100% they should have. I am sure that the person in question was told more than once on the way in that cell phones aren’t allowed, and should be turned off.

Too many folks today feel entitled to do what they want, when they want. Mistakes happen, yes, but breaking the rules is still punishable, and an adult should know better. Time to wake up, folks.

If it had been text messaging, Hugh likely wouldn't have noticed. That being said, phones should always be off in theaters. I don't think someone should be ejected for a first offense, but people who leave the volume up on purpose definitely shouldn't be allowed to stick around.

they shouldnt , nobody does that knowingly . he must be having some other equally important information or may be he just dont know how to make his mobile silent, rather ejecting or hurting his ego Its better those theaters employ mobile jammers and such things rather imposing rules or creating embarrassing situation for both audience and performers .

Hugh Jackman should know how to stay in character regardless of what is happening in the audience. People forget to turn off cell phones all the time and I know some people who work for global companies that need to keep their phones on all the time in case a call comes in from another country (where it's business hours) and they need answer to assist the caller.

No, they should not eject the audience member. Rather have their actors be capable of ignoring audience noises (except for when appropriate, like to pause for laughter).

I found the video of it hilarious. It seems he stayed in character the entire time, and it was really quite funny. He was a police officer in the show, and he was acting in character, as though the ringing phone was part of the show. The other actor took it in stride too, and that made it even funnier.

the thing is, I'm not sure they knew who it was. If you saw the video, you'd see that he waits and paces on the stage, while the phone just keeps ringing and then he says something like, "Go ahead and get it. Don't be embarrassed..." as no one was willing to grab for the phone and admit it was theirs.

There was also an article I read today that said for the other performances, they not only reminded patrons on the loudspeaker before the show, but they also had the ushers and program passers-outers reminding audience members to turn the cell phones off.

While it's unbelievably rude and inconsiderate, it is not, yet, against the law, so I don't think they person should have been ejected from the show... but I sure would have loved to have seen it happen...LOL

ETA: found the video!

http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=e941155a-f7d9-4d41-9fc4-108c3c90fb8d

The reaction by Hugh is ridiculous and unprofessional. He has a job, and he should stick to that. The theater should have personnel to deal with this kind of situation. They should have had an usher rushing to the person, and silencing or removing the person, just like they would do with someone talking too loud. Hugh would never stop his performance for that, and he now made an entire audience be plagued by one person, which is too much fame for him anyways..

Some theaters have a nifty system installed, that simply disables any mobile phone communications within the theater area. By blocking the signal, they ensure cellphones will not disturb the show.

Yes, they should have asked the audience member to leave. If one is so important that they can't live for an hour and a half without their phone, they should atleast be curtious enough to turn the phone on vibrate. Theaters should ban cell phones, but there will always be someone who doesn't want to follow the rules. If there is a notice posted saying that cell phones are not permitted, then there would be nothing wrong with asking the person to leave.