Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone Takes on Theater Etiquette

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 15, 2015

In the past three weeks at least three incidents involving theater-goers and cell phones have made headlines. 

Actor and singer Patti LuPone explains why she grabbed the phone of a woman who'd been texting during her performance of "Shows For Days," and talks about theater etiquette, especially for (in her words) "rude, self absorbed and inconsiderate audience members who are controlled by their phones."

Plus: WNYC's business and economics editor (now heading cultural coverage) Charlie Herman talks about how theaters and theater­-goers address the challenge of electronic devices and live performance.

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