Overview

• Anthony Ramos recalled that Madonna had her iPad illuminated throughout the entire 2015 Broadway performance of Hamilton.
• Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted in April 2015 that he instructed stage management to bar a texting celebrity from going backstage.
• Jonathan Groff confirmed in a separate interview that he saw a glowing screen in the audience for much of the show.
• Madonna’s publicist told Us Weekly at the time that she only texted after the performance and had been invited backstage multiple times.
• Madonna has not publicly addressed Ramos or Groff’s statements, and the discussion has reignited attention on audience etiquette and backstage access.