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“You want to make a scene, I’ll make a scene!”: Man berates “loud and obnoxious” audience at “Mamma Mia!” on Broadway

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“I would die for him”: The new “Paddington” musical goes viral for its lifelike bear puppet and heartwarming performance

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“Cured my depression”: Fans react to Jane Krakowski’s casting in “Oh, Mary!”

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3 Panel: Left: Woman dancing doing the barbershop haircut that costs a quarter accuracy meme. Middle: Actor Kevin James Sievert delivering the line during the song "King of New York" in a Wisconsin production. Right: Shirtless man dancing doing the barbershop haircut that costs a quarter accuracy meme.

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The “barbershop haircut that costs a quarter” meme from “Newsies” is blowing up on TikTok

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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“Divisive woke preaching nonsense”: Piers Morgan insults Rachel Zegler right after praising her performance in “Evita”

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‘The ‘you are my forbidden fruit’ has me’: Teen’s Mormon boyfriend dumps her via email. Then she monologues it

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Racist takes decrying casting of West End's 'Romeo and Juliet' mocked with memes and jokes

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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ becomes racist rallying cry after Black woman cast in stage revival

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‘I want to be your slave’: Black woman thinks she’s watching a play about friendship. She’s shocked by what happened next

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