The 70-year-old actress, who has returned to the role of the famous fictional fading silent movie star 23 years after first playing it on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber's acclaimed musical, scolded the viewer, reported PageSix.
"I'm sorry. Stop the show. Someone there is taking photos. You must know how distracting and disrespectful that is. Now, we can have a show or we can have a photo shoot," Close said.
Soon, Close started the number again, telling the conductor, "Let's take it from the top of the song.
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