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3 hours ago
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Anthony Ramos says Madonna lit up entire theatre with iPad during Hamilton performance on Broadway, Entertainment News
Anthony Ramos says Madonna lit up the whole theatre with her iPad during a performance of Hamilton on Broadway. The 33-year-old actor originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Broadway show and is among a group of Hamilton actors to speak out on Madonna's alleged behaviour in the audience. Appearing on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live on Thursday (June 19), Ramos said: "The most terrifying was Madonna with her iPad in her face. She was like this [shining a light] the whole time. "I was like, 'Damn, shorty. If you're not enjoying it that much, you know the door is right there. You don't have to stay here.'" Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the musical who played Alexander Hamilton, also appeared to call out The Queen of Pop in a since-deleted post on Twitter in April 2015. He penned at the time: "Tonight was the first time I asked stage management not to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage. #noselfieforyou." However, the Like a Virgin hitmaker's publicist rubbished the claim, telling Us Weekly: "It's not true. She was invited backstage four different times. She texted post show when they were doing their fundraising pitch. Madonna had already made a generous donation." Jonathan Groff, who starred as King George, also fumed "that b**** was on her phone." He said at the time: "You couldn't miss it from the stage. "It was a black void of the audience in front of us and her face there perfectly lit by the light of her iPhone through three-quarters of the show." [[nid:712771]]
Courier-Mail
8 hours ago
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- Courier-Mail
Star slams Madonna for disrespectful behaviour
Don't miss out on the headlines from Celebrity Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. Anthony Ramos is calling out Madonna for poor theatre etiquette. On Friday's episode of Watch What Happens Live, Ramos played a game of 'Clubhouse of Horrors,' during which host Andy Cohen asked him to name the 'most terrifying celebrity to spot in the audience' when he was performing in Hamilton on Broadway. 'The most terrifying was Madonna with her iPad in her face. She was like this the whole time,' he said, pretending to look down at an iPad. Anthony Ramos slammed Madonna on Watch What Happens Live for watching her iPad while watching Hamilton. The Hamilton star says he would have happily shown Madonna the door. 'I was like, 'Damn, shawty. If you're not enjoying it that much, you know the door's right there. You ain't gotta stay here!'' Ramos was famously part of the original cast of Hamilton, which made its Broadway debut in 2015. The actor, whose work on the musical earned him the 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton. Ramos said Madonna was the 'most terrifying' guest he has spotted in the crowd. Picture:for The Met Museum/Vogue To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, the entire cast reunited at the 2025 Tony Awards to perform a medley of iconic songs from the play. However, fans were upset that Ramos did not have a solo in the performance. 'That was really nice that people got pissed,' he said on Watch What Happens Lives. Ramos has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Hamilton at the 2021 Emmy Awards. Picture:Ramos (right) on stage with Hamilton co-stars (from left to right) Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos. Picture:But according to the actor, his solo moments were cut because he didn't confirm his attendance until the day before the awards show. 'They weren't even planning on me being there,' he explained. 'They cut that part, they choreographed the whole number and then I texted Lin Saturday morning like, 'Yo, is it too late to join y'all?' He was like, 'Are you serious?' I was like, 'Yeah, I'm serious.' He was like, 'You got a black suit?' I was like, 'Nah, I could get one.'' 'So, they fit me in where I could fit in,' Ramos continued. 'There was a moment for me but they had to take it out because they didn't plan on me being there.' This article originally appeared in Decider and was reproduced with permission Originally published as Broadway star shades Madonna for rude act while seeing Hamilton: 'The door's right there'
Daily Mirror
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Madonna slammed by Hamilton star for 'using iPad during Broadway performance'
Hamilton star Anthony Ramos has claimed Madonna spent a whole performance of the Broadway show on her iPad, and has told her 'you don't have to stay here' Twister's star Anthony Ramos has claimed that Madonna caused quite the stir during her visit to a Hamilton show on Broadway. The 33-year-old actor, who played the original roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton, recounted the incident when the pop icon attended a performance, and his co-stars also made the same claim about the Queen of Pop. Ramos, appearing on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live last Thursday, recalled: "The most terrifying was Madonna with her iPad in her face. She was like this [shining a light] the whole time. "I was like, 'Damn, shorty. If you're not enjoying it that much, you know the door is right there. You don't have to stay here.'". Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical's mastermind who also starred as Alexander Hamilton, seemed to reference the episode involving The Material Girl in a now-erased tweet back in April 2015. He had written: "Tonight was the first time I asked stage management NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage. #noselfieforyou." Madonna's representative, however, countered these allegations, telling Us Weekly: "It's not true. She was invited backstage four different times. She texted post-show when they were doing their fundraising pitch. Madonna had already made a generous donation." Jonathan Groff, who portrayed King George in the production, didn't hold back either, bluntly claiming "that b**** was on her phone." He noted at the time: "You couldn't miss it from the stage. It was a black void of the audience in front of us and her face there perfectly lit by the light of her iPhone through three-quarters of the show." Back in April 2015, Playbill claimed Queen of Pop, Madonna, attended the show at The Public Theatre, but wasn't invited backstage after it was wrapped. Ramos recently reunited with his Hamilton castmates, including Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, and Phillipa Soo, at the Tony Awards. To mark the musical's 10th anniversary, the cast performed a medley of tracks including Non-Stop, My Shot, History Has Its Eyes on You and The Room Where It Happens. Hamilton received a whopping 16 nominations at the 70th Tony Awards and won 11 awards. After starring in Hamilton, Ramos appeared in Miranda's 2021 musical, In The Heights. He also starred in 2024's Twisters with Daisy Edgar Jones and Glen Powell.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Anthony Ramos claims Madonna was on her iPad ‘the whole time' during Hamilton performance
Anthony Ramos says he once caught Madonna distracted on her iPad throughout the 'whole' production of Hamilton. The Broadway star, 33, originated the lead roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical in 2015. On Thursday's episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Ramos was asked who the 'most terrifying celebrity [was] to spot in the audience' during his 15-month run. After taking a brief moment to think, he named Madonna, who he said had an 'iPad in her face.' 'She was like this the whole time,' he recalled, mimicking the pop icon looking down at an iPad in her lap. 'I was like, 'Damn, shawty. If you're not enjoying it that much, you know the door's right there. You ain't gotta stay here!'' Ramos laughed. The Independent has contacted Madonna's representative for comment. Ramos, who rose to fame with his dual portrayal of Laurens and Hamilton on Broadway, recently reunited with his former Hamilton castmates, including Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, and Phillipa Soo, at the 2025 Tony Awards. In celebration of the hit musical's tenth anniversary, they performed a medley of songs from the soundtrack, including 'Non-Stop,' 'My Shot,' 'History Has Its Eyes on You,' and 'The Room Where It Happens.' Ramos wasn't given a main part in the performance, leading to confusion among viewers. Hamilton, which opened on Broadway in 2015, received a record-breaking 16 nominations at the 70th Tony Awards and ultimately won 11 awards, including Best Musical. Following his time on Hamilton, Ramos went on to lead Miranda's 2021 film adaptation of his other hit musical, In the Heights. The singer and actor has since continued releasing his own music and starring in movies like 2024's Twisters and Spike Lee's newest crime-thriller, Highest 2 Lowest. According to IMDb, Ramos will star in six upcoming projects, including thriller-drama House of Dynamite, out October 24, as well as the big-screen adaptation of popular children's series Bob the Builder. He will portray the titular Bob in the Jennifer Lopez-produced movie.
New York Post
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Hamilton' star Anthony Ramos calls out Madonna for her behavior at Broadway show: ‘Door's right there'
History was happening in Manhattan — and Madonna was on her iPad. 'Hamilton' actor Anthony Ramos is calling out the pop star for her behavior when she attended the Tony-winning Broadway show years ago. During a 'Watch What Happens Live' appearance, Andy Cohen asked the performer, 33, 'Who was the most terrifying celebrity to spot in the audience during your 'Hamilton' days?' 8 Anthony Ramos on 'Watch What Happens Live.' Bravo 8 Andy Cohen on 'Watch What Happens Live.' Bravo Ramos replied: 'The most terrifying was Madonna with her iPad in her face.' 8 Anthony Ramos talks about Madonna on 'Watch What Happens Live.' Charles Sykes/Bravo 'She was like this the whole time,' he added on Thursday, as he pretended to look down at a screen. 'I was like, 'Damn, shorty,'' he continued. 'I'm like, 'If you not enjoying it that much, you know the door's right there. You ain't got to stay here.'' The Post reached out to a rep for Madonna for comment. Ramos starred in the original 2015 musical, taking on two roles — including playing Alexander Hamilton's son Philip, who is killed in a duel. 8 Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of 'Hamilton' on Broadway. Getty Images The actor isn't the first to speak about Madonna's appearance at the Richard Rodgers Theater. Lin-Manuel Miranda — who starred as Alexander Hamilton and also wrote the book and music — tweeted about the incident at the time. 'Tonight was the first time I asked stage management NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage. #noselfieforyou,' he wrote at the time. 8 Anthony Ramos performs on stage during 'Hamilton' GRAMMY performance. WireImage Despite not sharing the person's name, rumors circulated that Madonna was the culprit. The Grammy winner's publicist denied the accusations, stating: 'It's not true. She was invited backstage four different times.' 'She texted post show when they were doing their fundraising pitch,' her rep continued. 'Madonna had already made a generous donation.' 8 Madonna performs onstage during 'The Celebration Tour' at Copacabana beach on May 4, 2024. WireImage for Live Nation Jonathan Groff, who played King George III, also confirmed the rumors, sharing that she was not invited backstage 'because that b–ch was on her phone.' The 'Spring Awakening' star, 40, expressed, 'You couldn't miss it from the stage. It was a black void of the audience in front of us and her face there perfectly lit by the light of her iPhone through three-quarters of the show.' The 'Vogue' artist is no stranger to Broadway, having starred in the play 'Speed-the-Plow' by David Mamet play in 1988. Then, in 1996, Madonna portrayed Eva Perón in the film adaptation of 'Evita.' She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. 8 Madonna at the 2025 Met Gala. Getty Images Broadway vet Patti LuPone previously won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva on Broadway in 1979. The actress, 76, was critical of Madonna's take on the role. While on 'Watch What Happens Live' in 2017, a viewer asked LuPone, 'Did you and Madonna ever have a conversation about your two iconic performances as Evita?' 'No,' she responded. 'But she was downstairs at the Mitzi Newhouse when I was upstairs doing 'Anything Goes' in the Vivian Beaumont, and a press agent actually put a sign up that there was only one diva allowed in this theater at a time. It wasn't me! It was the press agent that did it. I don't know whether she ever found out about it. I did meet her after her opening night party, and the only thing that Madonna has ever said to me was, 'I'm taller than you.' Bada-bing!' 8 Madonna is seen attending Lempicka show on Broadway on May 18, 2024 in New York City. GC Images 'What did you think of her role in 'Evita'?' Cohen, 57, asked. 'I was on the treadmill. You know when MTV used to have music videos, right? I saw, I believe it was 'Buenos Aires,' and I thought it was a piece of s–t,' LuPone admitted. 'Madonna is a movie killer. She's dead behind the eyes. She cannot act her way out of a paper bag. She should not be in film or on stage. She's a wonderful performer for what she does, but she's not an actress. Bing!'
