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Full guide →When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
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The Stand-In is a world premiere comedy from Crystal Finn, playing WP Theater from January 30 to February 28, 2027 (opening night February 16), co-produced with Fiasco Theater.
Claire and Claudia are best friends, and they both want to be stars. Hollywood, being Hollywood, does not have room for everyone. The play is billed as an absurdist romp through the madness of the artist's journey and the toll it takes on the people and things you love, so expect laughs with a little bite in them.
Emily Young, one of the original Fiasco Theater company members, directs. Crystal Finn is an award-winning actor as well as a writer, so she knows exactly how weird an audition room can get.
WP Theater sits at 2162 Broadway at 76th Street on the Upper West Side. It's a small house, the run is short, and tickets start at $20 for a limited batch. Mark it for the dead of winter, when you need a good laugh most.
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