Jackman Stops Show Due to Cell Phone Interference

Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig are co-starring in a Broadway play called 'A Steady Rain.' The play is a drama about two Chicago policemen and the relationship between them, the play opens tomorrow till December 6 for a limited engagement run.

Recently at the preview showing of 'A Steady Rain', during an intense scene where Jackman's character is revealing some haunting memories, a cell phone in the crowd went off.

Jackman stepped out of character, turned to the disturbance and said, 'You want me to get that' and 'Come on just turn it off' amid cheers from the audience. Jackman paced the stage until the phone stopped ringing and then the play resumed as reported on TheAssociatedPress.com.

The performance of 'A Steady Rain' will be at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City. There is a customary announcement over the loud speaker reminding guests to turn off their phones, and since the incident ushers at the theater have been giving a second reminder.

Jackman has been on Broadway playing Peter Allen in 'The Boy from Oz' in which he won a Tony in 2004. This is the first time Craig has appeared a Broadway play.

According to TMZ.com, a member in the audience caught the incident on camera.