Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
ElphieZ
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/04
#1Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 7:39pm
Has anyone tried the stage door at the Pantages? Wondering if Idina (or the rest of the cast) has been coming out to sign autographs?
#2Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 7:45pm
Everyone comes out except Idina. We waited 40 minutes after the show.
ElphieZ
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/04
#3Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 7:52pm
I'm going tomorrow and am going to try. I'm not getting my hopes up, but it would be nice if she signed. I've seen her in Rent and Wicked AND If/Then on Broadway and no luck!
#4Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 8:38pm
Me and 7 people people waited 2 hours and 30 minutes after her Hollywood World Tour Concert and met her for only 10 seconds.. her group was rushing her. She signed one thing each for all 8 of us. The show was only 2 hours.. we waited longer. We were hiding in the parking lot cause the security was kicking everyone out.
The security guard (pantages) said that she hasn't stage doored ever.. so far. I went on the 5th LA performance. LaChanze, Anthony, James, and the rest DO come out to sign and chat.
#5Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 8:42pm
After the craziness of the Broadway stage door, that would have put me off from meeting fans forever.
#6Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 8:49pm
n2nbaby said: "After the craziness of the Broadway stage door, that would have put me off from meeting fans forever. "
Hi idina! Love your work! But please be cautious with your voice and don't end up like Julie Andrews.
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#7Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 9:02pm
JoseLee_ said: "Me and 7 people people waited 2 hours and 30 minutes after her Hollywood World Tour Concert and met her for only 10 seconds.. her group was rushing her. She signed one thing each for all 8 of us. The show was only 2 hours.. we waited longer. We were hiding in the parking lot cause the security was kicking everyone out.
The security guard (pantages) said that she hasn't stage doored ever.. so far. I went on the 5th LA performance. LaChanze, Anthony, James, and the rest DO come out to sign and chat.
"
Doesn't the fact that you had to hide from security guards go to show you that you were probably doing something wrong?? That maybe she didn't want to meet people?
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#8Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 9:08pm
JoseLee_ said: "Me and 7 people people waited 2 hours and 30 minutes after her Hollywood World Tour Concert and met her for only 10 seconds.. her group was rushing her. She signed one thing each for all 8 of us. The show was only 2 hours.. we waited longer. We were hiding in the parking lot cause the security was kicking everyone out.
The security guard (pantages) said that she hasn't stage doored ever.. so far. I went on the 5th LA performance. LaChanze, Anthony, James, and the rest DO come out to sign and chat.
" Given that you were actively avoiding security, I sure hope you were supremely grateful that she bothered to sign that one thing at all. I'm surprised she did. Your "we waited this long so we deserved more" entitlement is showing.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
#9Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 9:14pm
Oh no! I was very grateful. I went alone but I only stayed waiting/hiding (at first) because there was this girl who was OBSESSED with her and was telling all of us that she ALWAYS signs and loves meeting her fans.. we just listened to her and the time went buy fast we were all just big theatre fans and talking about theatre stuff. I'm totally grateful for the autograph from her. I just wanted to meet her and tell her how great she is/was. I was just saying how ridiculous and kind of funny how we waiting 2 hours and 30 minutes after and the show was only 2 hours. It was the longest I've ever staged doored.
c0113g3b0y
Leading Actor Joined: 9/16/15
#10Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 10:32pm
JoseLee_ said: "Oh no! I was very grateful. I went alone but I only stayed waiting/hiding (at first) because there was this girl who was OBSESSED with her and was telling all of us that she ALWAYS signs and loves meeting her fans.. we just listened to her and the time went buy fast we were all just big theatre fans and talking about theatre stuff. I'm totally grateful for the autograph from her. I just wanted to meet her and tell her how great she is/was. I was just saying how ridiculous and kind of funny how we waiting 2 hours and 30 minutes after and the show was only 2 hours. It was the longest I've ever staged doored.
"
maybe the security were told to watch out for that girl. lol
The thing is, besides being an utter toad of a human being, Riedel usually has the least knowledge of the topic in the room. He doesn't usually understand the content or approach of a show, and is always completely and unfailingly socially ignorant, which makes it really infuriating when Susan can't get a word in edgewise. A definitive mansplainer; it's always painful when he has female guests. I watch the show sporadically when I really want to see a guest, because it's the only theatre talkshow we have, but it would be so much better without this hateful clown in a dadcoat. (thanks ScaryWarhol)
#11Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/14/15 at 10:37pm
We all thought that they just wanted to go home already. Which is totally understandable :p
#12Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/15/15 at 1:36am
From what I understand, she hasn't come to the stage door since the opening stop in Denver. At least I haven't heard of her coming out in Seattle or San Francisco (and I went to one of the last few performances in SF and the guy at the door said he hadn't ever seen her come out once since the show had been there and that she had been leaving through another entrance in the back.
ElphieZ
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/04
#13Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/15/15 at 2:42pm
Aw that's too bad. Maybe we will get lucky and I figure it is worth a shot. We're there anyway!
#14Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/15/15 at 3:36pm
After her abysmal, sleep-walky performance here in LA, it might be better off that she doesn't stage door.
#15Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/15/15 at 7:51pm
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/what-went-wrong-with-the-idina-menzel-musical-if-then-6378533
Yikes. Can anyone who's seen Idina in the show lately speak to the above? What the reviewer said about the story and score's mediocrity is nothing new, but generally, Idina's passion in the role has been the indisputable saving grace. Is her exhaustion showing? Saw the show a few times on Broadway and plan to see it in LA during the run-- I'll be quite disappointed if her performance is noticeably uninspired.
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#16Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/15/15 at 10:27pm
TFMH18 said: "http://www.laweekly.com/arts/what-went-wrong-with-the-idina-menzel-musical-if-then-6378533
Yikes. Can anyone who's seen Idina in the show lately speak to the above? What the reviewer said about the story and score's mediocrity is nothing new, but generally, Idina's passion in the role has been the indisputable saving grace. Is her exhaustion showing? Saw the show a few times on Broadway and plan to see it in LA during the run-- I'll be quite disappointed if her performance is noticeably uninspired.
" The reviewer may have caught her on an off-night, as all the tour reviews I've seen and word of mouth have been very positive for the cast, if not also the show itself. She was on the Ellen show that aired Monday, so who knows when that was filmed. Though I wouldn't be surprised that she's exhausted at this point; she was filming for the TV pilot during a week-long "break" in the tour and has been known to work on her album in a recording studio even in the middle of the Broadway show.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
#17Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/15/15 at 11:18pm
Some people just love to hate or be 'different' in the case of everyone or 'mostly' everyone is seeing if/then for Idina.. And some don't want to like her.. She was outstanding when I went on the first Friday.
#18Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 1:57am
I saw her on November 19th and thought she was AMAZING. She made me cry and gave me chills, and while I know sometimes her live singing can be a bit off, she was on point 100% the entire night and sounded phenomenal, it was everything I could have wanted out of seeing her live. I can only imagine that person wanted to hate it/her or caught her on a less than stellar night
ElphieZ
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/04
#19Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 4:31am
I just saw the show tonight and she was amazing. She IS the show along with LaChanze, Rapp and Snyder. I saw the show on Broadway last year and I have to say that I thought Idina was much more emotional going into her final song than I remember on Broadway. She also has a moment with James Snyder where they got a bit of the giggles during the pregnancy scene that I don't recall from Broadway either. The cast just seemed to really enjoy performing and it led to a fantastic performance for all.
As expected, the entire cast came out and graciously signed for about 20 people, except for Idina. Disappointing, but I guess not a surprise seeing what everyone noted here. Thanks for the input guys!
Updated On: 12/16/15 at 04:31 AM
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#20Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 7:30am
The LA Weekly review notes, as others have, that the show takes place in: "...a mythically sparkling and crime-free Manhattan...."
Brantley also made this bizarre observation early. As if this show, whatever its strengths and weaknesses, needed to dramatize some sort of ominous personal threat to these characters. I lived in Manhattan 24 years, in several locals, and can assure the reviewers that the NYC I inhabited and loved wasn't so very far from the one in "If/Then," a musical comedy after all. Gee, Bobby isn't mugged in "Company." The last time I saw a "crime" acknowledging plot turn was in "Seesaw." It was hoary in 1973, and if we saw a less "sparkling" NYC -- what would it be, smudgy sets? Dirty windows? -- what would it add? The show has flaws, but it seems strange to carp about its positive portrayal of a diverse and vibrant urban existence. The show features people of color, LGBTQ characters, without turning anyone into a negative. Yeah, there aren't many financial problems. It's expensive as hell to live in NYC, anywhere. But we have a wide range of upscale characters here struggling, with real careers and investments. Let's at least let a musical comedy say that's possible.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
Updated On: 12/16/15 at 07:30 AM
#21Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 9:52am
II still have flashbacks of stage dooring when the show was on Broadway. What a madhouse that was! My father and I managed to get in front because we got there before the show let out- we had seen the show earlier that week. People were climbing light poles trying to see her. I would not have even bothered going, but I had a print from Wicked's Vanity Fair shoot that was signed by Carole Shelley, Joel Gray, Norbert Leo Butz and Kristin Chenoweth that i really wanted to complete with her signature (I succeeded). I understand her avoiding the stage door after having to deal with it on Broadway.
Darreyl with an L!
Updated On: 12/16/15 at 09:52 AM
#22Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 9:58am
TFMH18 said: "http://www.laweekly.com/arts/what-went-wrong-with-the-idina-menzel-musical-if-then-6378533
Yikes. Can anyone who's seen Idina in the show lately speak to the above? What the reviewer said about the story and score's mediocrity is nothing new, but generally, Idina's passion in the role has been the indisputable saving grace. Is her exhaustion showing? Saw the show a few times on Broadway and plan to see it in LA during the run-- I'll be quite disappointed if her performance is noticeably uninspired.
"
I saw this on Sunday and completely agree with everything said in this article. Maybe it was an off-day but from the minute she walked on, there was no connection. She just went through the motions, relying on her great voice, but stopping beyond giving anything from there.
#23Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 12:06pm
Based on cglaid's post and that review, I decided to take my father to see "The Bridges of Madison County" tour instead of this. I wish Idina well on her last couple of stops of the tour.
They/them.
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#24Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 2:38pm
So you rather see the tour people are walking out of.. According to other reviews.. Over a show where most the obc comes TO YOU?! I guess.. I can't understand that.
ElphieZ
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/04
#25Idina at If/Then @ The Pantages
Posted: 12/16/15 at 3:10pm
JoseLee_ said: "So you rather see the tour people are walking out of.. According to other reviews.. Over a show where most the obc comes TO YOU?! I guess.. I can't understand that.
Wow JoseLee are people walking out of The Bridges of Madison County? I was contemplating going to see it...is it that bad?
