at me.

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When I saw Arcadia this past spring, I was talking to Raul Esparza (who I adore) about Rocky Horror (I knew it was his first Broadway show, I've done the show twice, etc), and then my mom chimes in with "Oh, she just loves you! We have a cat at home named Raul after you!" He was very gracious and talked about how his own mother named cats after his roles, but really, while my mother's comment may have been true, I wouldn't call it appropriate

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darreyl102 I sooo agree! Every single time I stage door I have this mini speech prepared in my head and for some reason all that comes out is "Thank you so much, you were amazing."
Every.Single.Time!

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On my last night it New York last year I saw Mary Poppins after only seeing the closing performance in London. As Laura Michelle Kelly is a local actress from my neck of the woods I decided to stage door, she realised I was English so asked me where I was from, then this happened...
LMK: Where abouts in England are you from?
Me: Hampshire.... Southampton area...
LMK: Oh I'm from round there too! (Starts to walk away)
Me: Well, the New Forest.... infact a town called Totton...
LMK: Oh, lovely (really trying to walk away knowing where I was going with this!)

It was at that point I turned and said rather loudly straight into her face
"In fact, my Aunty lives in the house next to where you grew up in... she remembers you and has a few photos with you as a girl in the background...."

There was then a very awkward 'stalker' silence, before she just said "Right..." and then quickly walked into her car!!

All of that is true BTW in regards to my aunty living next door to where LMK grew up... I wasnt just making it up to make it seem like we had something to talk about!

I saw the RENT tour with Anthony and Adam on my 18th birthday. Anthony came out but Adam did not. I yelled at Anthony Rapp that it was my birthday. Not that he did an amazing job. Not that I loved him in the role. But that it was my birthday. He awkwardly said "oh.. Happy Birthday", signed my window card and got on the bus.

Palm to face.

Around the time she was doing Drowsy Chaperone, I ran into Sutton Foster at this little cafe that I cannot remember the name of... They have amazing tiramisu though! I almost peed myself when I saw her- look at her and yell across the room " I love you. I have a picture of you as my background of my computer!" She smiled and it wasn't a big deal, but everyone else in the place looked at me (probably not knowing who she was) and thought I was some creepy stalker guy obsessed with some random woman.
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When I was at the stage door to meet the OBC of Avenue Q John Tartaglia came out and took a picture with me and my friend. I then blurted out " you have a really nice ass"......... I was thinking it, but did not expect the words to come out of my mouth!!