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Maestro Stops Symphony Because Of Ringing Cellphone

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While many movie goers hate people that use cellphones in theaters, I see this being much more of a truth with horror movie fans. The darkness of the theater isn’t just to make the movie easier to see, it’s an extension of the film and grants us the opportunity to let us believe that something “evil” might be lurking behind us. Also, the sound in a horror movie is integral to providing scares. So when a ringtone goes off, to say that we’re sucked out of the movie is an understatement. It’s one of the biggest pet peeves I have and usually why I go to the theaters at 2pm. That way I can avoid large crowds and potential cellphone users. 

The same thing can be said when one attends a symphony. Every subtle nuance of the orchestra is incredibly important to the overall piece and any distraction can ruin the experience. The Wall Street Journal reports that such was the case at the Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall when an attendant’s cellphone began chirping that incredibly annoying ‘Marimba‘ ringtone during a performance of Gustav Mahler‘s 9th Symphony. If it rang once, then okay, turn it off and you’re a bit of a dick, but whatever. But no, this cellphone kept ringing for minutes. Finally, NY Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert stopped the entire performance and told the man to turn it off. Even the audience got in on it with jeers and applause. After the cellphone was finally silenced, Gilbert apologized to the audience, gave the orchestra a previous cue, and finished the piece.
Having been to several such concerts, the idea that this man didn’t silence his cellphone before the piece begun is mind boggling. It’s the simplest of tasks and this guy couldn’t do it? Sorry pal, you have no right to be at such an event.
Below is the first of six parts if you want to give it a listen. I highly recommend it as there are moments of absolute beauty but also some very sinister, dark passages.

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‘The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live’ Concert Event to Make Streaming Debut Next Month

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July 14, 2026

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The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live

AMC has announced that The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE, the standing-room-only performance celebrating AMC’s premiere of its newly-released The Vampire Lestat at New York City’s iconic Beacon Theatre last month, will debut on streaming.

The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE begins streaming on AMC+ on August 23.

Ahead of its streaming premiere, fans can preview the concert event, featuring original songs from series composer Daniel Hart and performed by Sam Reid, in Hall H at Comic Con International on July 24. 

Our own Daniel Kurland attended the special event, highlighting how electric the Immortal Vampire is on stage: “It’s clear in this season of television that Reid was born to be a rock star, but it’s surreal to see him effortlessly command the stage — and the audience — at every step of the concert. He recites Shakespeare monologues and bitches out Armand between songs, all while the audience screams in support. For the duration of this concert, Reid is Lestat, and he’s given thousands of fans a memory that’s as immortal as any vampire.”

Based on Anne Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles book series, The Vampire Lestat is the rock and roll-centric third season of AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” created by showrunner Rolin Jones.

The Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by “muses” from his wild and rebellious past. As his band’s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat’s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.

Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle star with Reid. Executive producers include Jones, Mark Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, the late Anne Rice, and her son Christopher Rice.

The series finale airs this Sunday, July 19, on AMC and AMC+.

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