Patti Lupone Apologizes for ‘Disrespectful’ Comments Made About Fellow Broadway Actors During New Yorker Interview
- On May 31, 2025, Patti LuPone issued a public apology on Instagram for her disrespectful remarks about fellow performers Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald made in a recent New Yorker interview.
- Her comments stemmed from a dispute linked to her Broadway play The Roommate and included demeaning language toward Lewis, a Black Tony winner, prompting widespread outrage.
- An open letter signed by over 500 Broadway members condemned LuPone’s remarks as bullying, misogynistic, and racially microaggressive, urging industry groups to disinvite her from the 2025 Tonys.
- LuPone expressed sincere regret for her inappropriate remarks about Kecia Lewis made during her interview with The New Yorker, acknowledged the harm caused, accepted full responsibility for her actions, and committed to addressing the issue.
- The apology came amid ongoing backlash with neither Lewis nor McDonald publicly responding, highlighting tension around accountability and respect in the theater community.
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Broadway legend apologizes for ‘bullying’ remarks: ‘she’s not a friend’
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Broadway legend Patti LuPone has issued a public apology after more than 500 theater professionals signed an open letter condemning her recent comments about fellow performers Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald as “degrading,” “misogynistic” and “racially disrespectful.”
Patti LuPone Apologizes For 'Demeaning' Remarks About Fellow Broadway Actors After Backlash
If a person says something terrible and then offers an apology after being scrutinized for it, is it really an apology? That's the question onlookers couldn't help but ask after Patti LuPone issued a public apology on Instagram to Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis following her problematic interview with The New Yorker. In case you missed it, during her interview with The New Yorker, LuPone was reflecting on the many times in her life that she c…
'Shame': Patti LuPone Forced to Apologize for ‘Offensive’ Remarks About Black Broadway Stars Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis Amid Industry Uproar
A one-sided Broadway beef seems to be brewing between former friends Audra McDonald and Patti LuPone, yet only one actress is being praised for taking the high road. It all began last week after LuPone, 76, caused some commotion in a recently published feature story and interview for The New Yorker magazine last week, where she said McDonald was “not a friend.” LuPone was vague on the details about her rift with McDonald who seems to be complete…
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