tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post5476889609799439356..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: Stage door stories Part IIEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-58490355279968004132008-05-15T17:14:00.000-04:002008-05-15T17:14:00.000-04:00I second what Steve said. When I saw Kevin Spacey ...I second what Steve said. When I saw Kevin Spacey for the Iceman Cometh at the Old Vic, he was SOOO nice and took pictures, signed everything and generally hung around until everyone got what they wanted. <BR/><BR/>Even Julia Roberts signed autographs and posed a few times for pics. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, I guess cause I see "celebrities" at work too, I have an opinion that it's all part of their work, and the truly "cool" ones know that and are pretty grounded and are understanding about it.<BR/><BR/>I totally understand when they are on daily life mode on the streets though. That's different.<BR/><BR/>Still, even when Patti was sick, Ms. LuPone signed playbills to be distributed outside. That's sweet! There's an actor who knows her audience!Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342092747348921676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-86699438750839104752008-05-15T01:34:00.000-04:002008-05-15T01:34:00.000-04:00Steve, you're absolutely right about Kevin Spacey ...Steve, you're absolutely right about Kevin Spacey and about everything else you said.<BR/><BR/>Kevin is known for being gracious to his fans. It was the same with David Hyde Pierce and the cast of Curtains when you got them to sign a souvenir programme for me. They were more than happy to do it. <BR/><BR/>In interviews, Kevin often talks about going to see Jack Lemmon in a play when he was in high school and getting to meet him afterward, and the impact that had on his life. <BR/><BR/>So if you go see Kevin Spacey at The Old Vic in London, where he's artistic director, you can go to the stage door afterward, get his autograph and talk to him for a minute. It's part of his ritual after every performance. <BR/><BR/>And you know what, it's very smart on his part. It probably takes him less than 30 minutes and it's one additional way of making people feel extra special about their theatergoing experience. And really, isn't that what it's all about?Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-535062711224843082008-05-14T16:41:00.000-04:002008-05-14T16:41:00.000-04:00Esther, You know, I love both Morgan Freeman and F...Esther, You know, I love both Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand's acting - in fact, thanks to the latter, "Fargo" remains among my all-time favorite films. <BR/><BR/>I give them both credit for being pleasant, yet I couldn't help but wonder if there must be some sort of Academy Award-winner rationale (i.e. fear of people selling their autographs on EBay, etc.) behind their flat refusals. <BR/><BR/>But then I remembered how gracious another Oscar winner named Kevin Spacey was when I asked him to autograph an opening night Playbill (<B>A Moon For The Misbegotten</B>) for you. I've concluded that they apparently just can't be bothered with the fans who bought all those movie and theatre tickets through the years.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I grant that when it gets right down to it, what they do is "work," and I will also grant that they should not be pestered when they're simply walking down the street, but when it comes to making the time-honored exit from the theatre, the least they could do would be to take a few more minutes to recognize the people who have shown some love for their "work." <BR/><BR/>After all, that's why they call it show business.Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-27836271782801071702008-05-14T14:49:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:49:00.000-04:00Hopefully we'll get a chance to meet on my next tr...Hopefully we'll get a chance to meet on my next trip! <BR/><BR/>Christopher Fitzgerald, Andrea Martin and Sutton Foster all came out when I saw YF, and they were great. In fact, Christopher and Andrea were the best things about the show!<BR/><BR/>As for The Country Girl, obviously there's no requirement that an actor sign autographs, but you know, most of Broadway's business comes from out-of-town tourists. They don't see five or six shows, they see one or maybe two. We're in a recession and there are a lot of shows to choose from. <BR/><BR/>There weren't that many people waiting that Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand couldn't have taken 15 minutes to sign autographs and created some goodwill for the show and for theater in general. I mean, they're the reason people came in the first place, not because they're huge Clifford Odets fans!Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-10234331855537634572008-05-14T11:04:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:04:00.000-04:00oh shoot. we should have met up! I was a couple st...oh shoot. we should have met up! I was a couple streets over at Spring Awakening!<BR/><BR/>Funny, i was just thinking about the YF snubs and thinking, maybe the rest of the cast might have gotten nominated if they signed autographs. (Fitzgerald and Martin were the only ones to come out the main door when I went last year and signed and took photos and all)...<BR/>hmm... <BR/><BR/>and with Country Girl snubs... do I see a trend? haha...Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342092747348921676noreply@blogger.com