Actor and singer Isa Briones has bravely stood up for herself after audience members heckled during her performance in a Broadway show.
Briones, 27, is currently appearing as Connie Francis in the jukebox musical “Just in Time.” The show is playing at the Circle in the Square Theatre at 235 West 50th Street.
The star of the the HBO Max medical drama “The Pitt” took to her Instagram account, in a now-expired story, to school her hecklers in the basic art of theater etiquette.
Isa Briones Tells People ‘Do Not Yell’ at Theater Performers
GettySharing her thoughts with her 515,000 followers, per Variety, Isa Briones said in her Instagram story, “HEY HEY HEY. Once again, Broadway is not a circus. Do not yell whatever you want at the performers.”
Briones continued, “Yelling ‘when are you going to finish your charts’ before I sing ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ is f—ing disrespectful to the performers onstage and your fellow audience members. Y’all are pi–in’ me off.”
She concluded her justified rant by saying, “Love and light and please remember you are occupying shared spaces and watching art.”
It wasn’t the first time that Briones issued a statement reminding fans of theater etiquette.
Per Hello, in an April 12 Instagram story, the actress wrote, “Some people need to brush up on theatre etiquette, and just person in the world etiquette in general.”
That post continued, “Do not talk to the performers while they are performing on stage (unless you have been asked to).”
It concluded, “And don’t talk to me on stage and call me Dr. Santos. I’m not Dr. Santos. I’m not even Connie Francis. I am Isa Briones, one of the actors in the show you have paid to enjoy. So watch it respectfully. You are not a kid at Disneyland. You are an adult man at a Broadway show. Act like it.”
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Fans Were Excited to See Briones in ‘Just in Time’
When news of Isa Brione’s run in “Just in Time” found its way on to Instagram, her fans and followers were delighted about it.
A March 11 post on the play’s official account, which also tagged Briones, was captioned, “She’s clocking in for her next shift on Broadway – THE PITT’S @isacamillebriones is Connie Francis, starting April 1!”
It prompted a rapturous collective display of excitement in the post’s comments section.
Her co-star in the play, British actress Emily Bergl, wrote, “Welcome! I don’t want to call it the Pitt but we are in a basement and do have the occasional mouse.”
One excited Instagram user wrote, “A NEW BOMBSHELL ENTERS THE VILLA!!!!!”
Another user quipped, “wait take this down til i get tickets.”
Someone else said, “Heck yeah queen!!”
Songwriter, actor, filmmaker and librettist Lin-Manuel Miranda commented, “Welcome home Isa! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽”
Well done to Isa Briones for speaking out against hecklers — the star was absolutely in the right for doing so.
Briones is expected to perform in her role as Connie Francis in “Just in Time” throughout the spring, with some reports suggesting her stay could continue into June.
Per the play’s official website, it’s directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers and stars Jeremy Jordan as the late singer, songwriter, and actor Bobby Darin. Check it out if you can.
