Don’t Piss Off Patti!

Some people can ignore misbehaving audience members.  But some people ain’t Patti LuPone.  I’ve warned you – don’t fuck with Patti.  I know you want to capture her brilliant performances, but unless you can do it surreptitiously, don’t risk it – that woman has eyes like a hawk.  She’s currently appearing off-Broadway in Shows for Days (a performance the London Guardian calls “never less than watchable”).  It seems a woman was using her phone during the show – happily not taking photos or videos, but likely texting.  Patti spotted the glare and she glared back.  Because timing is everything, LuPone waited until the perfect moment – an exit line – to snatch the phone away as she walked off-stage.  No word if the woman was brave enough to ask for her phone back.  Patti re-enacted the moment (which she called a “slight of hand”) the next evening in a pre-show speech which was posted online by the theatre.  PHEW – an officially sanctioned video!!  Check it out on BillyMasters.com.

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