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Patti Lupone Apologizes for ‘Disrespectful’ Comments Made About Fellow Broadway Actors During New Yorker Interview

  • In late May 2025, Patti LuPone issued a public apology for her disrespectful remarks made about fellow performers Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald.
  • Her remarks in a New Yorker interview stemmed from tensions during her 2024 play The Roommate, overlapping with Lewis's Hell's Kitchen musical.
  • More than 500 theater community members signed an open letter calling LuPone’s language degrading, misogynistic, and racially disrespectful, demanding accountability and barring her from the 2025 Tonys.
  • LuPone stated, "I am deeply sorry for the words I used," took full responsibility for her mistake, and expressed commitment to making things right.
  • The incident highlights ongoing concerns about microaggressions and harassment in theater, prompting calls for consistent enforcement of respect and equity.
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Patti Lupone apologizes for ‘disrespectful’ comments made about fellow Broadway actors during New Yorker interview

Patti Lupone has issued an apology after making what she now describes as “demeaning and disrespectful” comments about two fellow Broadway stars in an interview with the New Yorker last week.

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