Broadway seems to be on the verge of a full-scale meltdown of theater etiquette – but one star is determined not to stand for it.
Just a few days after an audience member climbed on stage before the Booth Theater performance of Hand to God to plug his phone into a fake power point on the set, actor Patti LuPone drew the line at texting during a play.
On Wednesday night, the Grammy and Tony award-winning stage star, frustrated by an audience member texting during Shows for Days, snatched the phone out of the woman’s hands and took it backstage.
Several witnesses hailed LuPone’s actions.
Without breaking character, Patti LuPone snatched a rude woman's phone and walked offstage at Shows for Days tonight. Will they never learn.
— Diane Snyder (@DianeLSnyder) July 9, 2015
PATTI LUPONE TOOK SOMEONE'S PHONE MID-SHOW BECAUSE THEY WERE TEXTING
— Travis (@heytravistravis) July 9, 2015
“Patti Lupone is my hero. I strive to be cool enough to grab a cell out of someone’s hands while I’m performing one day,” tweeted voice actor Gina Dz.
LuPone is famous for not tolerating rudeness during shows. In 2008, she stopped a performance of Gypsy mid-show to yell at an audience member for taking pictures.
