Threaded Order Chronological Order
| Menzel fans were rabid around "If/Then" | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 04:44 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 04:43 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Angry mom blasts Ben Platt for not stage-dooring at 'Evan Hansen'; Tony winner explains exactly why - JohnDunlop 03:27 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
|
|
|
| And apparently, a posse would show up 8 times a week to get "Frozen" or even "Wicked" stuff autographed, who had not seen "if/Then." Their prerogative, but it highlights this stalking vibe that impacts the climate around stage door-ing. With the Menzels and other celebs having media profiles beyond the theater, there's that "ownership" factor, i.e. we made you a star, you owe us. Starting early for Mr. Platt, that syndrome. |
|
| reply to this message |
| re: Menzel fans were rabid around "If/Then" | |
| Posted by: MikeR 06:47 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: Menzel fans were rabid around "If/Then" - Delvino 04:43 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
|
|
|
| Michael Park, of Dear Evan Hansen, recently tweeted that he'd be taking some time off from doing the stage door. He wasn't super-specific (140 character limit, after all), but it seemed like the "fans" were getting a bit much. ".@DearEvanHansen peeps, I'll be taking a break from signing for awhile. Some people just don't get it." |
|
| Link | https://twitter.com/park24hrs/status/876402417776173056 |
| reply to this message | |
| Rabid fans aren't new, but they seem to have gotten worse on Broadway | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 10:06 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 10:04 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Menzel fans were rabid around "If/Then" - MikeR 06:47 pm EDT 07/03/17 | |
|
|
|
| There were the bobby soxers who went wild for Frank Sinatra, the crowds that went gaga for the Beatles. ... But to me, the rabidness of especially younger fans has been on the rise on Broadway, notably when the show and/or performer becomes a pop-culture phenomena: It happened with the stage door for Idina Menzel and ''If/Then'' (due to ''Frozen''); with Lin-Manuel Miranda and ''Hamilton,'' and now, Ben Platt and ''Dear Evan Hansen.'' On the BroadwayWorld message board, ''EM55'' pointed out the irony of ''Dear Evan Hansen's'' situation: ''So wait a show about a teen living a cultivated life on social media to mask social issues caused by mental illness is garnering a fan base of predominately teens clammering aggressively to get the attention of actors, so said teens can post the interaction and create a cultivated life on social media?'' |
|
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
Time to render: 0.012322 seconds.