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An eagle-eyed spy did a double take at Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” when he noticed Michelle Obama across the aisle.

“It was like a magic trick,” he said of the former first lady. “She appeared out of thin air as the show was about to begin, then vanished without a trace at intermission.”

A spokesperson for the production declined to comment on VIP protocol, but a backstage source confirmed the Shubert Theatre does have a “lounge for special guests,” where famous folks can hide during intermission.

Obama was later spotted waving away her security detail, so she could give the cast a proper standing ovation, before being whisked out a side exit.