{"id":217831,"date":"2010-01-21T17:19:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downtownphoenix.com\/blog\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2010-01-21T17:19:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T22:19:31","slug":"kathy-griffin-delights-dodge-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/217831","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Griffin Delights Dodge Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a problem with becoming suddenly star struck and somehow gettting myself into trouble whenever I meet a celebrity. This was the cases last weekend while seeing Kathy Griffin<\/strong> perform at the Dodge Theatre in Downtown Phoenix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First, a review of the show starring the Emmy Award-winning comedienne.\u00a0 Griffin starts her\u00a090-minute performance with a retrospective video montage of her career.\u00a0 The “My Life on the D list” actress then runs on stage, prances around and announces to the cheering crowd “we have so much to talk about.” Compared to Griffin’s toned-down cable version of her comedy routine, the 49-year-old star sucks you in during her live show with raunchy humor and tales of run-ins with A-list celebrities.\u00a0 Griffin’s latest stage performance in Phoenix was literally ripped from the headlines as she talked about her New Year’s Eve appearance with Anderson Cooper<\/strong> on CNN and the ensuing fallout with her contract.\u00a0 Griffin also talked about tea with Cooper’s mother (fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt<\/strong>), dinner with Sharon Stone<\/strong>, and the fallout after Renee Zellweger<\/strong> sent her a floral arrangement with a handwritten note attached that read “warmest wishes.”\u00a0 Griffin brings the routine down to earth and shows a softer side as she weaves in and out of stories about all the Hollywood hoopla with anecdotes about her equally hilarious mother who is celebrating her golden years.\u00a0 The stories about Griffin’s life on the D list are hysterical, but it’s the relatable stories about her mother that really show the performer’s heart and soul.\u00a0 You walk away from the night finding it hard not to love Kathy Griffin.<\/p>\n

So how did I get myself into trouble?\u00a0 I bought my ticket a week before the show – and didn’t know I was going to write a review for Downtown Phoenix until last minute.<\/p>\n

My mission for the night:\u00a0 Get a picture with Kathy Griffin.\u00a0 When I arrived at the theatre, I talked to one of the house managers about meeting Kathy (before or after the show) and getting a picture with Kathy for this post.\u00a0 The manager said I needed to secure credentials in advance; doing so now might disrupt the artist and possibly the show and she would not be able to accomodate my request.\u00a0 No problem.\u00a0 However, I still needed to give it the old college try.\u00a0 Long story short, I found which entrance Kathy would use when she arrived at the theatre and snapped the accompanying photo:<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3124\"Score!\u00a0 My only regret is that I wasn’t in the picture but no big whoop.\u00a0 Anyway, Kathy was super nice as I yelled out how much I love her and her show and how I follow her on Facebook and Twitter and then she mentioned something about a racy\u00a0twitpic.\u00a0 The rest is a blur.<\/p>\n

After getting the shot, I started to walk back toward the front entrance and that’s when I got in trouble. Apparently the house manager, upset that I ended up taking a picture of the headliner afterall, came racing out to the street and shouted that I was basically no longer welcome to cover anything at the theatre again.<\/p>\n

C’mon, really?\u00a0 I mean, it’s not like I tackled Kathy Griffin on her way into the theatre.<\/p>\n

The Dodge Theater is a three-block walk from the 1st Avenue\/Washington light rail station.\u00a0 More station information and details on how to share the ride can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

KHB7BAWERPKS<\/p>\n

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