Patti LuPone

2022 - 5 - 11

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'Who Do You Think You Are?' Patti LuPone Publicly Rips Broadway ... (NBC New York)

'Who Do You Think You Are?' Patti LuPone Publicly Rips Broadway Patron Over Mask Policy. The star is taking home rave reviews for an unscripted moment on stage ...

"Who do you think you are that you do not respect the people that are sitting around you?" "That is the rule. She captured what happened next on her phone, as LuPone got right to the point.

Patti LuPone claps back at Broadway theatergoer for not wearing ... (USA TODAY)

During a Q&A panel at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre hosted by the American Theater Wing, alongside her "Company" costars, the "American Horror Story" actress ...

"First of all, that is a huge compliment when roses are thrown on the stage, that is a huge compliment so I appreciate it very much. "Who do you think you are if you do not respect the people sitting around you?" The Tony winner clapped back: "You pay my salary? LuPone's impassioned comments come weeks after the Broadway star tested positive for COVID-19 in late February. "Hi Dolls. I showed up for Saturday's matinee, tested positive for Covid with 3 tests," she tweeted at the time. That is the rule," she said. "If you don't want to follow the rule, get the (expletive) out.

Broadway's Patti LuPone And 'Company' Double Down After Viral ... (Deadline)

During the talkback session, hosted by The American Theatre Wing and open to the public, an angry LuPone repeatedly told two audience members to pull their ...

Patti LuPone putting an anti-masker in their place at a talkback after the show. In audio and video of the incident, which went viral today, someone onstage — LuPone and her Company co-stars were participating — can be heard politely asking the audience members to “put the mask on; we worked so hard to get back.” At the height of the Omicron surge several months ago, LuPone tested positive for Covid, tweeting on February 27, “Hi Dolls. I showed up for Saturday’s matinee, tested positive for Covid with 3 tests. We stand with Patti and support her efforts to keep our entire community — from patrons to ushers, cast to stage crew — safe and healthy so we can keep Broadway open.” Who do you think you are that you do not respect the people that are sitting around you?” When the defiant woman responds, “I pay your salary,” LuPone scoffs, “You pay my salary! Your mask protects me so that I can perform,” she says, then increasing her volume: “Put your mask over your nose!

Who Dares Talk Back to Patti LuPone at a Patti LuPone Talk-back? (Vulture)

Patti LuPone had to put a very unruly audience member in their place at a talk back after the May 10 performance of 'Company' on Broadway when they refused ...

“You pay my salary?” LuPone asks. Who do you think you are?” The CDC should be paying her to do PSAs where she screams at people by now. Cells off, masks up, that’s the way we like to … enjoy a night out at the theater.

Patti LuPone blasts Broadway theatergoers for not adhering to mask ... (Today.com)

Patti LuPone had a message for two theatergoers Tuesday: Wear your masks properly — or leave.

“We stand with Patti and support her efforts to keep our entire community — from patrons to ushers, cast to stage crew — safe and healthy so we can keep Broadway open.” And it wasn’t.” “Over the course of her storied career, Patti has always had an unshakable bond with the audience, and she takes their role as seriously as her own. Who do you think you are if you do not respect the people sitting around you?” “You pay my salary? If you don’t want to follow the rule, get the f--- out.

Patti LuPone Shuts Down Anti-Mask Audience Member: 'Who Do ... (Variety)

Patti LuPone got into an argument with an audience member who wasn't properly wearing a mask.

On Monday, LuPone received a Tony nomination for supporting actress in a musical for her performance in “Company.” The nomination is her eighth over the course of her career. In 2009, while starring in a revival of the classic musical “Gypsy,” she stopped her performance of the closing song “Rose’s Turn” to demand that an audience member taking pictures be thrown out of the theater. Bullshit. Chris Harper pays my salary,” referring to the producer of “Company.” “Who do you think you are?

Patti LuPone doubles down after F-word mask tirade — and ... (New York Post)

Stage icon Patti LuPone, 73, was caught on camera chiding a maskless patron following a performance of her play "Company" on Tuesday night.

The two-time Tony winner — who battled COVID-19 in February — subsequently blasted: “That is the rule. The audience was heard erupting with cheers, as LuPone continued: “Who do you think you are? “She is also a fierce advocate for the entire theatrical workforce.