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Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Megabyte22
Swing Joined: 5/22/13
#1Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 1:42am
I'm going o see Les Mis on Broadway in about a week and I'm so excited! However, I do have some questions about stagedooring.
-Where is the stagedoor located? (Imperial Theatre)
-Who usually stagedoors?
-On average, how busy it it usually? I'm going on a Saturday night.
-Do all actors who stagedoor take pictures or can some not?
Thanks in advance! I'm really excited to see the show! :)
#2Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 1:46amThe stage door is around the back of the theater, next to If/Then. There is often some confusion where the end of the If/Then line touches the Les Miz line. But since I never stagedoored Les Miz, that's as much as I know.
prouvaire
Chorus Member Joined: 6/5/14
#2Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 6:00amThe stage door is on 46th Street so your best bet is to leave through the doors that exit there or else you'll have to walk around the block. I think it varies from day to day who stage doors. When I went (on a Sunday) Andy Mientus, Samantha Hill, and Nikki M James didn't come out. A lot of the actors will say on twitter if they aren't stopping by the stage door that day so if there's anyone in particular that you want to meet, you might want to check their twitter. When I went I noticed a lot of the actors taking photos with fans so just ask first to make sure it's okay. They're all very nice :) Have fun!
#3Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 9:45amIt's a ZOO. Good luck.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
playbill-love
Featured Actor Joined: 7/30/13
#4Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 10:54amIt was INSANE even when I went, and it was pouring down rain when the show let out. They moved the barricade to under the marquee so no one got too wet. Most of the actors come out, all of them who come out sign, and most everyone takes pictures too. I think it largely varies night to night who comes out, but the majority of the cast did when I was there even in the bad weather.
Rainbowhigh23
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/12
#5Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 12:30pmKeala Settle was hilarious at stagedoor for one of the previews. She never spoke - she sang everything she was going to say as she signed autographs and took pictures with fans.
#6Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 5:12pmIf you are going after a matinee some might not come out because of physio and things like that, but most of the time most leads and featured people come out (in my experience). There are no one who never comes out. Regarding pictures, they all take them as long as you're polite and friendly. Do not take video of them without their permission though.
Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.
broadwayfan1995
Understudy Joined: 6/5/14
#7Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/23/14 at 7:16pm
Usually everyone comes out. The stagedoor is pretty crowded unless it's raining, which even then people still show up for it.
After a Saturday matinee, I met about 50% of the ensemble and then met Kyle Scatliffe, Andy Mientus, Caissie Levy, Aaron Walpole (Valjean that day), and Cliff Saunders.
I saw Nikki M James on the street before the show, so I said hi to her too, but she usually doesn't stagedoor after matinees (nor does Samantha Hill).
Everyone's really nice (as long as you're nice/respectful to them) and will sign/take pictures.
Megabyte22
Swing Joined: 5/22/13
JRRTolken
Understudy Joined: 6/7/14
#10Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/24/14 at 8:53am
"Why is Hugh Jackman not doing this?"
I waited at the exit of my movie theater, but he never came out to sign. Diva.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/24/14 at 6:27pm
Hugh couldn't have because he was busy, between filming breaks from PAN ( an origin story of Peter P), confounding the media about his "new" look, while watching the matches at the Royal Box at Wimbledon.
http://clips.wimbledon.com/g/v/4uYgAb5W3O9
#13Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 7:52am
Here's some coverage from the stage door when I saw the show last week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUXOrCl2cbk
#14Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 10:26am
"Coverage"
Don't flatter yourself.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#15Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 11:08amAs someone who usually goes to the stage door, I never got why people feel the need to take a video of it. Pictures? Sure. A video is just stupid and creepy to me.
FutureGM
Chorus Member Joined: 11/19/13
#16Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 11:15am
And, in Ramin's own words:
?@raminkarimloo (his Twitter for any fans out there)
"In the spirit of good etiquette, it would be nice to be asked if myself/others mind being video'd at stage door before pressing record. Ps. My answer would be no. Still, nice to meet you all. Love. X"
#17Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:32pm
"As someone who usually goes to the stage door, I never got why people feel the need to take a video of it. Pictures? Sure. A video is just stupid and creepy to me."
It better captures the memories for me than the photos do.
StickIt
Featured Actor Joined: 8/29/08
#18Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:34pmJeffrey, doesn't it change your opinion though to know that some subjects of your videos are uncomfortable being filmed? Typically, filming someone without their consent is pretty rude and a little creepy. Wouldn't it be better to make sure those on camera are okay with it?
#19Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:38pm
"It better captures the memories for me than the photos do."
Memories like the first 15 seconds of this at Pippin?
http://youtu.be/FMwxyt7W47Y
NOPE. Nothing even remotely creepy about that at all...
Updated On: 6/30/14 at 12:38 PM
#20Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:45pm^If I was doing that video now, I'd probably replace certain clips with the pictures I've gotten with the cast.
#21Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:45pmPhotos give someone time to get ready. Videos just cross the line.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
StickIt
Featured Actor Joined: 8/29/08
#22Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:51pm
So it doesn't bother you at all that Ramin out and out said he doesn't like what you're doing and doesn't want to be on video? Your selfishness is more important than respecting the people around you?
And really, what if the other people stagedooring with you don't wish to be on camera? There is absolutely nothing that's okay about what you're doing.
#23Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 1:03pm
I can't believe someone posted that Pippin stage door video, that's a little ridiculous.
Not saying that if I was there I wouldn't have looked 
but taking a video and keeping it right there is just crossing the line.
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#24Stage Dooring at Les Mis
Posted: 6/30/14 at 1:25pm
"Not saying that if I was there I wouldn't have looked but taking a video and keeping it right there is just crossing the line."
Well in Jeffrey's defense, if you watch the video to about 0:54, there is a poster right by the door with the pull quote "A BULGING BOX of musical theater candy". You try staring at a poster with the words BULGING BOX for 45 minutes. Of course you'll then want to do a series of crotch shots of the performers. Perfectly normal.
Updated On: 6/30/14 at 01:25 PM
