Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?- Page 14

[luke-h***]

Posted: 7/23/08 at 6:40pm

alistair mcgowan was so lovely after cabaret in london, and so was one of the chorus members i ran into before bombay dreams at the stage door was nice enough to take my programme backstage and get it signed by the full cast for me :) this was also in london haha

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/23/08 at 8:25pm

Stephanie J. Block, Cristy Candler, Lindsay K. Northen, just everyone in the Wicked cast has been the nicest. Eden Espinosa was a sweetheart at the Rent SD. The cast of Legally Blonde is nice too especially Orfeh and her hubby Andy Karl.

[dshnookie]

Posted: 7/23/08 at 9:26pm

Faith Prince was a complete doll at the A Catered Affair stage door this past Saturday evening - Harvey and Tom Wopat as well. Leslie on the other hand didnt even come out and left through another exit.

[AbbyNormal13]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 12:08pm

Chris Fitzgerald and Roger Bart are probably the nicest I've met because they took the time to talk with me a few times.

some others are:
Andrea Martin
Shuler Hensley
Nathan Lane
Jim Borstelmann

Updated On: 10/20/08 at 12:08 PM

[BroadwayBaby19]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 3:24pm

The kids in SPRING AWAKENING were just dolls & certainly haven't let anything go to their heads.

Raul Esparza is a God.

The entire cast of SPAMALOT, including OBC & Clay's castmates. Even tho security kind of rushes him thru the huge crowds, I was impressed that Aiken made it a point to speak a few words to everyone or joke around or take a picture. The paparazzi have been hounding him lately & making the stage door experience less than it could be for a lot of the fans.

Most odd was Ralph Fiennes (gorgeous man) who dutifully signed everything & stood for pictures with everyone, but Never.Said.A.Word. & I was there for HAMLET several times.

I remember Mandy Patinkin being super friendly & his wife as well.

Actually, the only bad face-time I've ever had on Broadway was with Patti LuPone. It really upset my friend, who had traveled far & at great expense to see her & hopefully meet her.

[rentheadca]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 5:14pm

everyone from Spring Awakening was and is so nice, especially Jon Groff. I got extra credit in history because of him
Robin DeJesus is also very sweet at stagedoor! It seems like what people say to him really matters. Lin, Shaun, and Mandy are also very nice :)
Rodney Hicks and Nicolette Hart were very nice to me and my cousin at Rent, we're even in Rodney's facebook album

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 7:44pm

i have to saw too that the cast of spring awakening were probally one of the nicest full cast that were so nice. but from the entire cast, lilli cooper has been myu favorite. i made her a scrapbook when i saw it the day before the rest of the obc left, and she was so gracious about it. also orfeh (paulette from legally blonde) was so nice when i got to see her.

[cglaid]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 7:46pm

Leigh Ann Larkin and Andrea Martin.

[andi1235]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 10:00pm

I haven't been able to get to NYC for years, so when I was able to go this past weekend for one night I decided to stage door Speed the Plow and get my Company DVD signed by Raúl.

I'm really terribly shy, so I just sort of waited until everyone else was done talking to him and getting pictures, and then handed him the DVD. Everyone else was (obviously) getting Speed the Plow stuff signed, so when I handed him Company I said something to the effect of "here's something different." He looked at the DVD, and said, "Oh, my sad face." It was just about the cutest thing ever. Then he signed it "Raúl E. Esparza "Bobby"." :) Sadly, I only had a ballpoint pen, and black ink on a black DVD is hard to see, but you can make it out if the angle is right. At least I know it's there. He was so sweet that I'm afraid if I lived in NYC I would just hang out at the stage door every night!

[legally_popular]

Posted: 10/20/08 at 10:11pm

All of the performers I've met have been really nice... Laura Benanti, Kerry Butler, Annaleigh Ashford, Briana Yacavone Stephanie J. Block, (the entire cast of Wicked pretty much), Chris Fitzgerald, Aaron Tveit, Alice Ripley, Brian D'arcy James, Patrick Wilson, and the list goes on and on... Luckily I've never witnessed any rude behavior by anyone.

But the two people who always stick out most in my mind as being THE nicest are Leigh Ann Larkin and David Burnham. Two of the sweetest, most genuine people I've ever met. Always appreciative and take the time to talk to people. I am painfully shy when it comes to meeting performers, but I was fortunate enough to get to chat with those two for more than a minute (David a couple times after Wicked, and Leigh Ann once after Gypsy). I hope to meet these two again someday!

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 2:57am

I commented on here before but I have to add Julie Reiber to my list. Even if I am pre-show stagedooring(which I don't like to do at all) she will come over to me and talk for a bit before she has to go get green.

legally-popular, I hope to see David Burnham again also. I miss him

[Ejm105989]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 3:09pm

David Hyde Pierce was such a sweetheart during his run in "Curtains". So nice and took time to take pictures and sign autographs for everyone.

Jonathan Groff is my favorite. It was during "The Submission" and it was pouring down rain and he still stopped to sign and take pictures (keep in mind he was riding his bike and everything) He even complimented my outfit XP I love him! Also, John Larroquette is a riot :) Very cool guy

Of course Daniel Radcliffe is such a champ. With all the HP fans and everyone wanting to get a photo he handled himself well. Such a high pressure situation :P Was very nice.

I was waiting for my ride after Mountaintop but I was watching Samuel L. and Angela Basset at the stage door and they were very nice and cracking jokes with the fans. Angela even stopped to give this old woman a hug (I think she told Angela the show really touched her)

Updated On: 12/25/11 at 03:09 PM

[Ejm105989]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 3:16pm

Oh and Norbert Leo during DRS. He stopped to chat with the cutest little kid.

[jetts7]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 4:01pm

The girls who played the Shirelles in Baby it's you
Laura Osnes
Rachel Potter
Kate Shindle
Young Bonnie and Young Clyde from Bonnie and Clyde

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 4:34pm

I agree about Daniel Radcliffe. TONS of fans crowd the stage door every night, but he still tries to get as many playbills signed as he can.

[AMH]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 4:48pm

Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, and Danny Burstein at the FOLLIES stage door. They were all super nice.

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 5:06pm

Hannah Waddingham. I had heard some things from other people but I thought she was extremely friendly and down to earth.

[staunchcharacter]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 5:14pm

When I saw Lend me a tenor, Jan Maxwell and Tony Schaloub were wonderful.

[MillieDillmount]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 7:13pm

The entire cast of Bonnie & Clyde was really sweet, and very chatty every time I saw the show. Esp Leslie Becker and Melissa van der Schyff - I had nice conversations with the both of them about the show, and theatre in general. Both are very interested in talking to fans, and asking us questions. So sweet. I also should mention Mimi Bessette, Victor Hernandez, Claybourne Elder, Kelsey Fowler, Talon Ackerman and Laura Osnes. This is one of the nicest casts as a whole, they are so grateful for the support of their fans, and it shows!

Also, Sutton Foster has been nothing but sweet when I've met her at the stage door. She's very down to earth.

Jill Paice is also incredibly sweet and down to earth. I just adore her.

Other people worth mentioning: Mara Davi, Raymond J. Lee, Tari Kelly, and Sarah Jane Everman. :)

[flyinghighwithwicked]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 7:25pm

Donna Vivino, Teal Wicks, Merideth Kaye Clark, Tiffany Haas, Brad Weinstock, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Lori Holmes, Christina DeCicco, Alice Ripley, Kyle Dean Massey, Amanda Jane Cooper, and soooo many others. Everyone I have met has been soooo nice. The only questionably less than kind person I have met is Peter Gregus at Jersey Boys. But he was pretty nice too, just not as kind as others.

[MillieDillmount]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 7:28pm

The entire cast of Bonnie & Clyde was really sweet, and very chatty every time I saw the show. Esp Leslie Becker and Melissa van der Schyff - I had nice conversations with the both of them about the show, and theatre in general. Both are very interested in talking to fans, and asking us questions. So sweet. I also should mention Mimi Bessette, Victor Hernandez, Claybourne Elder, Kelsey Fowler, Talon Ackerman and Laura Osnes. This is one of the nicest casts as a whole, they are so grateful for the support of their fans, and it shows!

Also, Sutton Foster has been nothing but sweet when I've met her at the stage door. She's very down to earth.

Jill Paice is also incredibly sweet and down to earth. I just adore her.

Other people worth mentioning: Mara Davi, Raymond J. Lee, Tari Kelly, and Sarah Jane Everman. :)

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 7:49pm

I have never had a bad experience! I do need to sort of defend LuPone for a second though because she gets a bad rap on here for being a "diva" but every time I have met her she is very kind and really jokes around with fans, especially ones she knows after years of coming to see her shows (I'm not one but my friend is and she joked with him while signing a playbill.)

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 8:59pm

Agreed. Of all the times I've "stage doored" everybody was really nice! Never had an encounter with anyone being rude or diva-like. Sometimes I haven't met the nicest people waiting, but that's a different topic...

[tcamp1]

Posted: 12/25/11 at 9:59pm

I'll sound like a broken record with all the other posts, but the majority of the Spring Awakening cast were so patient and kind, especially Jonathan.
This goes for The Normal Heart cast as well, especially Joe Mantello.
The cast of the Ragtime revival were really sweet, and as were the entire Book of Mormon cast.

[vitamins]

Posted: 12/26/11 at 1:30pm

Norm Lewis was great. Actually, everyone at Porgy and Bess was fantastic. Crown stayed for at least 20 minutes and talked to everyone.
Terri White is also delightful, as is Elaine Paige.