Stage Manager Allegedly Filmed Actress In Dressing Room

2009_10_washhair.jpg Broadway stage manager for the acclaimed, Tony award-winning production of South Pacific was arraigned last night in Manhattan Supreme Court on a charge of unlawful surveillance. Michael Brunner, 54, turned himself in for questioning after one of the actresses in the show found an iPhone in her dressing room filming her while she changed. The victim also saw Brunner in her dressing room before she walked in. Naturally, the Post has a fantastically awful headline: "A 'South Peep-cific' voyeur rap."

After the arraignment last night, the Post called Brunner's home. A woman picked up and, when told about the arrest, yelled "You're kidding me!...You're full of s---!" The woman refused to answer any questions and hung up.

Brunner is a 30-year theater veteran, with stage managing credits for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, and Rent. Back in June, one actress in South Pacific spoke about Brunner's importance with the show, "We'd all die without him."

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SEAFARING STAGEMAN SEIZED FOR SPYING SET-UP

Hell, I could write for the post.

I think that's a better headline than the one the Post printed.

Women on Broadway are always exploited this is just another way. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Kudos to Casey! It's disgusting.

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Like Casey said, this is really nothing new, but it's good to have it brought to our attention every so often.

sketchy, dude.

what would the NY Post be without its snappy and witty headlines?

answer: The Star-Ledger (although with more readers..)

The woman's reaction to the phone call to Brunner's home is classic. Almost as great as that awful Post headline.

I'ma let you guys finish, but the Post had the best headline of all time right there. Of all time.

'We'd all die without him.' To quote Amy Poehler...."Really?!?!"

Oh, silly Post. Perfect headline...

The perfect Post headline was the one announcing the mortal departure of Ike Turner:

IKE 'BEATS' TINA TO DEATH

That has always been my favorite headline ever. I couldn't believe how tasteless it was, but seriously, I probably would have made that joke, too (although not in print). Classic!

Sounds to me like she was snooping around on a phone that didn't belong to her. Not cool.

I have backstage experience, maybe I can go for this new job opening!

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i think she was snooping on someone else's phone and that is kinda wierd.

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