We went to see Hedda Gabler at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving reprised their roles from the Sydney production a couple of years ago in order to benefit the Sydney Theatre Co.(I think). Anyway, it's a VERY limited production/totally sold out so I was lucky to get the tickets. Anyway, we waited outside the stage door after the play, and saw some people we NEVER expected to.
1. Lauren Bacall comes out first - never looks at the 10-12 people waiting outside, doesn't wave and acts very arrogant.
I'd heard stories that she's not too nice, so I didn't bother asking for an autograph. However, some people there did and she didn't even acknowledge them.
2. Keanu Reeves - Again, I was very surprised, but he came out, signed a few autographs and said he had to go get his car so he couldn't stay longer. Very nice guy and very cool! I suspect it was the silver Mercedes I saw parked at the corner!
3. Gina Gershon comes out next with a big group of people. We asked her for her autograph, she said, "I feel funny, I wasn't even in the play!" We said, "we don't care!!!!" She signed our program and was very nice.
4. Cate Blanchett comes out, kind of looks like she's trying to sneak out. But she can't get away
, so she signs autographs in a rush, but ONLY the play program, which fortunately is what WE had! She turns the guy next to us down because he only had LOTR things to sign. I don't know, she seemed a bit odd and very pale. I've heard she was nice, so perhaps she was a bit under the weather. It was a 2 performance day for her. She was amazing in the play - simply brilliant!
5. Finally, out comes Hugo Weaving. He was a DOLL. He signed multiple things for everyone, no matter what was put in front of him. Very nice and jovial. I managed to get a couple of photos of him.... so here they are
THE VERY BACK OF GINA GERSHON'S AND CATE BLANCHETT'S HEAD....rush rush rush...
