Broadway 101: Theatre and Stage Door Etiquette with Beetlejuice's Alex Brightman
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- On Episode 2 of our Broadway 101 series, Beetlejuice The Musical and School of Rock the Musical star and Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman gives tips about in-house etiquette (during the show) and proper stage door etiquette, to make sure you (the fan) have the best interaction with the stars you love!
The fact that Alex co-wrote this speaks a lot. PLEASE be reasonable while stage dooring!
So sad to have to have a video to teach people how to be considerate. Should know better.
I would die to talk to Alex about rare Italian cheeses
Musical Freak agreed, would be funny
See I wasn't kidding it's a show about death
@@genesiscarias808 See I wasn't kidding it's a show about rare Italian cheeses
Musical Freak hee I was the 666 like
BRUH SAME
Alex is a teacher once again!
I guess he was a teacher's pet
he’s our guide to the other side
Ryan Lewis DEWEY!!!!!
So sad you have to do a „tutorial“ about behavior...
Sash Glam true it’s so sad
I know right, it’s literally common sense!
Sash Glam Do you
Daya
Yeah but at least we get Alex Brightman content
@@mochiloki Not common anymore.
I work at the stage door and this is great. Esp that last tip.
Actually, in addition to the last tip, don’t ask the ppl working the stage door if someone is coming out. Esp don’t yell at the poor, sleep deprived college kid working the stage door cuz he definitely doesn’t know and he’ll write a TH-cam comment abt u two years later, Karen at Chicago
Also another note: NEVER sing while the actors are singing, yes you may love he musical SOOO much but it’s rude, this girl on tik tok went to the waitress and during Never Getting Rid Of Me she sang super loudly like she was in a concert, please don’t sing, you can lip sync or do it in your head but remember other people payed to watch/hear the musical
Side note: unless it’s apart of the show were the actors/musicals let you sing in a certain song
This. I saw that TikTok and the only reason she even went to Waitress was because of that song. People around her reported that she was on her phone a lot of the time.
Also, you can sing, but ONLY if it is mentioned. Like in Hamilton when King George says "Everybody!" he means the audience as well so you can lalala with him. But at any other moment it is a nono.
You can jam to the musical in your car/hotel/at home but be respectful for the cast and people around you. Someone might not know this musical or it is their first Broadway show so they want to listen to the actors, not to some crazy banshee fan singing along to everything.
@@tobealostwanderer oh that's terrible! Tho do yall have the link to it? Thatd be appreciated
This happened to us at Hamilton - it had been out for years, yes - but we had been saving & watching & dying to go that whole time. We finally were able to afford tickets in the nosebleeds & this girl behind us sang THE ENTIRE TIME. 🤬
melissa brown wow how rude, you payed to hear them sing not to hear that girl sing
@@melissabrown2837 That happened to my family at Wicked. A girl kept singing (and loudly, mind you) until my sister finally turned around and went "Kindly shut the fuck up?"
someone send this to the girl who sang during Waitress for a freaking tiktok
Omg right though
wait what do you have a link?
LMAO WHAT SEND LINK
Can you please send the link?
IKR she only went because it was a tik tok song like seriously and she sang like it was some concert, people payed to hear them sing not to hear her sing
I remember going to go see Beetlejuice and waiting at the stage door. There was a girl who shoved me to get closer to the railing. It was late and I was so exhausted to even yell at her for it. There are people out there who really don’t know their basic manners. I was so annoyed that I left the stage door without meeting the cast.
Jocelyn O omg when I stagedoored waitress these 40 year women kept trying to shove me outta the way and squished me against the barricade because Joey McIntyre from new kids on the block was in the show and they were trying to get to him. And when I tried to take a picture with Shoshana Bean who was playing Jenna some other old lady tried to shove me outta the way because she wanted a pic with her but luckily I got my pic.
I feel like they’re calling out that tik tok girl
Lillith Shard yeah probably
what tik tok girl?
bugboy this girl went to see waitress and recorded herself loudly and rudely singing along to “never ever getting rid of me”
@@sanazakeri2947 that must have been a living hell for everyone in the theater oof.
where can i find a video of that?
It’s kind of disappointing that they have to make this a video bc this should just be basic etiquette??
Unus... Annus???
@@Jessi-jl5sg Sorry I don't know what [REDACTED] is ;)
Saw Beetlejuice earlier this month and the people I was standing around afterwards at stage door were the rudest ive ever met. Going on and on saying how its the actors job to come out after every show and that they "owe" it to them. I've never been so angry in my life. I told them they did their job on stage for 2 hours and they don't HAVE to come out at all and they laughed in my face. I was honestly glad not a lot of the cast indeeded up coming out cos none of those people deserved to meet them the way they were acting
nobody:
me: rapidly googles rare Italian cheeses
This should be played before every show because I have so many bad stage door experience and a terrible act 1 of phantom experience because of the people behind me not knowing theatre etiquette
Can I ask what happened? Phantom is my favorite show and I would love to see it on Broadway/go to the stage door.
I want to talk to Alex about rare Italian cheeses
it’s a shame that people can be so inconsiderate and rude during and after shows, especially because a lot of this stuff is common sense.
Ugh this is so important. On my birthday, I got tickets to Be More Chill's fourth preview as a gift. I made sure to get to the stagedoor first to really get to meet the cast. I was really pumped. These four loud, really obnoxious fangirls pushed infront of me and totally ruined the experience and I didn't really get to meet the cast or anything. The show was still amazing at least.
thats blows man. Fan girls need to chill.
It's truly sad how much this video is needed. If you're going to a Broadway show or any show, these should be common sense. But thanks to Alex Brightman and Playbill for making sure everyone knows these rules
follow the Golden Rule
always treat others like sisters and brothers
and they'll do the same for yoU
Lynxs why did this make me want to rewatch Twisted
Thank god, I thought I was alone on this one
Starkid!
Adding to my theory that the Beetlejuice and StarKid fandoms greatly overlap
Before you harm your fellow man, ask this question first
How would you wish that he treat youuuuu
If your fortunes were reversed? :)
"Don't ruin the show for people around you" THANK YOU. I saw Dear Evan Hansen on my birthday but had to listen to the couple next to me and the group in front of me talk during the show. Not only were they disrupting the night I had been waiting three years for, but they were also being rude to the actors that were performing such an emotionally draining show.
Is it even possible to love Alex Brightman any more?!?! He’s perfect!
I love Alex so much. I wish people could follow this. Its so simple, just be nice. Everyone is human!
i thought he was gonna say “wives children, some of us have plants.”
this should’ve came out when brendon urie was in kinky boots because the clownery luv they had towards the cast
Sofia Belline omg! That stage door was an absolute nightmare!!
I love the implication that Alex talked to a fan about rare Italian cheeses
OMG YESSSS this is 100% etiquette that everyone should know and I love how Alex is doing this but he shouldn’t need to. But I love that they let alex to do it!
Alex is the best teacher!! I love him!
I GOT A BEETLEJUICE HOODIE AND LYDIA’S CAMERA NECKLACE FOR CHRISTMAS I’M SO HAPPY
[Insert username here] LUCKKYYYYY
d i d i a s k
Don’t touch Meh food Back the next day with Beetlejuice tickets lol!
y e s y o u a s k e d
I got the camera necklace too!!
Stage door is a privilege not a right. I’d also love to know who disliked this video 🤣
16 year old fan girls and the middle aged woman who have the foldy phone cases that can hold ur credit card. They got called out and their angry.
Or people that are just so disappointed at other's rudeness and the fact there they even NEED to upload a video on proper theater etiquette.
lets not ignore the fact that Alex sent out 4 tweets of someone who literally recorded the ENTIRE show. Even going as far as to point out where they were seated. Fucking legend alex, he deserves the world.
“We’re people too”
I believe he made that clear on Twitter when he said something about watching Beavis and Butthead Do America while waiting on some food.
Am I the only one one who thinks Alex Brightman is the best? Bro, you would be great on a kids show!❤
We have lives - I've seen shows in several countries and sometimes I feel like people do forget that acting is a job. It's their work. So it's like when you sit in an office 9-5 for them. You like your free time and being off from work, right? Well, they do to. But they also spend some extra time on the fans. We should be happy whenever they give us some of their free time!
They're doing this out of appreciation and care for us, the audience. Like, they don't have to go to the stage door, it's not mandatory but a lot of them do it anyway. Kindness.
When I stage door if someone is behind me I offer to pass there playbill to the actor/actress or even move over for them to take a picture. We are all there because we love the show so why not treat them like we are all friends
Hi! I totally agree. Also I have a question that if you wouldn't mind answering would really help me out. I'm going to Beetlejuice in a few months and I was wondering how long the lines typically are for the stage door?
@@noranauss6494 I went to Beetlejuice last night and the stagedoor was extremely crowded. I wasn't able to get through the crowd or get anywhere close to the fence. It's not a line, just kind of a fence that everyone crowds around. If getting something signed is really important to you, try to get out of the theater as quick as possible. Also make sure you go out the back way. The stagedoor is located by the back entrance. Have a great time at the show! It's so so good (if you have any more questions I can try to answer them)
@Lexy Cave thank you so much!! I really appreciate you helping me!! Have a great day!!
I’m a short fourteen year old and when I went to Beetlejuice, this like 5’7/5’8 middle aged woman *pushed* me out of the way to get autographs - multiple times because she kept going back to talk to her friend.
Heck that sucks man, but also quick thing
5’7 is short??
GamerGirl500 oh no, I’m 5’2.5 the older woman was 5’7, sorry 😂
Mikalah Swanson omg that shit happened to me when I stagedoored waitress and I’m 4’11”. These like 45 year old ladies kept shoving me and squashing me against the barricade and when I tried to take a pic with the actress playing Jenna some old lady tried to shove me outta the way so that she could get a pic but I shoved back and got my damn picture 😂
my brain at 2:11
follow the golden rule... like if you get the reference!
Cos life's a two way street. Keep that in mind and you'll be kind *in perfect harmony between our lord and saviours Lauren and Robert*to everyone you meet!
Signe Norli follow the golden rule. It isn't hard to do! Always treat others like sisters and brothers, and they'll do the same for you!
Mateo Pacheco but what if I want to follow the gold, and rule?
UNITE, MY FELLOW STARKIDS
@@RatEatingSevenWorms WHO HAS THE GOLD MAKES ALL THE RULES
Alex: follow the golden rule
Me: CAUSE LIFES A TWO WAY STREET
Any other Starkid fans?
✋️✋️
I'm seeing the show on January 25th and I couldn't possibly be more excited, it'll honestly be one of the best possible ways to start 2020
I love this man. So much! He’s so adorable and omg I can’t even. 😍
Going in March, i really cant wait dude
People at stage door rlly don’t have manners half the time huh
I swear my experience seeing todrick hall and colleen ballinger at waitress stage door with at least 200 other people was easier than being 1 of 10 at moulin rouge’s stage door. Etiquette can really change an entire experience
When he said “dogs,” my first thought was of Kevin
Mine too and Kevin is adorable
I love Alex so much
I would sell my soul to talk to Alex about Italian cheeses
Alex the CEO of rare Italian cheese
Ow... like, I get this should be obvious, but I just realized that I’m naturally a hugger and everyone else around me probably isn’t... and I’ve never asked...
Or sometimes the weather is bad lol, like when I went it was so rainy, Danny only went out for a few minutes, and Kerry did too
The saddest thing about this is that usually the people who are rude at the stagedoor are people who consider themselfs the biggest fans. If you really think the actors are awesome you'd treat them with respect.
I hope the young girl behind me who ruined my Hamilton experience in London last autumn by talking, eating loudly, singing and kicking my seat after telling her to shut it sees this 🙄
I’m so sorry that happened to you
I love Alex, such a nice guy. Would love to meet him sometime :O
The same here but I'm too shy
This kinda feels like an airline safety video lol
I love broadway but I'm always too scared to go to the stage door
Or even ask anyone where the stage door is
Social anxiety struggles
the fact that they even have to give us this tutorial is sad
but its very true, as alex said. treat others the way you want to be treated
They got the right person to make this video. Beetlejuice is one of the musicals EXTREMELY targeted to youth right now and getting people to see their first musical. Which don’t get me wrong, I love seeing people get into musicals but they just don’t understand sometimes.
I do think people need to learn to follow (this goes for most situations). It’s obvious when you’re in a theatre with so x amount of people and no one is singing, you shouldn’t sing.
Imagine if you just came out of work after a long shift. If a certain behavior from a complete stranger would bother you in that scenario, it’d probably bother somebody else.
king of instructional videos
ALEX I LOVE U
Fortunately I had a great time at the Beetlejuice stagedoor, 11/02/19 matinee. Everyone passed playbills (there was even a poster) forward for people further back and I was there by myself and had a nice conversation with the girl beside me who made space for me to be able to get autographs. This was in contrast to the Waitress stagedoor the following day where 2 girls used their baackpacks to block people from moving forward to get their playbills signed. I am a tiny 5''4 girl. Go figure.
"that reminds me of my brother"
why did I loose it when he said that
I needed this video to be played in the theater before I saw Frozen. I understand, it's a Disney show, so there are going to be a lot of kids, but the issue wasn't just unruly kids, it was unruly adults too. The first time I saw it, there were several young toddlers running around, talking, kicking seats, sticking their faces over our shoulders, etc. and the moms didn't take them out. They just shushed them, but they didn't listen. Before they left at intermission, the mom complained, "They need to have these for kids only!" The issue isn't childless adults in the audience lady, it's that you brought your out of control toddler to a 3-hour musical, even when the website said "Not suitable for kids under 4." I could understand if it was a Disney on Ice show that's geared towards little kids, but Broadway shows are too long for most toddlers.
Then the second time I saw it, the little girl next to me was very quiet and well-behaved for her age, but her mother wouldn't shut up. She felt the need to point out every character that walked on the stage everytime they showed up. I shushed her and luckily that stopped her. I'm not sorry. I didn't pay over a hundred dollars to listen to you talk the whole show. So yeah, the issue isn't always the kids, most of the time, it's the parents.
If there was such thing as good theatre behaviour, Beetlejuice wouldn’t be closing. 😭
Arty Cassy I don’t think that has to do with them getting EVICTED. Their looking for a new theater and I believe they have a tour planned. They aren’t closing to my knowledge.
BroadwayLoves I’ve heard of the Tour, but I get frustrated cause when I search for it on google or bing there are no straightforward answers, but I suppose it’s early for that. 😓
also in middle school my theater teacher says:
dress formal or business casual. (no ripped jeans, hoodies, etc.)
refrain from singing during a show!
DO. NOT. RECORD. THE. SHOW.
do not take up a bunch of space, there are others around you
Kyrssybel there is no dress code.
@@user-cd5cy7lb3p It's not required but it is expected :)
I would give anything to talk to Alex a minute
Edit: a year later. I FINALLY MET HIM HE’S SO SWEET!
I remember four years ago I went to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang everything was going well until act two. During “Doll on a music box” {which is my favorite song in the entire show}the lady sitting beside me had her phone on and it started and she picked up and started talking
Wow Beetlejuice is actually a good person
God we love a king
I went to see Anastasia on a matinee show and these three ladies behind me just couldn't stop whispering to each other, I even thought they didn't noticed that the show had started. But when one of them decided to start singing along was when I had it. I turned and loudly shushed them. It was the end of it.
Fun fact: Alex is actually a hugger haha 😅
Ugh, I wanna meet him. I bet he gives the best hugs!!
AMEN
We talked about rare Italian cheeses
Yes, maners, please!
I do love me some uh.. *Pulls out cue card* Bitto Storico and Jersey Blue cheeses
So I came with my moms friend, and she is rlly loud and obnoxious. During the day o song, and the closing number, she started singing. A lot. Really loud too. It was annoying to me and so many others. It’s people like her who make such amazing shows unenjoyable
Wow I ask “can i give ya a hug?” To drunk people I just met at nightclubs let alone professionals jeez people step it up lol
Alex belike: 'some of us have lives" (but i don't cuz I'm a ghost)
at 1:10 Sophia looks like shes judging alex HARD
*Reminds me of my brother*
Alex made a twisted reference
i live in new york, and i was so excited to see beetlejuice since its only a 6 hour drive to NYC. then god damn corona virus said "HA stupid, im not gonna let you get the CHANCE"
I was at waitress and the old people behind us were talking SUPER loud the whole act 1. I’m not sure if they still were come act 2, and it personally didn’t bug me too much, but my dad sure didn’t like it.
I liked this video but I can’t remember watching it lol
hi so i’m a newbie to broadway shows and i’m seeing mean girls on saturday, where exactly are the stage doors?
If you ask the ushers inside of the theatre, he or she should be able to tell you!!
It is right outside the entrance and that's where they will tell you to exit after the show
My brain at 2AM: 1:49
Felicia!!!
Wonder if this has anything to do with the little incident of the person filming the entire show from the 6th row a few weeks ago 🤔🤔🤔
I think so
*r a r e i t a l i n c h e s s e s*
It's pretty sad that there has to be a video about stage door etiquette. I don't even like going to the stage door, I need time to process what I just saw.
Y’all don’t know how many times I’ve been at a show and people are talking one time someone was on their phone during the show that was at fiddler on the roof, and I was at a high school production and these kids that went to the school were behind me and they were TALKING THE WHOLE TIME and I wanted to literally scream I was soooooo mad literally like seriously how HARD is it to not talk during any production like that ruins the experience of that show
thought this was just common sense..?
when i saw frozen someone next to me took off their shoes! it was disgusting
I really hope stagedooring doesn't come back.
Chipped black nail polish. Mood
I went to go see bmc in the summer, and this vid would have been great for the girls behind me. Literally singing all of the songs. Learn basic manners.
So... Alex isn't a hugger then? Okay...
Isn't a matter of being a hugger, is about consent and respect 🤷♂️
@@angyvillegas8009 Yeah I know... And I agree! It's only normal to be respectful and not fly into their arms to make them feel awkward. It just seems nice to give Alex a hug... 😅
@@DJazzHands no yeah, i also would love to get a hug from him, sorry if i sounded snappy 😅 (just had a lot of discussions about not givings hugs when one doesn't want a hug and felt bad that people had to actually made this video). Hope that someday u can get a hug from him 💙
@@angyvillegas8009 It's alright, I get it. 😅 It's sad indeed they had to make this video. I really hope you get to hug him too! 🙂
Love JD ❤
@@DJazzHands yep. Thank u! Have a good night, hope u sleep well (if is time to sleep there 😂) Love danny 💙✌
*cough cough* GIRL ON TIKTOK *cough cough*
Sending this to all the idiots I know :,(
Hi guys! I’m sorry if you’ve seen this before. My big sister is a musical theatre student, and made a channel to upload covers of songs she’s working on. If you want to watch them search Sophia Matteucci.
Stella Style I’ve seen your comments on a few other videos and I’m already subscribed to her, give her my compliments 😊
Rare Italian. Chee
God we love a king
I would sell my soul to talk to Alex about Italian cheeses