Emma Stone Stage Door

[bfreak]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 4:19pm

I know it's already been discussed on the other thread that she comes out, but I was just wondering if since she's gone there if the stage door is much more crowded than it had been. Thanks!

[benmangini]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 7:55pm

How soon after the show does she come out ?

Don't want to freeze tomorrow night waiting for her.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 9:16pm

Will be hard to gauge much of the stage door activity this week for future use if you are basing it on days when Alan has been out, and he is back tomorrow, no?

[bfreak]

Posted: 11/14/14 at 9:41pm

Yes that is true about Cumming, but he doesn't really draw a huge stage door crowd. When Michelle was in the show, there were usually only about 15-20 people TOPS! Also, those that went on Tuesday would be pretty valid, as he was in then.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 7:45am

True. When I stagedoored Tony week, it was not a big crowd. But Emma may draw a different crowd, especially young girls hoping to catch a glimpse of Andrew (if he is not filming).

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 8:44am

@benmangini...
If you don't want to freeze, perhaps not engaging in the loathsome act of going to the stage door and bothering the performers after they worked their butt off for you will be more appealing.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 8:56am

HogansHero, I'm not sure why you find it "loathsome" to want to praise an actor/actress after you feel they've done something special. They are not forced to come out. It seems to me that it is a wonderful thing to receive kind words and have people appreciate you so much that they want a photo/autograph after you've worked your butt off. Obviously perspectives are different which is why the actors and actresses have the choice to greet fans or not.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 9:28am

sorry teach, totally disagree.

"They are not forced to come out."

What are you suggesting? That they have their dressing room converted into a jail cell?

This sense of entitlement on the part of the stage door freaks is truly astonishing. And actors cannot bolt through the gauntlet with impunity. If you are in fact a drama teacher, as this suggests, conveying this sort of sentiment is even more loathsome: I find it loathsome because it is wrong, uncivilized, impolite, ego-centric, presumptuous and a litany of other words none of which are good things.

[cknick]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 9:41am

I agree with DramaTeach. It is (or should be) about having the opportunity to share your appreciation for their performance. I'm tired of people speaking on behalf of the actors who sign after the show. If they didn't want to they would not stop to talk or sign, or they would use another exit.

I don't expect it when I go to shows, but if I'm particularly moved or impressed by something I try to wait so I can show my appreciation.

I can't speak for DramaTeach's intentions, but I am actor myself (not Broadway of course) and appreciate connecting with an audience after the show. That is what the theatre is about. Please don't let the negativity of overzealous stage-door "fans" (because I know they do exist!) eclipse the good intentions of others.

[benmangini]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 10:05am

Exactly I just want to say thanks for a great show. But it's not worth getting sick since i know it's going to be cold tonight.

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 10:40am

"Exactly I just want to say thanks for a great show."

How do you know she is going to deliver a great show before it even happens?

In cknick's example, this would occur after being "particularly moved or impressed."

Just seems hard to plan on being moved or impressed in advance.

[benmangini]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 11:00am

From the reviews so far and audios I have heard

Should be a fun night.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 11:07am

I could think of many things more uncivilized than wanting to share your love of a theatrical performance. I recently attended Matilda which is next to Elephant Man. After the show, there was a massive crowd of people waiting for Bradley Cooper. According to the people there, he came out and signed, and then as I was leaving my show, I bumped into him as he exited his show through a different door. They have other options. Their dressing room need not be the prison that you believe it to be, if they choose not to sign. Options exist.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 11:16am

I feel like this exact argument has been had on this board dozens of times. If you're going to have ANOTHER argument about whether stage-dooring is ok/moral/polite/whatever, then at least start a new thread instead of hijacking this one. This thread was supposed to be about discussing the Cabaret stage-door for those who want these questions answered. I know threads are hijacked all the time, but this topic has been beat to death on this board it's just silly that it keeps popping up. People have different opinions from each other! That really should be the end of it!

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 11:29am

"I feel like this exact argument has been had on this board dozens of times."

That estimate seems way low.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 11:34am

Actually, I think the comments should be made in the threads where folks oblivious to the odiousness of their behavior can hear how others feel about it. It should not be the job of an actor to find sneaky ways of escaping a building that essentially has one proper way to exit from backstage without enduring a gauntlet of self-entitled freaks. This is not about showing appreciation; this is about getting a piece of the celebrity that you re not entitled to. You can show appreciation by standing across the street and applauding, but you are not showing appreciating by shoving a playbill in a tired actor's face, or trying to angle the actor into a selfie with you. That's just gross. Emma Stone (or Bradley Cooper or hugh Jackman et al) is not Justin Bieber, and presumably the people posting here are not just adolescent fangirls. Human decency would be a nice trait to consider.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 11:43am

JBroadway, you are correct and I am done. I hope bfreak gets the results she was hoping for.

[bfreak]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 1:33pm

Thank you DramaTeach for the kind words. I do not know if I'm going to see Emma Stone in this (I really want to, but already saw it with Michelle Williams) but if I do I was just curious how it would play out. The one show and stage door I know I'm definitely going to is The Elephant Man. I am confused about your comments, though. You said that he did come out of the stage door and signed, but then you said you saw him come out of a different exit the same night. Please clarify. Thank you.

P.S. It's quite alright, you would have no reason to know, but actually I'm a male.

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 2:18pm

"I agree with DramaTeach. It is (or should be) about having the opportunity to share your appreciation for their performance."

Funny, I always thought that's what the curtain call was for.

Look, we all understand that it's the opportunity to see up close a well known movie star, get her to sign your playbill (a third or more of which will be on eBay within 60 days) and ideally get a picture of her. If you're willing to wait, you are courteous and she's happy to oblige, then great. I don't have any problem with it. But this altruistic nonsense about the sole intent just being to share your appreciation for her performance is just a little too precious. If she was out and her standby who you had never heard of gave a killer performance, would you be as willing to stand out in the cold for 45-60 minutes just so you could deliver the same message of appreciation? I think we all know the answer to that.

[SweetLips]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 2:29pm

'Oh-you want an autograph, a photo with ME? how wonderful and unexpected ". What a load of cods-it's all for YOUR ego not the actors.
Applaud after a performance then go home. You've already told the actors what you thought, no need to do it twice.
FB always says it so well-wish I could find HIS stage door !!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 2:39pm

Exactly, an actor whose heard thousands of times they did a great job doesn't care. The stage door is about the people thinking they need to congratulate people. It's very ego driven. Your applause is enough, and it's NOT about you.

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 3:39pm

Threads like this are why I don't often post on here. People get so mean and bitchy over anything and everything. Emma Stone has said many, many times in interviews how important her fans are to her and from everything I've heard of her at the stage door, it seems to be important to her. If you are against stage dooring for whatever reason, get over it. It exists, people enjoy it. There are actors who do not like it that exit from another door and are not held prisoner in their dressing room.

[FireFingers]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 4:22pm

Some people are horrible at stage door, but most aren't. Theatres have a lot of doors, and getting from backstage to edit front of house really takes no time at all. Actors don't have to come out, and are perfectly entitled to leave by another exit. They can also come out of stage door, say they really have to get home, and dash through. It's all optional. There is no entitlement about it.

Of course some people complain when people don't come out, but they're the minority.

I quite like people stage dooring, as it means I get confused looks when I leave work. Benefits of working backstage.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 4:48pm

@n2n-"If you are against stage dooring for whatever reason, get over it. It exists, people enjoy it." There are many things that exist, and that people enjoy, that I am not going to get over. People text during shows, people answer their phones during shows, people take photos and videos during shows. All enjoyed. And no I won't get over it. Some people enjoy drinking and driving. Texting and driving. Racism. Guess what? I'm not getting over any of that.

For your and the following posters information, most Broadway theatres have no back exit, because most are block bound. An actor can leave through the stage door, the entrance doors or in some cases via a fire escape that takes them onto the roof of another building from which they could. I suppose, shimmy down a rain gutter.

This practice does indeed exist, but that does not mean the rest of us have to remain silent: if my comment convinces a few people that maybe they ought to reconsider their behavior, that's a step in the right direction. And those of you who consider yourself entitled for some ego-centric reason, maybe some day a law will be enacted mandating that you all be stoned.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/15/14 at 5:30pm

Jesus, dude.