Boom, boom, boom!



March 18, 1996

Cameron Mackintosh
The Really Useful Company
The Shubert Organisation

Dear Sir or Madam:

My fiance Dennis bought two orchestra tickets to see “Cats” on the evening of Jan. 30, 1996. Eight members of Dennis’ family also bought tickets. My seat number was K-102. Dennis’ seat number was K-104.


I said “NO!” and sat back down. He pulled me again, harder, and lifted me from my seat. I again said “NO!” and sat down again. I couldn’t understand what was happening. Why didn’t he look for somebody else in the audience? Why didn’t he leave me alone?

Then he climbed up on both armrails where I was sitting and, if I didn’t move my head back, his groin would have touched my mouth. He was moving his hips forward and back, saying “Boom, boom, boom!” He shook my head from side to side, and messed up my long hair. To make it worse, there was a bright spotlight aimed right at me.

I couldn’t believe it, the longest playing show on Broadway, and I went there to be humiliated in front of a packed audience and my fiance and his family. After intermission, I couldn’t concentrate or enjoy the other half of the show. I was still shook up about what just happened. Dennis was upset, too, and my evening was just ruined.

When the show ended, people from the audience asked me if I was part of the show. When I answered, “No,” they couldn’t believe it. Afterwards, I unhappily went home, outraged and upset. To this day, I haven’t been able to forget about it. I keep thinking about it over and over. Why did he deliberately set out to make me look like a fool? I felt terrible.

I believe that David Hibbard acted very unprofessionally. It was very unfair to me for him to get a cheap laugh at my expense. This has even caused a strain on my relationship with my fiance. (He felt that maybe he should have done something about it, when the “Cats” performer had his groin in my face.)




Evelyn Amato
1330 Park Avenue, Apt. 5G
New York, N.Y. 10029-6022