Your ticket does not cover the stagedoor

I am so happy this new info that has never been covered in BWW now has a thread

Yes, but the relatively new thing of shaming someone on social media is just horrible. This actress was just protecting her health and she was accosted on the internet by some horrible person who felt entitled to meet her, get an autograph and photo. Crazy.

On a board like this, I think this thread is very much preaching to the choir, at least I hope so. It's akin to starting a thread telling people on this board to not use cellphones, talk, consume loud candy/food/drink, etc. during a show.

I also steer clear of cast who are done with stage door and/or those who are leaving who purposely avoided coming to the stage door crowd. It's important to respect actors' personal space and time, even if they have the generosity to have given you their time at stage door... I feel they should be left alone once stage door is done. I think its weird people think it's okay to bother actors after that.

Although by no means necessary nor part of their job description, the security can help by letting folks know who usually comes out/doesn't come out and who won't/might not be, so fans know whether to wait or not. Some of the better security guards are super nice and helpful to fans and I've always appreciated that extra little bit.

I've had stage door experiences that have elevated a mediocre night of theater into an incredible night or extend the awesomeness of an incredible night. Always super appreciative and would hate for some jerks to ruin it for the rest of us.

Updated On: 4/24/16 at 07:48 PM

dramamama611 said: "The part I don't understand is that no one has really been even talking about SD...and certainly not about demanding anything there. (Unless it's on a thread I'm not reading."

It's in the linked article. Someone ticked off that Erivo didn't stage door the other night posted so on her Instagram. Others have reacted and are now talking about the sense of entitlement.

dramamama611 said: "Yes, I realize the reason for the article (or is it a blog?) but the reason to highlight it on the boards, when no one HERE has been doing this. "

You don't know that. These boards have been around for over 10 years.

I really want to give Cynthia Erivo a hug after that.

slumdogdelaware said: "quizking101 said: "I really want to give Cynthia Erivo a hug after that.




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Well you won't be able to give it to her at the stage door because she won't be there.

/jokes



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^ Hilarious

dramamama611 said: "I meant that no one has been bitching about actors lack of SD recently. I know it's come up.

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Right now, two posts above this one on the first page is someone bitching in the American Psycho stage door thread about how dare Benjamin Walker not come out the stage door, if Hugh Jackman and Bradley Cooper can do it when they're in shows.

Bitching about stage door comes up here all the time.

Well I was gobsmacked when I read about the actor who brings to the SD a 'boombox' to entertain his 'fans' as he signs and smiles.

At least everyone else could slip away quietly.

Anakela said: "dramamama611 said: "I meant that no one has been bitching about actors lack of SD recently. I know it's come up.

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Right now, two posts above this one on the first page is someone bitching in the American Psycho stage door thread about how dare Benjamin Walker not come out the stage door, if Hugh Jackman and Bradley Cooper can do it when they're in shows.

Bitching about stage door comes up here all the time.





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Ahhhh....thanks for pointing that out....I was totally NOT following that thread. Oy. (sorry for giving these boards too much credit.)

God bless you, Cynthia Erivo, as you have blessed us with your performance.

Unpopular opinion perhaps? I don't think it's that simple. Now, I don't think any performer is obligated to stage door and I can't remember getting angry at someone for not coming out. (I've gotten a little miffed at security sometimes when they won't tell you one way or the other if you can go home or not but the people who work the big theaters tend to be good about that.) That said, I think the expectation has been created that stage dooring is part of the experience, at least for a good deal of people. Not all theaters promote it but widely but I do think they've been fostering that expectation. In my experience, regular theatregoers are still pretty well behaved at the stage door. It's a lot of the younger fans and casual audience members who are attracted by "stars" who tend to be a little more... excitable. Maybe more rules need to be put in place and enforced beyond just having barricades?