Patrons on phones ruined show
by Noah on 2019-11-26Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts) - TorontoSpontaneously booked a ticket to the show as I was excited to see my friend from university in the title role. Sitting at the back of the house, I was appalled by the number of people taking photos and videos throughout the whole show. At one point I saw three phones up at the same time, and was more surprised that nobody was doing anything. I got out of my seat to inform an usher. I stopped counting after seeing 10 different people whip out their phones to record/snap pictures. One person in the 2nd row had her phone held above her head filming. Unfortunately it was so distracting I really couldn’t enjoy the performances or pay attention. There was no pre-show announcement to turn off phones and the staff was not proactive in flagging the perpetrators. More should have been done. So terribly disappointing.