Famous People at Brodway Shows- Page 2
Famous People at Brodway Shows
Fenchurch
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/16/06
#25re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:30pm
I sat next to Jess-eNormous, I mean Jessye Norman at Lily Tomlin's one-woman show.
SHE's HUGE!
Not fat, but just LARGE. I loved it.
"Fenchurch is correct, as usual."
-Keen on Kean
"Fenchurch is correct, as usual." - muscle23ftl
"Fenchurch is correct, as usual." - muscle23ftl
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#26re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:30pmWhen I saw Sweet Charity, the guy who played the neighbor on Married With Children was apparently there. I didn't see him.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#27re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:33pmAt the opening night of Gypsy I spotted Barbara Cook, Stephen Sondhein, Athru Laurents, Michael Cerveris and Vincent Garber. At Usher's debut in Chicago I saw Clive Davis, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Cruz, and S. Epatha Merkesun(sp - the Lieutenant from Law & Order). At Lion King I saw Donald Sutherland. At Drowsy Chaperone I saw actor Tony Goldwyn (Ghost, Pelican Brief).
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#28re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:37pm
Way too many to remember all.
Off the top of my head:
THE BOY FROM OZ: Elvis Costello (Hugh brought him on stage at during the Reno Sweeney section in Act 2), Rue McClanahan (same performance). Nicole Kidman, Matt Damon, Barbara Cook, Molly Ringwald -- all at different performances.
ANNIE: Barbra Streisand (in 1977)
NOISES OFF (Revival): at same performance: Steve Martin and Al Pacino.
BELLS ARE RINGING (Revival): Joan Allen, Fran Drescher and TCM's Robert Osbourne -- all at the same performance.
THE PRODUCERS: TCM's Robert Osbourne, Christina Applegate and Tom Cruise.
HAIRSPRAY: Joan Rivers, Nicole Kidman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Billy Joel.
Too many more to remember. Remember...the best time to see a show is during it's late previews or shortly after Opening Night. Those performances are usually attended by 'famous' celebrities.
#29re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:40pm
Rosie O'Donnell at The Apple Tree
And they're not really "celebs" but Skylar Astin and Brian Charles Johnson from Spring Awakening and Laura Osnes from Grease were at Grey Gardens when I was there.
Subtle...but sassy!
www.the8thavenueobserver.com
#30re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:46pmJesse Tyler Ferguson at "Sweeney Todd". Spoke to him during intermission.
Just give the world Love.
Jonny boy
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/07
#31re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:46pmI saw Vanessa Williams at The Wiz when it was playing in La Jolla
MusicAndPassion
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/05
#32re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:47pm
Bette Midler was in there when I saw Jersey Boys. She came out at the Stage Door and waved saying she loved the show.
Fantasia was at The Color Purple when I was there back in April '06.
bwaygal1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/07
#33re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 2:38pmLast summer I saw Jersey Boys and Rosie O'Donnell was there. I said hi and she was very nice.
"A birdcage I plan to hang. I'll get to that someday. A birdcage for a bird who flew away...Around the world."
"Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum, and I love a cabaret!"-RIP Natasha Richardson-I was honored to have witnessed her performance as Sally Bowles.
molly.
Chorus Member Joined: 7/14/07
#35re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 3:05pm
umm Rosie O'Donnell at fiddler, she sat in my row ( before she was in it)
Kathrine Mcphee i heard was at Jersey boys when i was there but people i met at rush for that show sat next to us and sed they saw her at intermisson
and Raven was at Beauty and the Beast.
iliketheater
Broadway Star Joined: 12/10/05
#36re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 3:10pmLast night I saw Cynthia Nixon at Gypsy
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#37re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 3:12pmWhen my sister saw Mama Mia,from the mezzanine she spied Mikhail Gorbachev's birthmark in the orchestra and he was going crazy to Abba.
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
jg4892
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/06
#38re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 3:18pmBilly Joel, Steven Sater (not so weird, considering he wrote it), and paul reiser at spring awakening. Zach Braff was there when I went one day too, but I missed him.
worrell4077
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#39re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 4:28pm
John Travolta and Kelly Preston were at The Boy From Oz when I went for my first time and at intermission my aunt went over and screamed "Kelly" or something like that and Travolta turned around and looked for who was calling his wife.
Matt Damon, Barbara Walters, and Joel Grey were at the last Boy From Oz(Joel Grey walked by me).
I heard that Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, and Johnny Depp were at Sweeney(would've loved to have been there). Jack Nicholson was at Jersey Boys(would've loved to have have been there too). Mel Brooks was at La Cage Aux Folles(would've loved to have been there too)
ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#40re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 4:39pm
"When my sister saw Mama Mia,from the mezzanine she spied Mikhail Gorbachev's birthmark in the orchestra and he was going crazy to Abba."
many Russians do... hahaha...
What a night! I was in more laps than a napkin!
#41re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 4:43pmLaurence Fishburne at Deuce.
"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
#42re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 5:11pmA friend of mine was pushed, accidently, by Vanessa Williams at Gypsy this past Monday. She apologized and he said "no problem, I am a big fan" and laughed. ANd she thanked him and smiled. He said there were a lot of performers there as it was a dark night for most shows on Monday.
Just give the world Love.
#43re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 5:14pm
Pajama Game- Paul Newman & family
Lion King- Liam Nessian (SP?)
Coast of Utopia Part 3- Billy Crudup (haha- he was in the audience watching!)
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#44re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 5:17pmWhen I saw Souvenir, I sat next to Bernadette Peters & Joel Grey.
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
#45re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 5:29pm
Kaye Ballard at WOMAN IN WHITE
Stephen Sondheim at GYPSY (Bernadette Peters closing perf)
Brian Stokes Mitchell at DROWSY CHAPERONE
Liza Minelli at DROWSY CHAPERONE
Marlo Thomas & Phil Donohue at BEA ARTHUR JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS
Barbara Cook at ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY (at the Public)
Hunter Foster waiting in line for tickets to HAIRSPRAY
'Our whole family shouts. It comes from us livin' so close to the railroad tracks'
WestVillage
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/05
#46re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 5:57pm
This is going way back, but Ethel Merman at Coco, Lucille Ball at They're Playing Our Song, Henry Fonda at Applause.
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#47re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 6:17pm
I sat three seats away from Liza at Spring Awakening back in December.
I sat four seats away from Blythe Danner at The Apple Tree in December.
I sat next to Vanessa Williams at CARMEN at the La Jolla Playhouse 9 days ago.
I shave me Xanadu every morning!
#48re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 6:25pm
Not counting the record-breaking performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" (I passed Lauren Bacall, John Lithgow, and Victor Garber in the lobby) and the opening night party for "Lestat"...
Two come to mind...
Two summers ago, Hugh Panaro mentioned Jeff Goldblum was seeing Phantom that particular night. I forgot that bit of information during the show. But when I was waiting for Hugh after the show, Jeff passed us in the alley and said "Hi" as one of my friends was lecturing us on the proper way to kill roaches.
On the first night of "Lestat" previews, I saw Alice Cooper leaving the stage door after the show.
#49re: Famous People at Brodway Shows
Posted: 7/25/07 at 6:41pm
I was at DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS and Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry were both there. Even saw Hugh Jackman backstage afterward. He seemed really happy to say "hi" to the crew at the Imperial. My friend and I were standing onstage and he saw us and waved.
I was also at the same performance of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE as Angela Lansbury.
Videos