""When something really excites her... you're going to know about it," Howard previously told TODAY.com. On the afternoon of Sept. 13, as the lights dimmed for a matinee at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Ashburn, Virginia, Rosie erupted with joy for her favorite Broadway musical, singing and clapping along as the previews encouraged. Her delight quickly turned to shame when a manager repeatedly demanded that the Howards leave over a noise complaint."
""It was three hours of harassment and mishandling," Howard said. In her Facebook post, Howard described how Rosie, aware of what was happening, "had shrunk" and turned away from the screen, "attempting to silence herself to comply." A moment of humanity shone through when fellow theatergoers stepped in to defend them, insisting Rosie wasn't disruptive. "The manager just could not see his way through," Howard says. Or so she thought."
Josie Howard and her 24-year-old daughter Rosie, who has cerebral palsy affecting mobility and cognitive function, attended a Hamilton matinee at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Ashburn, Virginia. Rosie reacted with joyful singing and clapping during previews, then grew ashamed when a manager repeatedly demanded that they leave over a noise complaint. Fellow patrons defended Rosie, insisting she was not disruptive. Howard described the ordeal as prolonged harassment and mishandling, and said Rosie attempted to silence herself to comply. The theater manager later apologized, sent flowers, and expressed remorse for turning the outing into a distressing memory.
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