Woman in Glinda costume yells at theater crowd for not singing during ‘Wicked’

A school teacher goes viral in a video where she tells her students not to sing during a performance of Wicked: Part One.

On Friday, November 22, teacher Ally Clements shared a video of herself on Instagram tells a group of middle school students not to sing during the movie starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo while wearing a pink costume dressed as Grande’s character, Glinda. The post seemed to gain significant attention as part of a larger conversation about whether audiences should be free to sing along Evil now that the Broadway adaptation has hit theaters.

“Hey ladies, remember – this is not a song,” the user, who identifies herself only as Katelyn on Instagram and appears to be based in Alabama, said in the video. “This isn’t a song! I’m here to hear Cynthia and Ariana sing, not you.”

Clements’ caption for her post further suggests that she was leading a group of students on a sight-seeing field trip Evil when it opened in theaters. “When you see Evil with 100 middle school girls ,” she wrote along with the video.

“Hey so can any of you read??” one user wrote in a comment pointing out that Clements, who posted the video, apparently directed her comments at students she was chaperoning during a trip to the movie, not at random theatergoers. “No they can’t ” replied Clements in another comment.

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Interest in whether cinemas would encourage audiences to sing along Evil screenings teased in the days leading up to the film’s release. AMC Theaters recently began playing a 30-second advisory featuring scenes from Evil which in turn underscores AMC’s trademark “silence is golden” reminder played before the start of each film in the weeks leading up to the film’s release, which humorously reminded audiences of “No singing. No wailing. No flirting” in addition to its lingering questioning that people don’t talk, text or take phone calls during movies.

This was told by AMC spokesman Ryan Noonan The Indianapolis Star in a Nov. 19 statement that the chain “has a longstanding policy prohibiting disruptive behavior.” He also stated that the chain’s Evil pre-show spot “incorporates the film’s themes as a fun, engaging reminder to moviegoers not to disrupt the experience of those around them while enjoying the show.”

Conversation regarding Evil The singalongs look set to continue after the film’s first installment earned $114 million at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. Those who wish to sing during the film without attracting other fans will be able to sing next month; Black reported on November 18 that about 1,000 theaters in North America will offer interactive screenings of the film starting December 25.

Wicked: Part One is in the cinema now.