No, but I read in an interview with Norm Lewis that when he gets on the subway, he's always covered in glitter from playing King Triton, and people look at him funny and make assumptions about where he works.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
Yes. It was even someone I'd interviewed (just a survey) a few months earlier regarding public transport in that city. Coincidence number 2: She once played the mother of a former pen-pal of mine in a TV series.
(/Pointless post of today.)
EDIT: No, it wasn't a "Broadway performer", but since the OP mentioned other cities and transport systems, I assume the question also extends to actors in general. Not too many Broadway stars around in Tokyo, for example ... (Yes, I'm a nitpicker.)
Updated On: 10/4/08 at 01:05 PM
When Stephanie J. Block sprained her ankle it was in a subway station after a performance of WICKED. I'm sure people saw that...
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
I've never seen a Broadway star while on a Subway, but one time, I was riding a bus and this woman stepped right in front of it. The bus driver swore under his breath, and then announced, "The girl who wasn't watching where she was going wearing the see-through dress is Ivanka Trump." I thought he was kidding at first, but it was.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
I once crossed the road at the same time as Alfred Molina. Except we were going in opposite directions and I didn't want to get run over, so that's as far as that anecdote goes.
If we're going to talk about celebrities walking down the street, I have a pretty stupid story...
The night I saw "The Little Mermaid," I left my purse at the theatre. I didn't realize it until I'd already finished stagedooring and was halfway back to the hotel. The next day, we came back to see if they still had the purse (amazingly, they did), and a matinee had recently ended. When I was walking back from the theatre with my purse, I saw Derrick Baskin (Jetsam) walking with a friend, and he waved and exclaimed, "She got an autograph from me last night!"
I guess I have memorable-looking hair?
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
Saw Boyd Gaines once. He was with his daughter. A guy got on the train, looked at him and said "aren't you an actor?" Boyd nodded his head and that was about it.
haha, I saw Nicole Mangi on the subway in full makeup after a matinee, too!
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
I was on the subway gushing to my aunt right after I saw Spring Awakening, and I looked up and Skylar Astin was about two feet away. To make matters worse, we got off at the same point and walked in the same direction for awhile so it looked like I was following him. I tried to walk ahead of him to get away. It was uncomfortable.