Remember about two years ago, when Shia LaBeouf got arrested at a Broadway show? Well that show was Cabaret and Michelle Williams was starring in it at that time. Up until now, at least from what I can remember, she hasn’t talked about that incident. Yesterday, she broke her silence on The Late Show and she told Stephen Colbert how she felt about it.
You would think she would be upset about it, but it was quite the opposite. She said, “I got to tell you the truth about that night. I thought he was the best audience member we ever had.” Then she explained, “I didn’t know it was him. Oh he was wonderful, he was wonderful, he was so excited. He was so effusive with his applause and shouting and cheering.”
Then when she got offstage, someone asked her if she knew what had just happened. She told them, “Yeah, I am nailing it! They loved me. I mean, I am on fire tonight.” Which explains why she absolutely loved him that night.
Would she want to go through that again? She, “would love for him to come back to see this show (Blackbird).”
You can’t blame her. Stage actors feed off of audience feedback and he was giving her the best audience ever.
So Shia if you are in NYC, not only does Williams want you to see her new play, so do we. So do we!
