Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?- Page 2
Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
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#25re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:12pm
Stephanie J. Block - Wicked Tour
Sebastian Arcelus - Wicked Tour
Jenna Leigh Green - Wicked Tour
Matthew Bruckner - Altar Boyz Tour
Harley Jay - Rent Tour
But the nicest would have to be Ashley Brown after Beauty and the Beast.
#26re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:17pm
Jenna Leigh Green (remembered my name the next time I came!)
Derrick WIlliams (also remembered my name!)
Stephanie J. Block (always sweet)
Hadley Fraser
The touring cast of Altar Boyz
Alexandra Sibler from London's Woman in White (talked to us forever!)
and oddly enough: Ted Neeley
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
Updated On: 1/22/07 at 10:17 PM
viola13
Broadway Star Joined: 1/17/07
#27re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:18pm
Raul Esparza- He told me and my friend we should go see Dreamgirls, after talking about Chess and Tick Tick Boom.
Tim Howar- He hugged me although I didn't say anything to him, and gave my friend acting/singing tips.
Daphne Rubin-Vega- She personalized my playbill and told me her mother's middle name is my name, and that she was going to name her daughter that, if she had a daughter.
Lisa Yuen- Was just really, really nice after I saw her on for Deborah Craig at Spelling Bee.
#28re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:19pm
Mary Faber
Andrew Rannells
Merle Dandridge
Cast of Les Mis
and of course,
<--- Barrett!
#29re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:20pm
Definitely Daphne Rubin-Vega. At stagedoors, backstage, at her gigs . . . she is just always such a pleasure to meet.
Others who have been exceptionally nice were Karmine Alers (at the Cutting Room before the airgo Christmas Show), Norm Lewis (backstage at Les Mis--that guy gives the best hugs!) and Diana DeGarmo (backstage after Hairspray). Most of the Tarzan cast, but especially Josh and Chester.
I have to say though that I do not think I have met anyone yet who was not nice. Maybe not as out and out friendly as some others, but never not nice. Did that make any sense? I'm really tired!
"I wrote a book: "How to Be Popular". Now I've put together a top ten list of how to help you:
-Elphie, everyday... shower. I mean, who knows? Maybe some of that green is gonna come off!
-Deodorant Elphie. No body likes a stinky witch!
-I think we've covered the hair, we'll get to that.
-Clean underclothes. That's all I'm gonna say.
-Look at your posture. That's no way to be popular!
-Bed made, room straightened. We've done that.
-Colors blended. Oookay.
-But the most important thing to have, to make yourself popular, is to keep your beautiful smile."
~Kristin Chenoweth in her last performance of the song "Popular"
#30re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:24pm
Lisa Brescia (in a league of her own...the nicest actor i have ever met)
Stephanie Block
Carolee Carmello
Brooke Shields
Jenn Colella
Julia Murney
Sebastian Arcelus
Updated On: 1/23/07 at 10:24 PM
Yero
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/29/06
#31re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:24pmJulia Murney, definitely. She spent FOREVER signing things, talking to everyone, telling stories, and taking pictures.
"I have this mental image of Patti barreling down the street and pushing tourists out of her way." -colleen_lee
#32re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:36pmI loved the cast of Sweeney at the stage door. They were incrediblt kind to all the fans there. But y favorite of them has to be Diana DiMarzio. When I saw the show for my birthday, i met her before the show and told her I was seeing the show again (she recognized me from before). After the show, She came out and I had a really nic conversation with her, and then after she signed for evryone else at the stage door, she went to talk to my parents and had a nice conversation with them too. She was very sweet at the stage door.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
&OneForMahler
Understudy Joined: 6/27/06
#33re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:37pm
Almost everybody I've met have been extremely nice, but the people that stand out to me as the nicest have been...
Donna Lynne Champlin
Lauren Molina
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Sarah Saltzberg
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Kate Fisher (of the Little Women tour)
Sutton Foster
Manoel Felciano
(and the rudest was Maureen McGovern after the Little Women tour)
<--- me & Erin Davie =)
omigod, omigod you guys...
thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#34re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:38pm
Greg Jbara, Jose Llana, and Greg Stuhr.
Greg J., I went three times in a row (I saw the show on a Thursday, stopped by on Friday, and went again on Saturday), and he recognized me each time and was so genuine and kind. Jose, I sat next to while I was an audience speller, and he was very friendly and just amicable when we chatted. And Greg J. and I walked home together (for lack of a better term) because we were so caught up in our conversation. What a great guy.
#35re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:43pmKristin Chenoweth. She said she liked my shirt and then she side-hugged me.
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#36re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 10:44pmJon Peterson is a very sweet fellow, and probably one of the nicest guys I've met. He talks with everyone waiting for him, is more than happy to sign stuff, and is just an overall joy to be around.
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
#37re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:11pm
Tina Maddigan, most definitely. She's one of the sweetest people I've met.
The rest of the Wedding Singer cast (Kevin Cahoon, Tracee Beazer, Christina Sivrich, and Robyn Hurder in particular)
Raul Esparza
Greg Jbara
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
GilmoreGirlO2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/05
#38re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:11pmCheyenne Jackson, Jenna Leigh Green, Jenn Gambatese, Stephanie J. Block, Derrick Williams, Eden Espinosa, Matt Caplan, Tina Maddigan, Michael Cerveris, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Marcus Chait, and many more. I've had great stage door luck.
#39re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:15pm
1. Spring Awakening Cast (minus a few but I don't wanna name).
2. Kerry Butler
3. Original Hairspray (I went very early in the run so they were new at it).
4. The Movin' Out Cast...they were exhausted but so nice!
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husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#40re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:16pmReally the only one who has never been pleasent to me, is Shoshana Bean...and it seems to be a running thing.
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SDav 10495
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/06
#41re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:19pm
Hugh Panaro
Julie Hanson
Caren Lyn Manuel
Luther Creek
Danny Burstein
Beth Leavel
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Norm Lewis
"If there is going to be a restoration fee, there should also be a Renaissance fee, a Middle Ages fee and a Dark Ages fee. Someone must have men in the back room making up names, euphemisms for profit."
(Emanuel Azenberg)
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#42re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:20pm
Tina Maddigan, most definitely. She's one of the sweetest people I've met.
awwww yes, totally 
she is soooo incredibly sweet! when she came out and saw that my mom and I had Stephen's El Rey dvd she was all like "oooh, stephen lynch fans are we?? *g*" and then she was talking to us for like 15 minutes before she left and she was saying how we could e-mail her any time we were coming back and she'd be happy to arrange a backstage tour for us. And then the next time I went (although the backstage tour thing didn't really work out), she actually recognized me!! after like... 3 months and only one time of having been there before! she was like "hey sweetie! how are you?" I was like ASTONISHED that her memory is that good that she'd remember who I was! lol
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
#43re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:23pm
Richard Amaro and Raymond del Barrio of "The Dancer's Life". Total sweethearts, and they get really, really close in pictures.
(Chita didn't come out, sadly, but she DID have a show at 6:30 that night. Any ideas where I could send the letter I wrote, since she's out of Philly and the tour's not going to Cleveland till February?)
Obba Babatunde (he was Billy Flynn in Chicago): AMAZING. He really, really cares about the people who wait for the actors at the stage door. He took time to talk with EVERYONE, signed and posed for pictures, and even had a few headshots of himself in the show in case anyone didn't have something to get signed. He was great.
Faith Prince: I had the great privilege of working with her during a holiday concert series here in Philly. So, after the show, I walked over to the table where she and Peter Nero were signing and doing photos to tell them both how much I enjoyed getting to work with them. When the security guard went to take our picture together, my camera decided to stop working. My heart completely dropped. Ms. Prince just said, "Can I see it a minute?" and went along trying to get my camera to work. And whatever she managed to do completely worked. So, I can say that Faith Prince fixed my camera. Both she and Peter Nero signed the Playbill, and she wrote something like "It was great working with you! <3 Faith"
Anthony Rapp: Sweetheartsweetheartsweetheart. He was so happy that everyone showed up to his book signing. He gave my friend a hug, and I was like, "I was GOING to ask you to do the tango picture with me, but that chair looks very, very comfortable, so never mind." And he laughed and said "If you can wait around until everyone else is gone, I will totally take the picture with you." Didn't happen, because my friend's dad made us leave. But still, he was amazing to meet.
callbacks: anita and rosalia, "west side story"
auditions: is there life after high school
Avatar: Me with Olga Merediz
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#44re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:24pm
Yero- WHAT did you do to that picture?! Haha.
Everyone I have met at the stage door has been extremely nice.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#45re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:36pmI agree that Diana Degarmo is a true sweetheart!
"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999
sadlilserenade
Swing Joined: 12/23/06
#46re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/22/07 at 11:57pm
I'm going to go against the grain and say Shoshana. She can be brusque, but she's tired, and she's also been a total sweetheart to me.
And of course, Josh Lamon. He's incredibly generous with his time and kindness.
Londonskyguy
Featured Actor Joined: 7/24/06
#47re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:00amMs. Lupone.,, She has been very kind every time Ive seen her at the stage door, and kind enough to take several photos together over the years. She recognized me when I saw her at the Donmar Warehouse in London , I will never forget how kind she was and she even said" I cant believe you came all the way from Chicago to London just to see me, I am honored"
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#48re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:05am
I usually don't take the time of the actor at the stagedoor. I always feel like I'm intruding...
That said, a few actors standout in my mind for readily staying, starting convos, and being all-around friendly:
John Gallagher
Jon Groff
Lea Michele
Skylar Austin
Lilli Cooper (all after SA, of course)
Michael Cerveris
Manoel Felciano
Alex Gemignani
Donna Lynne Champlin (all after Sweeney)
Patrick Cassidy (after Joseph...)
Kristin Chenoweth (after Apple Tree)
Barrett Foa
Anne Harada
Christian Anderson
Stephanie d'Abruzzo (after Avenue Q)
Adam Pascal (after a gig in Boston)
LaChanze (after Color Purple)
Joey MacIntyre (after Wicked)
...and I wish I could list Raul, but I was utterly speechless after seeing Company. All I could muster was a feeble "thank you so much". I was rather ashamed of myself.
#49re: Who has been nicest to you at the Stage Door?
Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:05am
Chris Sieber
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Stephanie J. Block
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