Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Katherine McPhee

I wrote to Katherine McPhee in Waitress, and I requested a playbill. I made a goal to have a playbill from every Broadway Jenna, so I was really hoping to be able to get one with Katherine. I also sent her a little ornament that I made of Jenna's waitress uniform. She sent me back a personalized signed playbill with a sweet little note on it. I actually received this right after her final performance, so I was super excited since I was worried that I might not get a response from her. I did include a SASE, and it took about two months to get a response.

Sent: June 25, 2018
Received: August 21,2018

Address Used (no longer valid):
Katherine McPhee
c/o "Waitress"
Brooks Atkinson Theatre stage door
256 W. 47th St.
New York, NY 10036



Christy Altomare


Christy sent me a signed Anastasia playbill and included a sweet message on it. She wrote "Keep reaching for the moon and you'll land amongst the stars" along with cute little doodles of stars and hearts. She also wrote a sweet and encouraging note with some great advice on cute Paris themed paper. She is such a sweet person and gave a very thoughtful response. She was also pretty fast to respond.

Sent: May 22, 2017
Received: June 8, 2017

Address:
Christy Altomare
c/o Anastasia
Broadhurst theatre stage door
235 W. 44th St
New York, NY 10036

Bandstand Stage Manager

The Bandstand stage manager sent me back a full cast signed playbill. It is also from after they changed the playbill design for this show, which is cool because I have both designs now!

Sent: June 9, 2017
Received: July 22, 2017

Address:
Stage Manager
c/o Bandstand
Bernard B. Jacobs theatre stage door
242 W. 45th St
New York, NY 1003

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Stage Manager

It took about 1 month to get a response back, and they sent me a full cast signed playbill from July 2017.

Sent: June 24, 2017
Received: July 27, 2017


Laura Osnes

I wrote to Laura while she was in Bandstand on broadway, and she was very fast to respond especially considering how popular she is! She sent me a signed personalized playbill- and it's a pride playbill!

Sent: June 24, 2017
Received: July 1, 2017

Monday, August 20, 2018

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Stage Manager

I wrote to the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage manager and requested a playbill. I received a full cast-signed playbill, which I was very excited about! It took about a month to receive a response, and I did include a SASE.

Sent: July 24, 2018
Received: August 20, 2018

Address Used:
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" stage manager
c/o "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
Lyric Theatre Stage door
214 W. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036


Brooklyn Shuck

I wrote to Brooklyn Shuck in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and I requested a playbill. She sent me back a full cast signed playbill, which I was very excited about! I did include a SASE, and it took about two months to get a response.

Sent: June 17, 2018
Received: August 20,2018

Address Used:
Brooklyn Shuck
c/o "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
Lyric Theatre Stagedoor
214 W. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036



"Meet Me in St. Louis" at the Muny

I got to see Meet Me in St. Louis at the Muny, which was their final show of the 100th season. It was truly a special experience and a magical Muny memory. It's a classic for St. Louisans and a great celebration of St. Louis (perfect choice for the Muny's 100th season!). It was incredibly touching and special to have the whole audience singing along to "Meet Me in St. Louis" after the curtain call, and something that I will never forget. I also had a great stage door experience- the whole cast was so sweet! I got autographs from Ken Page, Dan Deluca, Liana Hunt, and others. I also met Erin Dilly and got her autograph. I showed her that I had on the shoes she wore as the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods at the Muny a few years ago, and she was so excited to see them! She was so sweet and adorable, and so willing to talk to everyone.