Patti Lupone, a triple winning actress of Tony, has been known for years, and generally celebrated, as one of the most frank artists in Broadway. Its reprimands of poorly involved public members made her a folk hero in a way in the theater sector, and her resentments and grievances had a certain real charm.
But this week she crossed a line for many in the theater community With his criticisms of two colleagues winning artists from Tony An interview with the New Yorker.
Lupone responded suddenly when he was asked for answers to his concern that the noise of the musical Alicia Keys Jukebox, “Hell’s Kitchen”, bleed in the theater where Lupone performed in a two -women’s play, “The Colortime”.
The criticism – Lupone referred to Kecia Lewis, who plays a piano teacher in “Hell’s Kitchen”, with the word “slut” and described Audra McDonald, the most secure interpreter in Broadway, as “not a friend” – prompted a reward of many colleagues from Lupone, and Saturday, she published a 163 -year -old declaration.
“I am deeply sorry for the words I used during the interview with New Yorker, especially about Kecia Lewis, who was degrading and disrespectful”, ” She wrote in a press release Posted on Instagram and Facebook. “I regret my casual and emotional answers during this interview, which were inappropriate, and I am devastated that my behavior offended the others and took against what we are dear in this community. I hope I have the chance to speak personally to Audra and Kecia to offer my sincere apologies. ”
Lupone’s incriminated comments came during the discussion of an incident last year when she had become concerned about distracting noise levels inside the theater, the stand, where she performed. (This is a frequent phenomenon on Broadway, where the noise of the streets, and sometimes adjacent theaters, can be audible.)
