Broadway theater installs IR camera system to catch audience members trying to record nude scenes

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Someone posted cell phone videos of Jesse L. Williams and Michael Oberholtzer that were taken during a nude scene from the play they are in. The Second Stage Theater, where the play is performed on Broadway, has taken steps to keep cellphones out of the hands of audience members.

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Taking naked pictures of anyone without their consent is a gross and unacceptable violation and can have severe legal consequences.

A theater spokesman told the New York Times and Deadline that it has a new camera that is pointed at the audience to see if anyone tries to use a recording device. Second Stage director of production Peter Dean told the Times that the new system adds point, tilt, and zoom capabilities to their existing measures, so they can focus on one person and see if they are actually up to no good.