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Director stopped show at intermission when audience (corporate fundraiser for a medical facility) kept talking/walking/socializing during the show.

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Show at Lyric Theatre cut short after cast complain about behaviour of audience

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A sold out production at Belfast's Lyric Theatre was stopped on Saturday night after the cast and front of house staff complained about the behaviour of the audience.

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This past week or so, Adam Lambert called out audience members who were laughing at a very inappropriate moment in Cabaret in which this is sang: “ if you could see her though my eyes, she wouldn’t look Jewish at all’ in reference to a gorilla we see throughout the number. Adam Lambert, still in character said “No no, this is not for comedy.” This silenced the whole theatre and definitely humbled the people mocking this serious topic.

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How Dave Chappelle Is Creating a “No-Phone Zone” for His Chicago Shows (Exclusive)

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How Dave Chappelle Is Creating a “No-Phone Zone” for His Chicago Shows (Exclusive)

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In an effort to prevent his material from being leaked online, Dave Chappelle has partnered with Yondr, a company that provides smartphone-locking pouches, to create a "no-phone zone" at his live shows in Chicago. Attendees are required to place their phones in these pouches, which lock upon entering the venue, ensuring that no recordings can be made during the performance. This initiative aims to protect the integrity of Chappelle's comedy and provide a distraction-free environment.

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Poll any group of Hollywood comedians and you'll hear the recurring gripes about smartphones and their dreaded byproduct, smartphone video: The glowing devices distract during performances; their well-honed material plummets in street value once posted to YouTube; and, in the case of more provocative comics, it renders them the target of an angry Twitter mob.

Now, Dave Chappelle is taking matters into his own hands: The revered funnyman has entered into a deal with San Francisco-based Yondr to use that company's smartphone-locking pouches at a series of live shows this week in Chicago.

Attendees at any of Chappelle's 13 sold-out Thalia Hall performances will be greeted by staffers handing out gray smartphone sleeves, available in three sizes. They are then instructed to place their phones inside the sleeves and fasten them, at which point they are welcome to carry them inside the venue.

As soon as they enter the "no-phone zone," however, the pouches will have locked shut, preventing anyone from firing off so much as a winking emoji. Need to make a call or send an email? No problem. Simply leave the designated zone (and head, say, to the lobby bar), and, as you move past several strategically placed stations, the pouches can now magically be unlocked.

If the experiment works, it could mark a bold new era in stand-up comedy - one in which comedians can breathe a little bit easier knowing their bluest material won't wind up online before last call. And the service, which is already being employed by various schools around the country, can easily extend to other sensitive entertainment events - say, that upcoming preview screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Hannibal Buress was the first comedian to try Yondr. After a video went viral of a 2014 performance in which he repeatedly called Bill Cosby a rapist, resulting in death threats, Buress decided to use the technology at a show last June. That led executives from Live Nation, producers of the current Chappelle tour, to consult with him about Yondr. He told them he was happy with the results.

"It's a huge thing for Chappelle, like all comedians: how to make the show phone-free," says Yondr founder Graham Dugoni, 29, (pictured left) who adds that "the deal came together pretty quickly."

His company may stand in stark contrast to most tech startups, but in many ways, Yondr is the ultimate disrupter, existing to render app-filled iPhones and the like completely useless. (Not surprisingly, Yondr has received a chilly welcome from some of its Silicon Valley contemporaries, says Dugoni.)

The service, which makes its money by leasing out its equipment, is currently able to accommodate up to a 20,000-seat arena, meaning 17,000-seat L.A. venues like the Staples Center or The Forum are well within reach. Hall, which holds a maximum 800 people, is on the lower end of what Yondr can handle. But Chappelle is by far the biggest name yet to align himself with the company (besides Buress, they've previously worked with Zhu, an electronic artist). The deal could mark an entree to higher-profile performers and bigger events.

The timing is good, as more and more artists insist on phone-free shows. Venues can do what they've always done, and withdraw phones entirely. But, Dugoni argues, that method - which was deployed by the band Mumford and Sons during its recent tour - is extremely inefficient, often leading to long check-in and retrieval lines and even the possibility of theft or property damage. It also leads to more phone smugglers, requiring increased staff to police them.

"People just don't want to give up possession of their phone," says Dugoni. "It's like an extra arm."

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How Dave Chappelle Is Creating a "No-Phone Zone" for His Chicago Shows (Exclusive)

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The revered funnyman has entered into a deal with Yondr to use the company's smartphone-locking pouches to ensure none of his material is leaked to the web.

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Country singer Scotty McCreery stopped his concert to call out a man

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Country singer Scotty McCreery stopped his concert to call out a man

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Scotty McCreery stopped his concert and called out a man who was hitting a woman in the audience. He waited until security him out of the stadium before he continued to perform.

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Country singer Scotty McCreery stopped his concert to call out a man.

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Billie Eilish helps audience member having asthma attack

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Billie Eilish helps audience member having asthma attack

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Second half of the video above. A person in the pit of a Billie Eilish concert is having an asthma attack. Eilish stopped the show to get her security to help.

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Audience member criticizes comedy performance for content of its show.

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Woke Audience Member Disrupts Comedy Show

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/fired-cat-a-hot-tin-709620/

John Lacy stopped in the middle of a show to confront a drunk man who heckled a fellow actor. He shoved the man to the ground and was fired.

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Fired ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Star Accuses Theater Owner of Not Protecting the Actors

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UPDATED: After John Lacy stopped in the middle of the show to confront a drunk man who called his co-star Anton Troy a “fag,” the actor says Repertory East Playhouse’s company director Ovington Michael Owston told him “go ‘F’ yourself” before firing him.

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Adele called out a fan for filming her concert. She wanted her fans to enjoy the live concert.

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A woman was recording the concert when the singer stopped and took her to task

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Audience Member Approaches the Stage and Actor Tries to Diffuse the Situation

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Audience Member Approaches the Stage and Actor Tries to Diffuse the Situation

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An audience member randomly approached the stage in a performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway. The audience member began interacting with the actors and Wendell Pierce tries to diffuse the situation. The audience member is eventually removed by police and the 4-minute interaction was recorded.

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It was like a scene straight out of a Broadway play.

During Tuesday night's performance of the Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, a member of the audience interrupted the play by approaching the stage and engaging with the cast.

After receiving a 911 call about a "disorderly person" at the W. 44th St. Hudson Theatre on Tuesday night around 9 p.m., the NYPD went to the scene, a department spokesperson tells PEOPLE. The police escorted the woman from the theater, and no arrests where made.

"We're grateful to the entire team at the Hudson Theatre for working together to resolve the situation and resume the performance as quickly as possible," the producers of the show tell PEOPLE in a statement about the incident.

Video of the interruption went viral on Wednesday with different videos of the event shared across Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit.

An Instagram user that was present at the show shared their thoughts about how gracefully star Wendell Pierce handled the incident alongside video taken of the interruption.

"Tonight, in the middle of his electrifying performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN, he was forced to break character when an irate, seemingly inebriated audience member disrupted the play's second act so intensely that the action had to be suspended," the user wrote.

"When the house lights came up, he patiently & heroically pleaded with her to leave peacefully despite her insistence that she should be carried out forcefully (she was eventually escorted out by police)," the Instagram post concluded.

A four-minute video of the entire interruption and its aftermath was posted to TikTok and shows Pierce actively talking to the audience member and attempting to diffuse the unsettling situation.

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Once the disruptive person was removed from the theater, the cast and play resumed and finished with no further interruptions.

The revival of Death of a Salesman continues its limited engagement through Jan. 15 at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

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Death of a Salesman Broadway Performance Interrupted by Person Who Approached Stage

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Broadway's Death of a Salesman star Wendell Pierce tried diffusing the situation but the police eventually removed the audience member

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During a soccer/football match between Portugal and Turkey in the Euro 2024 tournament, 4 people invaded the pitch to try and have a selfie with Cristiano Ronaldo. This is the first of the 4 people who tried and at first Ronaldo was happy, however it seemed more people got the signal they could do it. 3 more people tried and Ronaldo was less accomodating.

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Adele stopped a show in 2021 in order to help get quick medical attention to a fan in the audience who fainted.

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Video: Adele stops concert after being alerted to fan fainting in crowd | Daily Mail Online

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This is the moment Adele stopped one of her concerts after realising that a fan had fainted in the crowd. She immediately asks her band to stop playing before signalling for the medics to quickly attend the incident.

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A fan reached over the well and into the Dodgers bullpen. He then hit the catcher Chad Kreuter in the back of the head and stole his hat. After this Kreuter and other members of the Dodgers bullpen went into the stands throwing punches as other fans got involved.

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May 16, 2000: When the Dodgers charged into Wrigley Field stands for revenge | Sporting News

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Sports history is filled with instances of fan-vs.-player stupidity. One of the best (worst?) examples happened on this day in 2000 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Miranda lambert stops show to address audience members drama. “Are we done with our drama yet?” This happened during the Big Sky music festival.

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Cardi B threw her mic at a fan who threw a drink on her.

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Cardi B Won’t Face Charges After Throwing Mic at Fan in Las Vegas

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Comedian Peter Kay removed Hecklers with force, defending himself saying that the repeated disruptions made it impossible for people to enjoy the show. Other comedians are supporting his decision while people are upset about the force used.

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Peter Kay defends ejecting ‘disruptive’ hecklers at Manchester show

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The comedian says “repeated disruptions” by two audience members made it “impossible” to carry on.

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While performing the play in the Harold Pinter Theater the performers were asked to leave the stage by stage management. A audience member had left to go to the bathroom and was asked to wait until the break to get back to their seat. The audience member because disruptive and argued back, leading to a performance halt for 15 minutes.

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David Tennant’s play stopped because of angry audience? As an actor, I’ve seen worse

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Buckets of KFC being passed around, vomit and mobile phones – us actors know all too well the pain of a badly behaved audience, writes Andrea Lowe

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Laura Benanti stops performing until audience member puts away their phone

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Laura Benanti stops performing until audience member puts away their phone

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https://playbill.com/article/laura-benanti-calls-out-ringing-phone-during-she-loves-me

Laura Benanti stopped singing while performing in She Loved Me on Broadway because an audience member wouldn’t stop a call on their cell phone. She said “I’ll wait, we’ll all wait” and the show stopped until the audience member finally put away their phone.

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Renee rapp stopped her concert for an audience member

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Renee rapp stopped her concert for an audience member

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I went to a Renee rapp concert in Charlotte and during the show someone passed out towards the front and she stopped mid song to let the medics know and so people could move out of the way for the medics to get to the audience member

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Live review: Renée Rapp at the O2 Apollo - The Mancunion

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Renée Rapp performs in Manchester for the first time for her Snow Angel tour at the O2 Apollo delivering an unforgettable performance.

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Patti Lupone flips out on someone taking pictures

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WruzPfJ9Rys

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Patti Lupone stops 'Gypsy' mid-show to yell at a photographer

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Lead singer of Bikini Kill, Kathleen Hanna would often stop shows if she noticed outbursts of violence or moshing/harassment that disrupted other people’s concert experience. This was done in efforts to make a safe space for women at punk concerts

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Masculinity in the context of Bikini Kill: Is Violence Necessary to Enjoy a Punk Show?

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By Tate DeCarlo, KUPS Loud Rock Music Director Cover Art by Rhae Schulz-O’Neil, KUPS Media Director I’ve always accepted violence as an inherent part of punk, in the music itself as well as t…

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Billie Eilish Getting Bracelet Thrown At Her 

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Billie Eilish Getting Bracelet Thrown At Her 

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This was the only video video I could find but this has happened several times where fans have thrown items at Billie and she has expressed that it makes her upset.