Who's been invited backstage? — Page 5

Gone backstage a few times but the best was "A Streetcar Named Desire" revival at the Barrymore. My friend's cousin worked on the production so an hour before the show we went back. He was giving us the tour and then he said go through here, and we did and we were on the stage all set for the show. We got to walk around see all, but the surreal part was, as I looked out, right there in about the fifth row orchestra seats with full house lights up were the cast taking a meeting with the director. Jessica Lange was standing in the aisle talking to him, and Baldwin and cast were in seats talking. Jessica turned around and smiled and waved to us as were were up there. It was cool standing on the stage in full set with the cast down there, only to be completely reversed 45 minutes later.

The first time I went backstage was at SpamAlot soon after it opened. I met John Bolton at the stage door, who was on as Galahad that week, and we started talking. We discussed how I was in town to tour NYU for my upcoming audition tour of BFA Musical Theater programs and he asked if I had ever been on a Broadway stage. He finished signing autographs and brought me backstage and showed me around and let me stand on the stage and explore the set. I even climbed up one of the castle towers on the porscenium. David Hyde Pierce walked across the stage while we were on it and it was pretty neat meeting him like that. I'll always remember that first time as one of the coolest moments of my young life. It was especially thrilling thinking about all the history made on that stage.

Since then I've been backstage at The Wedding Singer, Harispray, and Curtains. Curtains was especially cool, because I was shown around the entire theater. It was fascinating seeing the enormous dressing areas filled with the hundreds of costumes used in the show. Meeting Karen Ziemba in her dressing room didn't hurt either!

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Sandra Joseph invited me backstage at Phantom after I wrote to her in 2005. Since I've conducted the Orchestra at Phantom (won it at he 2006 Flea Market/Auction) I've always been welcome back by the stage managers and the lovely cast! I pretty much know mostly everybody backstage there!

I was invited backstage by Danny Burstein at The Drowsy Chaperone! It was fun getting to go on stage there and touch the chair!

I've also been on stage at the St. James with Bill Nolte from The Producers.

Updated On: 6/22/07 at 03:46 PM

January 20, 1980 - being invited backstage by Annie's Sarah Jessica Parker. She showed my best friend and I the backstage area and also showed us her dressing room. I still have the picture of the two of us from that day.

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My friend and I saw the Producers ALOT and got friendly with several cast members who tooks us backstage from time to time.

Pity it's closed.

I worked at the hotel Susan Egan lived in while she was doing Cabaret. She got me house seats (I still had to pay full price for them, but they were are at one of the best tables). Of course I got her flowers and sent them back to her with someone from the stage door.
After the show an usher came up to me and my date and asked us to please wait until the house had cleared and he would take us back to her dressing room.
We stayed and chatted with her for about 15-20 minutes in her dressing room. She was very gracious to us.

the show was amazing! It also had Michael Hall as the Emcee. Both of them were fantastic.

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My 1st trip 2 New York,I flew over 2 see the Wedding Singer and when i met the cast at the stage door, told them i came from ireland just 2 see the show,Kevin Cahoon invited me backstage!Was abs amazin!