Could 29, 2025
Patti LuPone’s harsh feedback about Audra McDonald have sparked backlash on-line.
Actress Patti LuPone is dealing with backlash on-line for her newest interview, the place she blatantly shades two Black Broadway stars.
In a deep dive with The New Yorker printed on Could 26, LuPone was requested about her rift with Hell’s Kitchen Tony Award-winner Kecia Lewis, who accused LuPone, a two-time Tony Award-winner, of “bullying” and being “racially microaggressive” towards the Hell’s Kitchen forged. When making the claims in a prolonged Instagram caption, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald shared supportive emojis.
When requested about McDonald’s response, LuPone didn’t maintain again.
“Precisely,” she mentioned. “And I assumed, It’s best to know higher. That’s typical of Audra. She’s not a buddy.”
When requested about McDonald’s record-breaking Tony-nominated efficiency within the present revival of Gypsy, LuPone reportedly stared in silence for 15 seconds earlier than turning to a window and saying with a sigh, “What a good looking day.”
As for Kecia Lewis, LuPone dropped just a few expletives whereas bragging about her better Broadway expertise in comparison with Lewis.
“Right here’s the issue. She calls herself a veteran? Let’s learn the way many Broadway exhibits Kecia Lewis has finished as a result of she doesn’t know what the fuck she’s speaking about,” she mentioned. “She’s finished seven. I’ve finished thirty-one. Don’t name your self a vet, bitch.”
LuPone’s feud with Lewis started when the Agatha All Alongside star criticized the loud sound cues in Alicia Keys’ hit musical. Whereas starring with Mia Farrow in The Roommate subsequent door, LuPone claimed that noises from Hell’s Kitchen have been audible via the shared wall. After the Hell’s Kitchen workforce lowered the amount and LuPone despatched flowers as a peace gesture, Lewis nonetheless took to social media to name her out.
Now, LuPone’s harsh remarks towards Lewis and McDonald aren’t sitting nicely with followers. For the reason that interview dropped, many have criticized her, citing a popularity for being tough.
“patti is so tactless and tone deaf…like lady,” one critic tweeted.
“Patti LuPone needed to wait 28 years for her second Tony. In the meantime, Nathan Lane as soon as launched Audra McDonald as ‘the lady who wins a Tony each time she leaves her home,’” added another person.
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