‘Hamilton' star Anthony Ramos calls out Madonna for her behavior at Broadway show: ‘Door's right there'
History was happening in Manhattan — and Madonna was on her iPad.
'Hamilton' actor Anthony Ramos is calling out the pop star for her behavior when she attended the Tony-winning Broadway show years ago.
During a 'Watch What Happens Live' appearance, Andy Cohen asked the performer, 33, 'Who was the most terrifying celebrity to spot in the audience during your 'Hamilton' days?'
8 Anthony Ramos on 'Watch What Happens Live.'
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8 Andy Cohen on 'Watch What Happens Live.'
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Ramos replied: 'The most terrifying was Madonna with her iPad in her face.'
8 Anthony Ramos talks about Madonna on 'Watch What Happens Live.'
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'She was like this the whole time,' he added on Thursday, as he pretended to look down at a screen.
'I was like, 'Damn, shorty,'' he continued. 'I'm like, 'If you not enjoying it that much, you know the door's right there. You ain't got to stay here.''
The Post reached out to a rep for Madonna for comment.
Ramos starred in the original 2015 musical, taking on two roles — including playing Alexander Hamilton's son Philip, who is killed in a duel.
8 Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of 'Hamilton' on Broadway.
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The actor isn't the first to speak about Madonna's appearance at the Richard Rodgers Theater.
Lin-Manuel Miranda — who starred as Alexander Hamilton and also wrote the book and music — tweeted about the incident at the time.
'Tonight was the first time I asked stage management NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage. #noselfieforyou,' he wrote at the time.
8 Anthony Ramos performs on stage during 'Hamilton' GRAMMY performance.
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Despite not sharing the person's name, rumors circulated that Madonna was the culprit.
The Grammy winner's publicist denied the accusations, stating: 'It's not true. She was invited backstage four different times.'
'She texted post show when they were doing their fundraising pitch,' her rep continued. 'Madonna had already made a generous donation.'
8 Madonna performs onstage during 'The Celebration Tour' at Copacabana beach on May 4, 2024.
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Jonathan Groff, who played King George III, also confirmed the rumors, sharing that she was not invited backstage 'because that b–ch was on her phone.'
The 'Spring Awakening' star, 40, expressed, 'You couldn't miss it from the stage. It was a black void of the audience in front of us and her face there perfectly lit by the light of her iPhone through three-quarters of the show.'
The 'Vogue' artist is no stranger to Broadway, having starred in the play 'Speed-the-Plow' by David Mamet play in 1988.
Then, in 1996, Madonna portrayed Eva Perón in the film adaptation of 'Evita.' She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
8 Madonna at the 2025 Met Gala.
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Broadway vet Patti LuPone previously won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva on Broadway in 1979.
The actress, 76, was critical of Madonna's take on the role.
While on 'Watch What Happens Live' in 2017, a viewer asked LuPone, 'Did you and Madonna ever have a conversation about your two iconic performances as Evita?'
'No,' she responded. 'But she was downstairs at the Mitzi Newhouse when I was upstairs doing 'Anything Goes' in the Vivian Beaumont, and a press agent actually put a sign up that there was only one diva allowed in this theater at a time. It wasn't me! It was the press agent that did it. I don't know whether she ever found out about it. I did meet her after her opening night party, and the only thing that Madonna has ever said to me was, 'I'm taller than you.' Bada-bing!'
8 Madonna is seen attending Lempicka show on Broadway on May 18, 2024 in New York City.
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'What did you think of her role in 'Evita'?' Cohen, 57, asked.
'I was on the treadmill. You know when MTV used to have music videos, right? I saw, I believe it was 'Buenos Aires,' and I thought it was a piece of s–t,' LuPone admitted.
'Madonna is a movie killer. She's dead behind the eyes. She cannot act her way out of a paper bag. She should not be in film or on stage. She's a wonderful performer for what she does, but she's not an actress. Bing!'
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