Broadway Star Calls Out Theater-Goer Caught Taking Flash Photo During Nude Sex Scene

An audience member trying to sneak a photo of a theater sex scene was busted when their flash went off.

Actress Audra McDonald called the person out on Twitter after being interrupted during her performance of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune".

The two-person play includes a nude sex scene with co-star Michael Shannon, the play being McDonald's first time appearing naked on-stage.

"To whoever it was in the audience that took a flash photo during our nude scene today: Not cool. Not cool at all," the six-time Tony winner tweeted on Sunday.

The Terrence McNally play, first performed in 1987, tells the story of two lonely, middle-aged people whose first date ends up in bed; the physically fit short-order cook Johnny believes he has found his soulmate, but the less appearance-confidant waitress Frankie — originally played by Kathy Bates — is skeptical, and initially dismisses it as a one-night stand.

"There is a no-photo policy . . . In terms of normal process, if someone is spotted taking a picture or video, an usher or house management staff member will ask them to erase the photos/videos," a rep for the production told Page Six.

The snapper is then "asked to show their 'deleted' folder and empty it so there is no record of it still on the phone. If they refuse to hand over their camera, they are asked to leave."

The play which famously opens with the simulated sex scene, was among the first to hire an intimacy coordinator to ensure the actors were comfortable with the steamy setting.

Ahead of the current show's Broadway debut at Broadhurst Theater, 49-year-old Audra told the publication: "This is my first time [being nude onstage], so I was scared."

But she added: "Once the show is going, you don't think about it — you're playing the character. It's an important part of the story."

The run's final performance is set for July 28.

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