Finally, there's always the joy of just visiting the stars backstage.

He decides to go on with his life, buoyed by the supportive concern of his producer (David Moreno), six actors and friends and family who visit backstage.

Even the celebrities visiting backstage.

Tickets are $7 and reservations must be made; children are allowed to visit backstage after the show.

"Would you like to visit backstage?"

But first, armed with the diagnosis, Lavery returned to the theater - this time visiting backstage and joining the intermission crowds.

Heydt received his start in the theatre while visiting a classmate backstage while The Trial of Mary Dugan was in rehearsal.

As a child, visiting backstage at a concert, he was fondled by a viola player and lived the rest of his days with an unnatural fear of stringed instruments.

"He visited backstage for an hour afterwards," said Mr. Archer, who danced that show.

Some of their lesser-known jobs were choosing female audience members at Beatles concerts to visit the band backstage, and signing Beatles autographs on photographs.