RYAN J. wrote:superletterfan wrote:sgv123 wrote:Hi, my name is ________, and I am a huge fan of the show. I have/ have not seen it yet. I was wondering if you could please send me a cast signed playbill. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time!
OMG! Is that all you have to say in your letter? Could i please ask your success rate for your fanmails?
Before i write to anyone, i always do lots lot research and read news and background of the show so that i can write a whole page....
The above letter is okay, but I prefer to make mine at LEAST one page long. I mentioned in my request how my dream is to one day become an extra for either film or theatre and how I admire the cast of these shows so much. And reaserch is VERY GOOD to do. {thumb2} I've found that my best requests come from letters that I really took the time to write and not just "Typed" on the computer.
Good luck with your request. And thanks to all for the comments!
RYAN J.

Back with what Ryan was writing, it's better to have something more than what svg.. said. My "success rate" for small letters like that are slim, maybe only one back, even when writing that's it's for a gift or whatnot.
It's best to try to write atleast 1/2 a page to a stagemanager. Some shows actually have walls where they post the letters/etc. backstage for everyone to see, but of course like celebrities there are others that will send them back to you or just trash them or whatever.
Obviously, a BROADWAY MUSICAL is much easier to write to then a play. More than then likely you have atleast listened to a song or have seen the movie/read the book/whatever...... So with a play, it's usually best to write maybe something about the play, or if it's a revival and you hope to be in it one day, or how it has had some meaning on your life,..and of course write about the talented cast -- "Hollywood star" or not. Also: it never kills to write if you have, want to, or have not seen the show yet. And maybe if you stagedoored, X and X didn't come out and you were hoping to get their autos. And make sure you congradualate and thank for all the work the cast & crew do!
I give credit to stars like those starring in this because they have noticed (well, John Lithgow & Patrick Wilson have starred on Broadway many a time before) and given credit to legitimate Broadway actors, in that they respect all the work and the strength it takes to perform a role 8 times a week, as opposed to shooting a movie once for something like a month or two. The only star whom should be discredited is Terrence Howard. For those who don't know, he also has a lawsuit filed against him for assaulting a stage manager -- wouldn't it be a twist if the stage manager was simply giving Howard a request from one of us!