No more rush for Death of a Salesman

[mikem]

Hey guys,
I was walking by the Death of a Salesman theater and there is a sign on the door that says No rush for June 1 or 2.
Incidentally, I would say 90% of the people who got Andrew Garfield's signature have never seen the show.

[PlayItAgain]

So glad I did it last week.

[RUkiddingme]

Harrison Ford once said autograph seekers aren't fans - they're businessmen!

[Kristie-K2]

I want to Thank Mr Garfield for signing and helping me with my charity...But one of the highlights of my trip to Manhattan was meeting John Glover. What a sweet man.

[mikem]

Andrew Garfield looked tired but was extremely gracious and polite at the stage door. I overheard him saying, "I'll sign whatever you want me to." He signed the back of someone's drug store receipt. The dealers already have stacks of Spider-Man photos and he signed for them.

If the Spider-Man movie takes off and he becomes a global celebrity, it will be interesting to see how he deals with the resultant constant hounding and paparazzi.

And I agree that John Glover is very nice to fans.

[Playbilly]

The more he signs them, the less they'll be worth. Unless he dies young. Then al bets are off.

[Bettyboy72]

Also, in the world of autographs-often ones obtained at theatre stage doors are worth much less. I've met autograph dealers and several said that when folks are signing multiples they often get very sloppy and barely even sign. These scrawls don't compared with neat, certified autographs that people will see for sale online.

Also, he said stars will often scrawl so that the signature is illegible and essentially without value. He said CZJ, Fiennes, Mary Louise Parker and many of the TV actors would scribble on his stuff.

He said the best signatures are obtained when approaching a celebrity when they are "off duty." He said most of the stuff he has gotten signed at stage doors has been worthless or he had to heavily discount.

[PlayItAgain]

^ screw that guy, they aren't there to sign for him to make a buck.

[bobs3]

Those people who make a living standing outside stage doors and red carpets with stacks of headshots, playbills, and movie merchandise make me want to puke. Have you no integrity at all? You guys will do anything to make a couple of greenbacks. Why don't you go whore yourselves on 7th Avenue? Oh, that's right -- because most of you fat trolls couldn't give it away for free.

[mikem]

That's an interesting comment about the legibility of signatures at the stage door. It's true that some people's stage door signature is essentially a curved line (Hugh Jackman and Anneliese van der Pol come to mind). It never occurred to me that celebrities might purposely give worse signatures to dealers -- pretty smart if you ask me.

The only redeeming thing about the dealers is that most of them are extremely obvious about being dealers and don't try to hide it. The celebrities can then make an informed decision about whether to sign for them or not. The ones that bother me are the ones who pretend to be big fans.

[Kristie-K2]

Oh Bob3...you are hysterical...7th Ave...Funny

I met tons of dealers. Most of them shared their stories with me.

One dealer was waiting for Angela Lansbury before the show...He said that she got out of her car and refuse to sign and told
him off...

Another story was when Cynthia Nixon was trying to escape out of another door and the dealer ran after her chasing her down
the street...

I can't believe people do that...any other stories about crazy dealers?

[Bettyboy72]

Ian McDiarmid kept saying "Sod off with the Star Wars Toys. I ain't signing them!!!" at the Faith Healer stage door. He was awesome.