Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Writing to performers who aren't in shows
#1Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:20pmDoes anyone know a way to write to a performer who isn't in a show? I felt like sending it to the agency was weird and didn't know any other addresses...
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:23pm
Through their agent or management would be the only other way.
I'm curious as to what you thought was any other sort of possibility.
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#2Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:25pmI though some of them would have a P.O. Box or something
#3Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:25pmIf they've just very recently left a show, you can sometimes still write to them at that theatre. They'd eventually get it.
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#4Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:27pm
Can you elaborate on the performer's identity? I imagine that will have some kind of impact on the right way to approach this.
If it's a mega star, there will usually be an address just for fan mail you can send it to or sometimes the official fan club (if there is one) can actually forward on your letter.
I would discourage you from sending a fan letter to the performer's agency as it will probably just get discarded, unless the performer is a star. In that case, the performer might have an assistant who handles all fan mail. If that applies here, the agency will usually forward it on to that individual.
If the performer has a rep or publicist, however, you're better off to send it their way. But not to their agency.
#5Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:36pm
I was looking to send to Laura Benanti, Audra McDonald, and Katie Finneran.
Updated On: 7/15/13 at 04:36 PM
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#6Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:40pm
That's a tough one. My best suggestion is to send it to her Management (not her Agent). You can find the contact info on her website under "REPRESENTATION". Best of luck!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#7Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:42pmJust Google them and find the info for their publicist, manager, or a Fan Mail address. They're all big enough names to have their own site with the info on there. I did some of the work for you with Laura.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#8Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:57pmWould there be any use in sending letters to them through Actor's Equity? Just a thought.
#10Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 5:07pmBenanti and McDonald are also active on Twitter, and might respond if you simply tweet them and ask. And isn't Finneran going to be on a TV show? Could you send a fan letter to the production company or studio where she'll be filming?
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Joviedamian
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#11Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 9:37pmJust send a copy to every theater in NY and wait till they do another show there...that way it will be waiting for them when they eventually arrive! :)
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#12Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:58pmWhy don't more celebs tell us their post office box numbers?
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#13Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/16/13 at 12:54pm
Because they don't want to have to dig through piles of fan mail to find their telephone bills.
Updated On: 7/16/13 at 12:54 PM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14Writing to performers who aren't in shows
Posted: 7/16/13 at 1:10pmI don't think most b'way actors recieve enough non-show fan mail to warrant having a separate po box. And even so, how would they get word out about it?
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