nicest person @ stage door.... — Page 4

CARY SHIELDS was really great to some of my friend and I while he was on tour with RENT. He stayed til everyone had everything signed and chatted with a bunch of us for a long time... great guy!

For me it would have to be John Cariani and Jessica Snow Wilson. For John it was amazing cuz i wrote talked with him before the show and all got to know each other then he took me backstage and we talked and chatted about life and what i want to do with my career and all that and he took me on the stage...AHHHH!!!! Also Jessica was kool cuz alot of people just look and are like sign my playbill and all and when she came to me , my mom and i were like soo amazing performance and actually talked and she was shocked and everyone didnt care about talking to her.. she was really sweet.!!

Sutton's the NICEST girl...I met her after Millie last year and went on and on about amazing she was, and Sutton was just rolling her eyes and going, "Oh, shut up!" She's so modest. Christian Borle's really nice, too...

I talked to Delta Burke at the flea market and she chewed my ear off. I was just getting my picture taken with her because I thought it would be funny to have this random picture of me and Delta on my fridge (and everyone who's been in my kitchen this past year DOES ask about it!:)) She started talking to me and asking me questions about myself, and the guy taking our picture finally had to tell her to stop talking because she had a line waiting for her :) I'm sure she was always sweet to people outside the theatre, too...she just seemed so friendly and kind.

Mandy Gonzalez is SO sweet and bubbly.

And Tom Cavanaugh was ADORABLE...he was pretty bad in Urinetown, but just so sweet...he told jokes to some little boy and was giving hugs and smiles...what a pleasure.

Nicole Kidman was really nice (as was Tom Cruise) considering the mayhem that surrounded her Broadway debut in The Blue Room...

eww nicole kidmans very unkind. i tried to get her autograph once, and she totally blew us off to get in her car. i know it may seem a bit pushy. but she could take 2 seconds to sign her initials on a piece of paper.

well. on second note.
anthony rapp was totally a great guy after the opening of little shop. i was wearing a hooters shirt and we were totally laughing about it. he signed my rent program, my little shop cover, and by his picture and bio. what a nice guy.

also... sutton foster was sooooo nice. shes soo sweet with her fans. she must have taken a million pictures before she signed my program, and still had a smile on her face. gosh shes amazing.

Kristin Chenoweth, she makes sure everyone has a signed something and a picture if they wanted one. I didnt get to talk to her because she was in a rush but that was because she had family with her so I could understand.

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Updated On: 8/31/04 at 08:39 PM

Kristin Chenoweth was a sweetheart, even with the big ol blind man sunglasses on (heard the dog wasn't banned, but the rat problem was the reason for the end of the dog's run)
Sutton Foster was beyond charming
Jennifer Westfeldt was shocked we recognized her
Tonya Pinkins and the whole Caroline cast were practically begging us to tell people to come see the show.
It was off Broadway, but Ed Norton and Catherine Keener were both really nice. I thought Norton would be difficult (from past experience) but he couldn't have been nicer.
And in the audience at Beauty & the Beast, Kate Beckinsale was absolutely lovely (another one shocked we knew who she was)

All in all, haven't had too many bad experiences. I find people are only "bad" when you compare them to other experiences. Which is I think what happened with the Kristin/Idina thing. It's unfortunate because I think individually they're both quite nice but the endless comparisons were a bit much.

well that photo banner you have more than makes up for any eye expressions I missed, maybe it's me, but that 3rd one is a little scary....

yes it is! I really dont want to see her ass! lol

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I haven't really been to too many shows--or ones that i've stayed at the stage door after show. But I would have to say that Marissa Jaret Winokur was the nicest to me. I had flown from WI to see her in L.A. She knew who I was from my website it was really awesome!! She was signing my playbill and looked at me and was like "It's you!! From the website!! hey!!" I think I almost died. But she chatted w/ me for a lil bit, and was really sweet.
MJW: From A Fan's Eyes

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anthony rapp-hes so shy! its sort of cute. we had a very nice conversation about the RENT movie and such. this was the LSOH tour. actually now that i tihnk about it the rest of the cast was great too-especially the person who played the dentist and my mind went blank and i feel bad for not remembering his name-(anyone know who he is?) anyways he gave me a sharpie

also, sort of a biased opinion, but ensemble members and swings will spend lots of time talking to you and even take you backstage if you so much as know their name it absolutely makes my day when people appreciate the small roles in musicals... but you have to be quick, cuz a lot of us walk out quickly assuming no one wants out autograph... just a word of wisdom

gregory hines. and mary bond davis