Sending something to Angela Lansbury to sign?

[Phantom487]

I tried to search the "Who have you gotten things back from" thread, but on an iPhone, it can be quite tedious.

I wanted to send an item to Angela Lansbury to sign. Has anyone ever done this? Does she respond? Should I send it to the stage door of "The Best Man"? Thanks!!

[AngelorPhantom1359]

I sent my playbill to her using the address of the Theater. I got it back in about 2 and a half weeks. Just make sure you also send a self addressed stamped envelope.

[Gaveston2]

A friend of mine wrote her a short letter and got back a 4 or 5-page response. But that was 30 years ago. I'm sure Angela's age and health prevent such courtesies nowadays (not to mention that thanks to TV, she is actually a much bigger star now).

But if you send her something reasonable with an SASE, I will be surprised if she doesn't reply.

[Phantom487]

Sent it one month ago today... still haven't gotten anything back. I'm starting to get a little worried....

[AC126748]

Did you include a SASE?

[Far From Home]

I guess it depends on the performer and how much they have to sign, but I know a lot of what is received is never seen by the performer and is just signed by their assistant.

[Phantom487]

Yes, I did include a SASE.

[willep]

A month wait isn't that long. No need to get worried yet.

[yankeefan7]

Phantom487 - My wife got program signed by Faith Prince (Guys and Dolls) believe it took around 5-6 weeks. She also got program signed by Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde) and it took the same amount of time. (and she even knew him in HS- he wrote her a note also which was very sweet)

[Sondheim_Geek]

I wrote to Angela when she was in Deuce -- sent a signed headshot in my SASE -- took about three weeks.

That said, my record is 14 months from Mr. Alexander Gemignani.

[Phantom487]

Still haven't recieved anything back yet... and she leaves the show in a few weeks. Getting SUPER nervous I'll never see that item again!

[Will42]

Maybe she liked your secret item that much that she has decided to keep it for herself (seriously, what have you send?)?

[Far From Home]

I have an old Mame program from 1968 that was handed down to me from my mother. I've kept it for years and since I work across the street from Best Man, I thought it would be easy to have her sign it. But when I inquired if that was possible, they said no.

[Will42]

When she was in Blithe Spirit she used to do stage door, but she only signed playbills from her current show and nothing else.

[xoffender45]

This is kinda like when I sent Elaine Stritch my A Little Night Music poster signed by the entire cast except her. I felt confident, since she had replied to me before, signing some CD covers. I even paid for overnight shipping and tracking both ways. I never saw that poster again. I want to write to her and say, WTF bitch?

[Jordan Catalano]

Yeah I would LOVE to ask Miss Lansbury to sign my GYPSY and SWEENEY posters but they're originals and there's no way I'm sending them through the mail and "hoping" I might see them again one day.

[Skip2]

I never understood why someone would want an autograph? Do you think you'll have a piece of the performer? Huh?

[Jordan Catalano]

And I never understood why people use the word "Huh". Do you think it makes you look smart? Huh?

Idiot.

[Skip2]

Idiot? Huh?

[Jordan Catalano]

Yeah. To act like people who enjoy having memorabilia signed are weird or scum is such a idiotic thing. I don't understand why people each cheese that smells like farts but they do and they love it. To each his own. So stop acting like you're better than everyone else and go skip away.

[Skip2]

Jordan, honey, calm the f down.

I just said I don't understand it. I didn't say you're a loser and mentally challenged to think a person's signature signifies anything in your lonely, deluded, pop-culture-saturated life.

No...I didn't say that. Did you think I did? Huh?

[Jordan Catalano]

I am calm. And simply implying that I'm not to make it seem like I'm "worked up" over this, doesn't make it so and doesn't make you seem like you are "in control". (Just a little lesson).

[Broadway Joe]

"I never understood why someone would want an autograph? Do you think you'll have a piece of the performer? Huh?"

Some people like them as souvenirs. I can't be bothered to get an autograph from anyone cause I just don't care but it's really not hard to understand why people like to get them.

[Skip2]

Gee, Jordan...you actually think I care about being "in control" about my perception of autograph seekers. I'm only stating my opinion. And I don't care about what anybody else thinks about my opinion. I'm posting because...well...that's what this site is all about, right? Huh?

And if I need a "lesson", I'll sign up for Phoenix University online. No need to offer, thanks.

[Kristie-K2]

I think it is a social event. I meet the most fabulous people at the stage door from all over the world.

At Evita stage door I met people from South America, had the best time trying to speak with them with my broken high school Spanish

At Best Man stage door I met people from France who only wanted
to meet Candace Bergen

At Death at a Salesman stage door I met a fabulous woman who only wanted to meet Mr Hoffman...I could go on and on..

It is just fun...Of course both Ms Bergen and Mr Hoffman both
ran to their lumos and refuse to sign anything...Now that was funny!!!

[Far From Home]

In 1971 my parents saw No, No Nanette and waited after the show to have Ruby Keeler sign the program. It was another program that my Mom passed on to me and I kept for many years. A few years ago I was working on a show that Ruby Keeler's Granddaughter was in. I gave her the program, and she was so happy to receive it. What a nice thing came out of an autographed program.