Woman in Glinda Costume Yells at Theater Crowd Not to Sing DuringWicked: We're 'Here to Hear Cynthia and Ariana'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ally Clements via Instagram on Nov. 22, 2024.Photo:Instagram/heykatelyn__/Ally Clements

Instagram/heykatelyn__/Ally Clements

A school teacher is going viral in a video of her telling her students not to sing during a screening ofWicked: Part One.

On Friday, Nov. 22, teacher Ally Clements shared a video of herself onInstagramtelling a group of middle school-aged students not to sing during the movie starringAriana GrandeandCynthia Erivowhile she wore a pink costume dressed as Grande’s character, Glinda. The post appeared to receive significant attention as part of a larger conversation regardingwhether or not audiences should feel free to sing-a-longwithWickednow that the Broadway adaptation has hit theaters.

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

Clements' caption to her post further implies she was chaperoning a group of students on a field trip to seeWickedas it opened in theaters. “When you seeWickedwith 100 middle school girls 💚🩷,” she wrote alongside the video.

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Interest in whether or not movie theaters would encourage audiences to sing duringWickedscreenings piqued in the days before the movie released. AMC Theaters recently began playing a 30-second advisory featuring scenes fromWickedthat re-emphasizes AMC’s trademark “silence is golden” reminder that plays before the start of every movie in the weeks before the film’s release, which humorously reminded audiences “No singing. No wailing. No flirting” in addition to its long-held asks that people do not talk, text or take phone calls during films.

AMC spokesperson Ryan Noonan toldThe Indianapolis Starin a Nov. 19 statement that the chain “has a long-standing policy that prohibits disruptive behavior.” He additionally stated that the chain’sWickedpre-show spot “incorporates the themes of the film as a fun, engaging reminder to moviegoers to not disrupt the experience for those around them as they enjoy the show.”

Ariana Grande in ‘Wicked’.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

Conversation regardingWickedsingalongs seems primed to continue after the film’s first partmade $114 million at the domestic box officein its first weekend in theaters. Those who wish to sing during the movie without attracting the ire of other fans will be able to next month;Varietyreported on Nov. 18 that roughly 1,000 cinemas in North America will offer interactive screenings of the movie beginning Dec. 25.

Wicked: Part Oneis in theaters now.

source: people.com