rudest people at stage door — Page 5

I agree that 2K a week isn't all that much money but 1000 a month on food? My sister can feed a family of four on 100 a week and she's a great great cook!

As long as we're talking about waiting tables on famous people. Has anyone ever been to BitterWaitress.com? It's a site for waiters to bitch about their worst serving experiences and there's lots of celebrity encounters on there.
Bitter Waitress

yeah, not to rag on you nate, but $1000/month for food? where u eatin' man? foie gras wasn't meant to go in a sandwich...

frenchie davis

Yeah--I've never heard of $250 a week for a voice teacher. No teacher is worth that unless they're Idina's or Eden's or someone who obviously has learned an awsome technique--and I doubt even theirs is $250 an hour.

1) most bway people dont have time to cook, so they have to eat on during breaks and such...10 bucks a pop at least, 3 times a day, 30 bucks a day, drinks after the show is around 50 bucks a day...thats 1500 dollars. i estimated 1000. i found that fair.

i also have to defend the 1000/month for lessons. Seth Riggscharges 250 for a half hour last i heard. most bway people take 1-2 times a week. so, it is possible for a bway performer to spend 2000/month (if there are four weeks in a month, and not five). most good teachers in NYC are at least 100/lesson. that still makes quite a dent in the budget.

The point of the post was to say that 2000/month goes VERY quickly in the city...not to mention that the smart performer saves their money so they don't starve or have to get a temp job in between gigs.

Seth Riggs could be called a criminal for what he's done to some voices. And, most Bway people don't have time to cook b/c they are always in rehearsals for the show...they have put-in rehearsals, brush-up rehearsals, rehearsals for new readings, auditions, meetings with agents/managers, headshot appointments, and a number of other things to keep them constantly on the go. It's a fun life, but it is not a life where you work a mere 8 hours every day.

Not too many people I know who live in the city, myself included don't cook. It's easier to order in.

What's in my fridge?
Half & Half, champagne, leftover chinese.

freezer?
Ice cream, vodka, bag of peas,

& $10 a meal? Where you eating? McDonalds?

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Not yet anyway.
Rath, were you a personal assistant for Mizz Turner?

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I haven't been on this board in a few days so I'm glad that this thread is still going strong. I must add my 2 cents even though I'm not the first to mention this person. I couldn't believe how rude Patti Lupone was to her fans after Noises Off. I guess I shouldn't complain b/c I did manage to get her to sign my playbill. I told her I was a big fan of hers ever since the tv show Life Goes On. She finished signing & walked (ran) to her waiting car. Sure, we all have bad days or maybe she had somewhere to go but now I know I'm not the only one.

But I still think she's a great performer unlike: Jason Biggs. I was unfortunate enough to meet him after the Graduate. I didn't really want his autograph, but I was waiting for Linda Gray (the NICEST @ the stage door) who was in the show for a few days. So when he came out I figured, what the heck.....big mistake. An absolute jerk! He obviously didn't want to sign or talk with anyone and if that's the case, then he shouldn't have bothered! Believe me, I wish I didn't have his autograph on my playbill cover.

When we were at the Wicked stage door, there were some rude (well more annoying than rude) ladies waiting right behind us. It was after the show, and they wanted to get Randy Harrison's autograph/picture. They kept saying "Where's Randy? We want Randy!" When someone other than Randy came out, they would say "We don't care about you! We want Randy!" They didn't say this loud enough for the actors to hear, but it was still annoying and rude. Unfortunately for them, Randy didn't come out that day.

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