The audience cheered Lauper on, clapping and laughing as she savagely shut down the interruption.

Cyndi Lauper shuts down heckler on opening night of Las Vegas residency show: ‘B----, I’m going to come for you’

The audience cheered Lauper on, clapping and laughing as she savagely shut down the interruption.

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Cyndi Lauper performs at her Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 24 Las Vegas. Credit:

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- Cyndi Lauper is headlining The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for a limited run.

- During Friday night's show, the 72-year-old singer was interrupted by a heckler and did not hold back while shutting down the attendee.

- "If you're trying to shade me, b----, I'm going to come for you," Lauper replied.

Cyndi Lauper just wants to have fun — and perform in peace.

The "True Colors" singer is headlining The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas over a five-night run, and has already made it abundantly clear that she won't be putting up with any bad behavior. During her Friday night show, Lauper was in the middle of introducing her song, "Sally's Pigeon," when a heckler cut her off, yelling at the stage.

Lauper didn't miss a beat, immediately skewering the attendee who dared to interrupt.

"I don't know what the f--- you're saying, hon," Lauper replied, per fan-recorded footage of the interaction. "Please remember where you are, OK? 'Cause if you're trying to shade me, b----, I'm going to come for you."

Cyndi Lauper performs at her Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 24.

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The two-time Grammy winner continued, "I'm from Brooklyn, and if I wanna f---ing talk, I will do a tap dance if I f---ing want."

After a pause, she joked to the crowd, "Sorry, that of course is not part of my people skills."

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Lauper's clap back was met with thunderous applause and laughter as audience members cheered her on. The singer swiftly kept things moving, picking up the performance where she left off.

Lauper's Live in Las Vegas show kicked off April 24 and is set to continue with five more shows through May 2. While it is merely a limited run, this marks Lauper's first ever Vegas residency and gives fans a rare chance to see her perform live, following the end of her Farewell Tour on August 30, 2025.

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Last year, Lauper indicated that going out on the road may not be a sustainable path for her in the future, but also hinted that she wasn't quite ready to give up performing altogether.

"I’m 72 this year, and I'm strong now, but I want to be able to be great at what I do," she told Woman's World in July. "I want to be able to sing great, and my songs aren't like that I could put in a track and sing to. It's like you're either going to sing them or not, and I'm singing. I want to be the best I can, and, right now, I'm strong… I don't know what I'm going to be like in another four years."

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Hinting at a future residency, she added, "If I'm not busy, I'd want to do a show where I can stay in the same place and bring art in and create a little happening for people… I would do it in a heartbeat, but the packing and unpacking, the uncertainty at airports, all that stuff is very difficult. Staying in one spot ain’t bad."

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