Patti LuPone Snatches Phone Away From Audience Member

[@user-qx8cz9yx9v]

Who the heck would rather look at their phone instead of SEEING PATTI LUPONE LIVE? They could have just stayed at home and give away the ticket

[@shadedlady4273]

Ummmmm anyone? Hacky Bitch.

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

Their significant other probably dragged him along. The fool, not liking Patti LuPone.

[@livelovelaugh473]

Right!

[@janepoultney5207]

@@shadedlady4273 Anyone who paid a small fortune to see the show, yes.

[@RockeyToes]

Whoever uses a cell phone during performances (theater, movies, ballet) of any kind, are a putzes, any way you slice it.

[@LegionIvory]

Patti walked to the woman like, "You... are out... of *line*."

[@jamesallengraziano6563]

Legion Ivory HAHAHAHWOSJSJSOSK

[@jamesallengraziano6563]

Legion Ivory I CANTTT

[@alonzoruffin7358]

Legion Ivory CLOD!

[@beetheartist6446]

YESS THOO

[@barbiedollfuntime8737]

Legion Ivory emagherd it should have been like thatttt

[@WafflesMoguMogu]

ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY AUTHORITY

[@afropanda1058]

lol

[@LegionIvory]

"I'm question your taking my cellphone! ...my Diamond."

[@sodadrinkz3264]

wHeEzInG

[@theodoreb1977]

right after being called a clod, THIS happened *Yellow Diamond had batting practice in her living quarters*

[@dylantruong1468]

BAHAHAHAHHAAH

[@AndreB23]

"What do you know about theater-going?!!" "Apparently more than you, YOU CLOD!!" " >:[ "

[@kolesimmons428]

Yellow Diamond gets upset with yet another communicator

[@pearl3717]

Kole Simmons nice one

[@serenitysfirefly]

-Who authorized you to text this person? -No one...but its an emergency!! -That's no excuse to use the Direct Diamond Communication Channel!!!

[@NanetteG.-ii4xy]

Emergency++ take it to the restroom 🚺🚻! Sure ?

[@serenitysfirefly]

@@NanetteG.-ii4xy Who are you, why did you respond to my Steven Universe comment from when I was a kid, and why did you like your own nonsensical reply 💀

[@SlipsSC]

She might play a clod on screen, but she's a real gem in real life. edit (3/15/2022): why did i write this i don't know her irl

[@mattsa9540]

SlipperySnaggleFoot you mean a real diamond

[@morganelliot2169]

SlipperySnaggleFoot ha ha ha didn't seem it

[@camara1194]

😐

[@d0rian808]

Ayyyeee I caught this reference

[@maidenheadvideos]

yoour edit made me laugh out loud

[@rexsalazr2869]

I did not expect so many people to make Yellow Diamond references.

[@johnmcclatchy]

I kinda expected MORE references :-p

[@maddisonm7333]

It's pretty incredible honestly.

[@et5895]

What is this yellow diamond!?! Somebody please tell me. It's on every patti video.

[@d4rksonic474]

e t Yellow Diamond is one of the main villains in the cartoon Steven Universe. Patti voices her, that‘s why we make these references ^^

[@roizeldiez3500]

What is yellow diamond?

[@Pebbles2711]

Clearly the woman was on the phone for a long period of time or I am sure she wouldn't have taken it. If it's an emergency then get up and go to the lobby!

[@stap0510]

If your phone is so important then you shouldn't be attending cultural events like these. Simply a matter of manners. Patti LuPone was right in doing this. More and more people are getting annoyed by people who prefers phones over their direct social environment.

[@WilliamsElaine]

We see a sea of glowing screens now in restaurants and bars - and no not fast food. It is appalling. You're on a date with this person and you can't stay off FaceBook or keep from texting someone else? Really? Or you're a couple but you can't have a conversation - each of you has your face lit up by your phone. There is no flirting, no sexy precursor to or promise of what may come later on in the evening..sad and boring. This boorish behavior sends a loud and clear message - to others in your presence - he, she or they are not important or interesting. It also a whole lot about you and your priorities - your can't seem to hold an intelligent conversation and don't care to.

[@JH-cy7rk]

stap0510 But What if it was something really important like a family emergency and she had to text back?

[@nonchalantree6604]

are you questioning her _AUTHORITY_

[@martinwest4980]

Touch my phone...get punched

[@doctorjames7454]

J H It wasn't.

[@carlyzee97]

You're in the presence of a legend and have the nerve to text through the show??

[@WilliamNeish]

A legend in her own mind. She’s an abhorrent elitist pig.

[@MediaLover194]

I can't decide which one is better, this or her yelling at the audience member taking pictures at Gypsy.

[@mimmar3891]

Yes, I don't condone it when performers are such divas that they break the fourth wall to yell at the offender. That's ruining everyone's experience more than the disturbance of the phone. Still, to everyone using your phone during live theater: just STOP!!

[@darreylhenderson8979]

Who's to say she was breaking character. to me it seemed like she handled the situation in character. Mama Rose would have done exactly what Patti did and handled the situation exactly the same.

[@kellicoffman8440]

Too true she’s great at putting idiots in their place

[@beaellie9766]

@@darreylhenderson8979 Merman did the same in "Call Me Madam" -- stopped mid song and had a heckler thrown out of the audience.

[@Austin.D]

Brings a whole another meaning to yellow diamond

[@btinsley1]

other, not another. ;-)

[@padawanangelo]

If you're at theater or small venue using your phone is distracting to everyone.

[@Cazz8203]

padawanangelo how is it distracting

[@CarloRufinoSabusap]

CazzSDMF the light is glaring in a dark theater to everyone around and behind you

[@ryanc.6116]

Carlo-Rufino Sabusap phones have brightness adjusters you know

[@CarloRufinoSabusap]

Compare the darkest setting on the screen to the blackness of the audience laps in front of you. You can still see it. I can still see it. Everyone behind the person can still see it. A small grey square of light emanating from a see of blackness.

[@user-kn6vo8pt1r]

She needs more credit for doing this💙 Like, IMAGINE...just IMAGINE texting while THE Patti LuPone is live right in front of you

[@TheGreatCrow]

This is why you turn your phone off when you’re at the theater. Don’t piss off Yellow Diamond

[@Quaker-tc8ue]

The only people who would need a cell phone turned on are medical staff, who hopefully have the brains to set the phone to vibrate.

[@papabear7122]

It's not necessarily the noise from the damned thing, it that flash of light that distracts people who are trying to enjoy the entertainment on stage or the movie screen. Unless you're waiting for a heart transplant, turn the idiot box off and get your moneys worth from the entertainment.

[@nechma13]

Papa Bear the signal also interferes with the sound technology for mics

[@lunalgaleo1991]

Yeah, plus the actress/actor could get hurt!

[@geckotrollface]

*frickin actual Yellow Diamond*

[@amelia4384]

She's Yellow Diamond both in cartoon and real life. XD

[@mikeymummy]

She is such an inspiration to anyone...and proff that a little sass is okay at times.

[@Marx-XIII]

I actually remember when this first happened (prior to her role as Yellow Diamond).

[@jennya9838]

I'm a performer. I've had people take out their phone and start texting, or scrolling through Facebook while I'm performing. Its especially annoying when they're sat in the front row. A few times I was able to talk to them at intermission. More often than not their answers were a variety of: "I didn't mean to", "I wasn't paying attention", or they didn't want to go in the first place and were uninterested. My favorite/least favorite excuse was: "I'm only here to see my friend". As a person, I understand that. As a performer though, if you pull out your phone you are being rude and have become a distraction. Its way less distracting if a person just gets up and leaves. As a performer, I work very hard. It usually takes months of planning and rehearsing for an act that's maybe 6 mins. I get it if a person isn't interested in my performance. They don't have to be. That's fine. But please try to put yourself in the performer's shoes. Please think about how it would feel to work so hard on something that you are proud of, only to have a complete stranger demonstrate their disinterest or displeasure. I feel like most people know what that feels like, and if they're being honest, wouldn't want to deal with it. A person can make any excuse they want, but in the end I believe they know they're making a conscious choice to be dismissive/disrespectful.

[@kennethwayne6857]

I agree completely, it's about common courtesy. Some people are just pigs.

[@davidrojas7909]

It’s only a distraction for a performer if they are so self absorbed that they can’t perform unless they have everyone’s attention. The world does not revolve around you. Other people have lives. If you can’t perform on stage when one person is not paying attention to you, then maybe your just not that good of an actor.

[@jennya9838]

@@davidrojas7909 I'm a burlesque performer. It's a bit different. I'm actually out in the audience interacting with people. If a person is on their phone at a burlesque show they actually distract the audience as much as the performer. It's considered extremely bad form, like talking during a movie or heckling a comedian.

[@jennya9838]

When I'm on a big stage and can't really see the audience I honestly don't care if people are on their phones or talking. I usually perform in bars. They're loud. But in a 15 or 20 seat room when I'm literally standing in front of the person, all eyes are on them. Not me. It's usually much more quiet and a lot darker. Also no disrespect; in a situation where a person is literally the only one on stage at an event they're being paid to perform at, they should be the center of attention. Especially because people pay to watch the show.

[@maxalberts2003]

@@davidrojas7909 What? Don't go to the theatre if you don't like its rules. Which are plastered all over the lobby, which are also repeated by ushers and which are reiterated via loudspeaker just before curtain time. The world does NOT revolve around YOU. Don't like the theatre? Don't go. "They can't perform unless they have everyone's attention" is why people pay a lot of money for the experience. I doubt you've ever been to anything more sophisticated than a KISS concert.

[@horrorbaraz]

you shouldn't communicate on the diamond line....just saying

[@toddburton6570]

My mother wanted me to take her to see Patti Lupone in a one-night stand with The Atlanta Symphony. We went to dinner about two blocks away, then walked over to Symphony Hall. Frankly, I was not excited about the event at all. But what Mom wants, Mom gets. Lupone (who I only knew from TV -- "Life Goes On"), blew it up for almost three hours! I was stunned for at least two days. Marvelously talented lady...

[@jamesalgar1928]

I saw company yesterday, and patti did the announcement before the show about phones, and it was like "turn them off. Alllll the way off. And keep them away. No really. Trust me" LEGEND

[@User-zzyyxxvv]

Love it. This is a pet peeve of mine at the movies too. People who pay money to see a movie and then are on the phone or have a full blown conversation with each other as the movie is playing.

[@Leahhh2010]

Who would pick a stupid phone over the amazing gift of live theatre?

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

It's extremely rude anywhere especially in theatre, to just use your phones. First of all, you may think we don't see it, but that's the only thing we see in the audience

[@leahmartin3287]

So many Steven universe comments LMAO

[@denisespurlock]

This made me your fan for life. That and "Ladies Who Lunch."

[@oliverbridgland5205]

she’s actually terrifying

[@rogue7723]

I'll give her this, I can now _completely_ believe she'd bake people into pies for even the smallest slight.

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Good now stop being rude to performers

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

​@@rogue7723it's not a small slight it's a big one entitled people just stay home I don't need your rudeness destroying my night

[@RaymondHng]

If only someone can confiscate the cell phones of the people who have the audacity to answer their phones and conduct an entire conversation during a film screening.

[@JohnSmith-lq1tu]

RaymondHng Right? What the f#ck is up with that?

[@sciencepower608]

There should be a person like that in every theater if they hear it ring they take it.

[@LegionIvory]

RaymondHng See, it shouldn't even have to be that way. Folks should just have the decency to turn off their phones. Hell, you're going to see a play! Why are you looking at anything else?

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

​@@JohnSmith-lq1tucommon courtesy is what's up with that and no one has it any more

[@Soccerfan03]

Wow! She is amazing! Way to go!!!

[@timmysaunders2321]

Prince Harry refusing a selfie is quite different from Patti LuPone ensuring someone is following proper theater etiquette. Putting that out there.

[@kellicoffman8440]

Ps it’s a Royale family rule no selfie’s.

[@user-kn6vo8pt1r]

I wish I could hang out with her. She would definitely help me with my phone addiction. Snatch and YEET

[@PatrickMealeyVO]

Having gone to see shows and plays, it really grinds my gears when I’m trying to watch and someone is texting or just looking at their phone. Like okay I get it if you wanna film some parts (though I don’t necessarily agree), but we’re all here trying to watch a show! We don’t need the distraction!

[@kristoff1skalet176]

We need to remember how TO BE PRESENT again. NOW is where it's at!

[@brianhammer5107]

Good way to get your block knocked off. She was very lucky.

[@shenniere]

She's amazing .. I haven't heard of her for long but from all the experiences I've seen of her she's so talented and knows exactly what she wants- she's so blunt with everything and it just amazes me. She's so cool lmao

[@Marx-XIII]

"My limb enchancers!!! Where, are my limb enchancers?!?!"

[@shanekasunich9756]

glad she did this ❤

[@nonchalantree6604]

poor nephrite can't do anything about it either, NICE JOB YELLOW DIAMOND I wonder how Rebecca Sugar felt about this

[@brandenstangle320]

Since clearly they weren't taught manners by their parents she had to step in and school them

[@daizydevotee]

Dang that really is yellow diamond 😂

[@DeadRaymanWalking]

I recall Patti LuPone getting pissed off with someone taking pictures while she was Rose in "Gypsy". *STOP TAKING PICTURES RIGHT NOWWWW!!!*

[@mg8553]

I was gonna make a Steven Universe joke, but I think all the best ones have been taken.

[@CapitaoAmerica737]

YD gets mad again

[@D0ntTickleMe]

Nice to see she hasn't changed and is still a diva...

[@WolfTamer]

Damn! This is a top tier way to stop people from using their phones! Just casually pass them and take it away, then act like nothing happened.

[@ant8059]

Yellow Diamond takes human device.

[@natalieandrew7573]

AH I LOVE PATTI SHES MY QUEEN

[@magicdreemurr3771]

She's my Diamond.

[@SonaMain]

its Her divinations trial

[@justsomewoomywithamustache4481]

The dude who tried to plug in his phone on stage is bringing me a lot of emotions and none of them are good

[@Unmutant]

don't question the diamond authority

[@livelovelaugh473]

I agree with Mrs.LuPone. If you are no longer interested in seeing the rest of the play or are getting bored, then diddle your thumbs for crying out loud! And why someone would be on their phone during a BROADWAY play is beyond me!

[@joyciejd9673]

Some people are so self-involved and selfish. Not to mention...disrespectful. I’m glad Patti “schooled the fool”.

[@chrissheppo]

Emergency cardiovascular matter regarding a nine yr old girl apparently. The only fool here is you and the other nitwits coming to a conclusion before both sides are heard.

[@tynielsen]

Audience Member: Texting Patti: So you have chosen SNATCH

[@fullhousecast420]

god bless her i love her so much

[@cooperkramer2985]

When I saw her in "Evita" many years ago, she stopped the show because someone took a flash picture of her. She stormed off the stage and an usher came and removed the person. She hasn't changed! Good for her!!

[@micalyptus]

omg the guy who tried to plug it in a false outlet lmaoooo

[@usatrooper5045]

One thing Patti LuPone doesn't have to worry about is if she falls of the stage in pursuit of someone's phone she has that really big nose to cushion her fall. 🤭😂

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

You are disrespectful too bad you dint have a braincells your heads too big how does that feel you are a moron

[@lucas.daniel]

I agree with Patti Lupone. I hate when people text or go on their phone in movie theaters or during performances like this ne. I don't pay to have a screen flashed in my face. I was at an orchestra performance once, and a lady was actually recording the performance with her flash on ... to make matters worse, she was sitting in the mezzanine behind the orchestra, so every single person who was facing the orchestra had a light shining in their face, including the conductor. It went on for about 5 minutes until a couple staff members stopped her. For the rest of the night, all the ushers in that part of the mezzanine kept looking at her, lol. Also in movie theaters I get really annoyed when people are on their phone for an extended period of time. I understand taking 5-10 seconds to briefly check your phone - maybe you got a flurry of texts or maybe you had important emails or something - but looking at your phone for more than 50 seconds is just plain annoying. I would never. I made it a habit now to turn my phone off completely during live performances or in movie theaters. I don't want to be "that guy" to someone else. Plus who pays money to see a live performance and then goes on their phone? Not only is it disrespectful to the people in the audience, but it's disrespectful to the people who actually work to put on these productions in the first place. I understand a movie theater is not that big of a deal ... but like a live performance? No two performances are ever the exact same, so you're experiencing something totally unique ... why would you go on your phone for an extended period of time when you paid to see a performance of something? That's just plain rude and doesn't make sense. I would rather go alone than suffer the mistake of bringing someone that can't appreciate the experience. I'm not bringing you out to dinner or to the mall ... I'm bringing you to an actual live production of something. If you can't respect it, I don't want you anywhere near me.

[@haikuleaf6496]

Turn it off! Like a light switch!

[@lynnyfee]

Really what's so hard about that?

[@timpestwarren3012]

Manner's are lost these days it's sad.

[@timpestwarren3012]

I concur as well however, now would have been a great time for you to show you had some ?????? Come on say it with me.

[@TruthSerum101]

+Chris Powless Hilarious.

[@jihancafe]

So is grammar, apparently.

[@yo5604]

Is this just me thinks that pati lupone's face definitely looks like yellow diamond

[@handel1111]

She should be on every rock concert, it's annoying to see that everybody does raises their phones to record

[@linkinajar8676]

Your Facebook can wait people. Turn the damn phone off.

[@daisywilliams5253]

1:31 "And Lupone is taking matters... and people's phones... into her own hands." I DIED 😂

[@gothicpixelchick]

I will say Steven Universe did Patti Lupone right by giving her such a vocal, musical and angry woman to voice lol

[@patrickhicks9880]

She has a point

[@IceCreamCookie]

I’d actually be honoured.

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Cuz your rude entitled self thinks you are center of universe here's news you aren't

[@GorillaGrip300]

My diamond I am here😆

[@someoneyoudontknow2840]

Padparadscha you're late xD

[@Dexshurun1988]

Patti takes her craft very seriously. ❤

[@natabugg1e]

a QUEEN

[@Cybo-18]

Yellow Diamond strikes again

[@hotmiclegend]

Narcissism jesus christ

[@libertatus]

She awesome!

[@cassandravanmeter304]

Honestly who tf goes on their phone during a broadway show? I don’t even go on my phone during an elementary school play!

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Thank you for manners and respect for performers

[@pibly7784]

I'd do the same thing as Patti if I saw some idiot on their phone during a performance. You pay damn good money to see a show and you're going to ignore the actors AND waste ticket $ at the same time?

[@CB-rv2lj]

free country. shall we issue a fine and send them to prison for this BLASPHEMY? you sound ridiculous and snobbish.

[@doctorjames7454]

Corey B A fine would be in order. Many theaters require that cell phones be turned off.

[@maxalberts2003]

@@CB-rv2lj You've never set foot in a Broadway theatre in your life.

[@gracisheets8356]

I just thought it was funny that a lot of people are finding this out on a phone

[@Mgaby1992]

I really find the spiking tape on the floor extremely satisfying. Perfect. Beautiful.

[@killzerd951]

*WATCH OUT MY DIAAAMMMOOONNDDDDD*

[@flowerlylilac2247]

*insert triggered yellow diamond face*

[@Kristine_202]

Um, what? Look, I'm right on board with the "people are too attached to their phones" train, and doing anything on your phone during a Broadway show is a SIN, but...LuPone breaking character is just wrong. Yes, she's a legend and all of that, but she's done stuff like this before. She literally stopped a show to yell at someone. How is that fair to the rest of the audience? I go to the theatre to get lost. I believe those characters are real for those 2+ hours. Don't ruin that. Don't break character. And why is taking your phone out during a concert or when meeting a celeb wrong? When I saw Bradley Cooper on Broadway, he took selfies with everyone after the show. It was awesome. And I use my phone at concerts to take pictures for me to remember the night and share with my friends. I've never had an artist yell at me for that. That's weird.

[@nifflerrain901]

I understand why Prince Harry wouldn't want to take a selfie but come on using your phone at a concert is perfectly acceptable

[@Angie-ji7be]

She didn't yell at the audience member. Did you not watch the video? She just snatched it as she was exiting the stage. There was no mention of her ever breaking character during the performance at all.

[@Austin.D]

Yeah but that wasn’t a concert show Lmao

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

It was after the show Cooper dud that there is thestre etiquette and that woman broke all the rules I learned how to behave in a theatre setting when I was younger too bad she didn't she was wrong and RUDE

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

​@@Austin.Dit was theater even more important to show common courtesy

[@rickwyant]

Patti actually has a huge ego.

[@Rose-qd2bl]

That is so rude! Disrepectful. Why would you go see live theater and do that? esp when you've paid all that money?

[@Pebbles2711]

If she were sitting next to me I would have done it myself!!!!! Lol!

[@ZeroZoneZZ]

No. Report to usher or simply politely ask them to not be distracting. People’s mistakes are not an excuse for you to be nasty and cruel. Compassion is key to handling every social situations.

[@danielanguiano4635]

You Go… Yellow Diamond👉⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️💥… Yes My Diamond 💎💛

[@danielanguiano4635]

Yes... My Diamond💛💛💛

[@user-saraswatidevi]

Shes yellow diamond irl 🤣

[@dtindall1123]

Patti snatched my cellphone away from me at Coot's, and she wasn't even performing! : )

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Good for Patti you all talk too damn loud get hearing aid

[@robertb7063]

Bravo Bravo Good for you Bravo People are so obnoxious

[@MrBxbreezy]

Its true this hyper obsession with phones and recording and photographing everything!

[@NanetteG.-ii4xy]

Good for Patty,, cell phone use at the movies, acting theatre, SO rude !!!😮😢

[@blacktee3993]

Well if she had done better with her performance the woman might have been focussed more on the stage. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Patti Lipone is consummate actress you are rude and a moron to boot

[@usatrooper5045]

Pattis nose made it off the stage and a minute later her body followed. 🤭😂

[@zakariashartley]

Vile woman she thinks by shouting at her audience makes her look like a diva... Nah she hasnt got the talent to carry on like that.

[@TheBlizzardcat]

Brava Patti! Rude indifferent little creature that phone user.

[@4at1535]

"Well, albeit rude. Ms. Lupone said that the person was 'totally oblivious' to everything and everyone around her. If that is the case, unless the phone was making noise with each strike of the query during texting. What was the problem?" "And why was she so tuned in to one person who was really in her peripheral vision as she pointed out where this person was in relation to where she was?" Although I don't agree with the cell phone texting, ringing, etc in the theater or a movie house or the like. She should have just ignored the person being rude. Oh Bla De Oh Bla da ! Life goes on !

[@WilliamsElaine]

apparently you have never done a stage show in a small theater.

[@cherryberry3020]

4at1535 I myself do musical theatre and you work so hard to put of a musical. And someone doesn’t care and is texting someone else. Why would you come to a show when you are just going to come text someone. It’s really frustrating

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Rudeness and disrespecting what's wrong Patti was absolutely 💯 right have some respect for something

[@Nenn-qs2yw]

She’s an icon!

[@EVITANDY]

When I was Stage manager on Boy George's TABOO in London an audience member unplugged a prop light from the set and plugged her phone in ! I couldn't believe the arrogance 😏