Patti LuPone

Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer. After starting her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972, she soon gained acclaim for her leading performances on the Broadway and West End stage. Known for playing bold, resilient women in musical theater, she has received numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, and two Grammy Awards, in addition to two Emmy Award nominations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was inducted to the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She went on to receive three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as Eva Perón in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita (1980), and Rose in Gypsy (2008) and one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Joanne in the Stephen Sondheim revival Company (2022).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was Tony-nominated for The Robber Bridegroom (1975), Anything Goes (1988), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2006), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), and War Paint (2017).

For her performances on the West End stage she received two Laurence Olivier Awards: one for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock in 1985, and the second for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Company in 2019. She was nominated for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in 1993. She has two Grammy Awards for the recording of the 2007 Los Angeles Opera production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.

On television, she starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and was Emmy Award-nominated for The Song Spinner (1995) and Frasier (1998). She appeared in three Ryan Murphy series: American Horror Story (2013–2014, 2022), Pose (2019), and Hollywood (2020).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also acted in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2017), and Agatha All Along (2024). LuPone's film roles include 1941 (1979), Witness (1985), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Summer of Sam (1999), State and Main (2000), and Beau Is Afraid (2023).

Early life and training

LuPone was born on April 21, 1949, in Northport, New York, on Long Island, the daughter of Italian-American parents Angela Louise (née Patti), a library administrator at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, and Orlando Joseph LuPone, a school administrator and English teacher at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington, NY.Template:Citation needed Her great-great aunt was 19th-century Spanish-born Italian opera singer Adelina Patti.<ref name="ref09">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> Her father's side came from Abruzzo, while her mother's side is Sicilian.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lucille Ball was a family friend, after attending grade school with LuPone's mother.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her older brother Robert LuPone was a Tony-nominated actor, dancer, and director who originated the role of Zach, the director, in A Chorus Line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She grew up Catholic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

LuPone was part of the first graduating class of Juilliard's Drama Division (1968–1972: Group 1),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which also included actors Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She graduated from Juilliard in 1972 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to LuPone, her rigorous Juilliard training has instilled in her "a respect for the craft of acting and the stage", but maintains that it did little to prepare her for the realties of pursuing a career on Broadway.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite magazine</ref> LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="EverythingSinging">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and she is known for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice".<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Career

1970–1979: Early roles and breakthrough

In 1972, LuPone became one of the original members of The Acting Company, formed by John Houseman.<ref>Hornby, Richard. Mad About Theater, Hal Leonard Corporation, 1996, Template:ISBN, p. 245</ref> The Acting Company is a nationally touring repertory theater company.<ref>Alumni theactingcompany.org. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref> LuPone's stint with the company lasted from 1972 to 1976, and she appeared in many of their productions, such as The Cradle Will Rock, The School for Scandal, Women Beware Women, The Beggar's Opera, The Time of Your Life, The Lower Depths, The Hostage, Next Time I'll Sing to You, Measure for Measure, Scapin, Edward II, The Orchestra, Love's Labours Lost, Arms and the Man, and The Way of the World. She made her Broadway debut in the play The Three Sisters as Irina in 1973.<ref>Hischak, Thomas S. and Boardman, Gerald. American theater. Oxford University Press US, 2001. Template:ISBN. p.94</ref> For her work in The Robber Bridegroom (1975) she received her first Tony Award nomination, for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Acting Company honored LuPone on March 12, 2012, in an event called "Patti's Turn" at the Kaye Playhouse.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "Patti's Turn, Tribute to Patti LuPone, Will Feature Kristin Chenoweth, Kevin Kline, Sutton Foster, Laura Benanti" Playbill, February 13, 2012, retrieved January 11, 2017</ref>

In 1976, theater producer David Merrick hired LuPone as a replacement to play Genevieve, the title role of the troubled pre-Broadway production of The Baker's Wife. The production toured at length but Merrick deemed it unworthy of Broadway and it closed out of town.<ref>"'The Baker's Wife' history" www.musicalschwartz.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010</ref>

Since 1977, LuPone has frequently collaborated with David Mamet, appearing in his plays The Woods, All Men Are Whores, The Blue Hour, The Water Engine (1978),<ref>"'The Water Engine' listing, 1978 ibdb.com. Retrieved August 27, 2010.</ref> Edmond, The Old Neighborhood (1997),<ref>" 'The Old Neighborhood' listing, 1997" ibdb.com. Retrieved August 27, 2010.</ref> and The Anarchist (2012). The New York Times reviewer wrote of LuPone in The Old Neighborhood, "Those who know Ms. LuPone only as a musical comedy star will be stunned by the naturalistic fire she delivers here. As Jolly, a part inspired by Mr. Mamet's real-life sister and his realized female character, Ms. LuPone finds conflicting layers of past and present selves in practically every line. She emerges as both loving matriarch and wounded adolescent, sentimental and devastatingly clear-eyed."<ref>Brantley, Ben. Theater Review; A Middle-Aged Man Goes Home, to Mametville The New York Times, November 20, 1997</ref> In 1978, she appeared in the Broadway musical adaptation of Studs Terkel's Working, which ran for only 24 performances.<ref>"Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Working' " ibdb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref>

1979–1999: Evita and Broadway stardom

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LuPone gained stardom for her portrayal of Eva Perón in Evita (1979)

In 1979, LuPone starred in the original Broadway production of Evita, the musical based on the life of Eva Perón, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and directed by Harold Prince.<ref>"Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Evita'" ibdb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref> She reportedly won the role over 200 auditionees, including Meryl Streep, Ann-Margret and Raquel Welch.<ref name=":0" /> Although LuPone was hailed by critics, she has since said that her time in Evita was not an enjoyable one. In a 2007 interview, she stated "Evita was the worst experience of my life," she said. "I was screaming my way through a part that could only have been written by a man who hates women. And I had no support from the producers, who wanted a star performance onstage but treated me as an unknown backstage. It was like Beirut, and I fought like a banshee."<ref>Green, Jesse."Adapted from "Let Her Entertain You. Please!"The New York Times, July 8, 2007</ref> Despite the trouble, LuPone won her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina", a song she performed for the show, became one of her signature songs throughout her career.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was not until she had reprised the role in a production in Sydney when she had finally enjoyed the part and felt comfortable singing the score.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> LuPone and her co-star, Mandy Patinkin, remained close friends both on and off the stage.

In 1980, LuPone's cabaret act, "Patti LuPone at Les Mouches," played for 27 consecutive weeks on Saturday evenings at midnight following her 8pm performance in Evita.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The New York Daily News reviewed saying, "Anyone who thinks there are no volcanoes in New York should check out Les Mouches any Saturday midnight in March. It is here at the witching hour that Patti LuPone fulminates, thunders, and showers the room with sparks of her debut cabaret act."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2008, a restored recording was released as an album by Ghostlight Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1983, LuPone starred as Rosalind opposite Val Kilmer in As You Like It at the Guthrie Theatre, directed by Liviu Ciulei.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In May 1983, founding alumni of The Acting Company reunited for an off-Broadway revival of Marc Blitzstein's landmark labor musical The Cradle Will Rock at the American Place Theater. It was narrated by John Houseman with LuPone in the roles of Moll and Sister Mister.<ref>Rich, Frank. "'Labor Opera' By Blitzstein Is Revived", The New York Times, May 10, 1983. p. C11</ref> The production premiered at The Acting Company's summer residence at Chautauqua Institution, toured the United States including an engagement at the Highland Park, Illinois' Ravinia Festival in 1984 and played in London's West End. When the run ended, LuPone remained in London to create the role of Fantine in Cameron Mackintosh's original London production of Les Misérables, in 1985, which premiered at the Barbican Theatre, at that time the London home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.<ref>" 'Les Misérables' listing, 1985" Template:Webarchive johncaird.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref> LuPone had previously worked for Mackintosh in a short-lived Broadway revival of Oliver! in 1984, playing Nancy opposite Ron Moody as Fagin.<ref>Rich, Frank. "Theater: Moody in 'Oliver!'", The New York Times, April 30, 1984, p. C11</ref> For her work in both The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, LuPone received the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.<ref name="pbs">"Patti LuPone biography" Template:Webarchive pbs.org. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref><ref>"Olivier Winners 1985" Template:Webarchive officiallondontheater.co.uk. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref>

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Patti LuPone in 1996, presenting the nominations for the 50th Annual Tony Awards, with Matthew Broderick and Keith Sherman.

She returned to Broadway in 1987 to star as nightclub singer Reno Sweeney in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes. She starred opposite Howard McGillin, and they both received Tony nominations for their performances.<ref>Bennetts, Leslie."No Tears For LuPone's Reno"The New York Times, October 22, 1987</ref><ref>Internet Broadway database listing, 'Anything Goes'" ibdb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref> The Lincoln Center cast reassembled for a one-night-only concert performance of Anything Goes in New York in 2002.<ref>"Internet Broadway database listing, 'Anything Goes' concert" ibdb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.</ref> Among LuPone's film credits are Fighting Back, Witness, Steven Universe: The Movie, Just Looking, The Victim, Summer of Sam, Driving Miss Daisy, King of the Gypsies, 1941, Wise Guys, Nancy Savoca's The 24 Hour Woman and Savoca's Union Square, Family Prayers, and City by the Sea. She has also worked with playwright David Mamet on The Water Engine, State and Main, and Heist. She played Lady Bird Johnson in the TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years (1987).<ref>"LBJ listing" allmovie.com. Retrieved August 27, 2010.</ref><ref>Corry, Johm."TV VIEW; 'LBJ' – A POWERFUL PORTRAIT" New York Times, February 1, 1987</ref>

LuPone played Libby Thatcher on the television drama Life Goes On, which ran on ABC from 1989 to 1993.<ref>Harris, Mark.Patti LuPone's Life Goes On grievancesEntertainment Weekly, Issue 55, March 1, 1991</ref><ref name="times1990">Anderson, Susan Heler."Chronicle" New York Times, November 23, 1990</ref><ref>Buck, Jerry."Patti LuPone Starring in 'Life Goes On'"Kentucky New Era, (news.google.com), September 21, 1989</ref> In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She has twice been nominated for an Emmy Award: for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995, Daytime Emmy Award nominee),<ref>The Hollywood Reporter. "Daytime Emmys List", Performer in a Children's Special, BPI Entertainment News Wire, April 4, 1996 (no page number)</ref> and for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series on Frasier in 1998.Template:Citation needed She had a cameo as herself that year on an episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Kelsey Grammer. In 1993, LuPone returned to London to create the role of Norma Desmond in the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Adelphi Theater. There was much anticipation of LuPone appearing in another Lloyd Webber musical, the first since her performance in Evita. Her time in the show was difficult, and she was abruptly fired by Lloyd Webber. Lloyd Webber then selected Glenn Close to open the show in Los Angeles and eventually on Broadway, despite LuPone being contracted to open both productions.<ref name="marks">Marks, Peter."Theater:Diva's Life Isn't Always Happy; Ask Callas (and LuPone)"The New York Times, June 30, 1996</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She says she was essentially blacklisted in Hollywood after the Sunset Boulevard debacle due to rumors that she had been difficult to work with in New York.<ref name=":2" />

In November 1995, LuPone starred in her one-woman show, Patti LuPone on Broadway, at the Walter Kerr Theatre.<ref>Willis, John. Theater World 1995–1996 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000. Template:ISBN. p. 15</ref> For her work, she received an Outer Critics Circle Award. The following year, she was selected by producer Robert Whitehead to succeed his wife, Zoe Caldwell in the Broadway production of Terrence McNally's play Master Class, based on the master classes given by operatic diva Maria Callas at Juilliard.<ref name="marks" /> LuPone received positive reviews, with Vincent Canby writing "Ms. LuPone really is vulnerable here in a way that wasn't anticipated: she's in the process of creating a role for which she isn't ideally suited, but she's working like a trouper to get it right."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She appeared in the play in the West End.

2000–2009: Sondheim revivals and acclaim

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LuPone starred in acclaimed revivals of Stephen Sondheim's musicals Gypsy and Sweeney Todd

In November 2001, she starred in a Broadway revival of Noises Off, with Peter Gallagher and Faith Prince.<ref>Jones, Kenneth."Don't You Love Farce? 'Noises Off' Opens on Broadway Nov. 1" Template:Webarchive playbill.com, November 1, 2001, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> LuPone has performed in many New York concert productions of musicals including Pal Joey with Peter Gallagher and Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Get Your Gun with Peter Gallagher, Sweeney Todd with George Hearn in both New York and San Francisco, Anything Goes with Howard McGillin, Can-Can with Michael Nouri for City Center Encores!, Candide with Kristin Chenoweth, Passion with Michael Cerveris and Audra McDonald and Gypsy with Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti for City Center Encores!. Her performances in Sweeney Todd, and Candide were recorded and broadcast for PBSs Great Performances and were released on DVD. The concert staging of Passion was televised as part of Live from Lincoln Center. Since 2001, LuPone has been a regular performer at the Chicago Ravinia Festival. She starred in a six-year-long series of concert presentations of Stephen Sondheim musicals, which began in honor of his seventieth birthday. Her roles here have included Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Fosca in Passion, Cora Hoover Hooper in Anyone Can Whistle, Rose in Gypsy and two different roles in Sunday in the Park with George.<ref name="playnov05">Gans, Andrew.Patti LuPone Will Be Mama Rose in Ravinia 'Gypsy' " Template:Webarchive Playbill, November 10, 2005, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref>

LuPone's television work also included a recurring role on her cousin Tom Fontana's HBO series in its final season, Oz (2003).<ref>Gans, Andrew."Theatre Stars Head Cast of Final "Oz" Season; HBO Series Debuts Jan. 5" Template:Webarchive playbill.com, January 5, 2003, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> She appeared as herself on a February 2005 episode of Will & Grace.<ref>Gans, Andrew."LuPone and Goldblum Guest on Feb. 3 "Will & Grace" Template:WebarchivePlaybill, February 3, 2005, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> She also appeared on the series Ugly Betty in March 2007 as the mother of Marc St. James (played by Michael Urie).<ref>Gans, Andrew."Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Patti LuPone to Guest on March 22 "Ugly Betty" Template:Webarchive playbill.com, March 7, 2007, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> LuPone had a recurring guest role as Frank Rossitano's mother on 30 Rock. LuPone appeared as herself in the season two finale of the television series Glee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She returned to Broadway in October 2005 to star as Mrs. Lovett in John Doyle's new Broadway production of Sweeney Todd. In this radically different interpretation of the musical, the ten actors on stage also served as the show's orchestra, and LuPone played the tuba and orchestra bells as well as performing the score vocally.<ref>Gans, Andrew."The Lady with the Tuba" playbill.com, April 25, 2006</ref> For her performance, she received a Tony Award nomination as well as Golden Icon Award for Best Female Musical Theater Performance.<ref>Hernandez, Ernio."LuPone and Cerveris to Serve Man in Sweeney Todd on Broadway Through Thanksgiving" Template:Webarchive Playbill, June 26, 2006 Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> In August 2006, LuPone took a three-week leave from Sweeney in order to play Rose in Lonny Price's production of Gypsy at Ravinia.<ref name="playnov05" /> Sweeney Todd closed in September 2006.

On February 10, 2007, LuPone starred with Audra McDonald in the Los Angeles Opera production of Kurt Weill's opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny directed by John Doyle.<ref>Simonson, Robert and Gans, Andrew."Doyle to Direct LuPone and McDonald in 'Mahagonny' " Template:Webarchive, Playbill, January 16, 2006, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> The cast recording of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny was recognized at the 51st Grammy Awards as Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording in February 2009.<ref>Gans, Andrew."In the Heights Cast Recording Wins Grammy; Hudson and LuPone-McDonald "Mahagonny" Also Win" Template:Webarchive, Playbill, February 8, 2009, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref>

Following the Ravinia Festival production of Gypsy, LuPone and author Arthur Laurents mended a decade-long rift, and she was cast in the City Center Encores! Summer Stars production of the show. Laurents directed LuPone in Gypsy for a 22-performance run (July 9, 2007 – July 29, 2007) at City Center.<ref>Gans, Andrew."Momma's Doin' Fine: LuPone Gypsy, Directed by Laurents, Begins City Center Run" Template:Webarchive Playbill, July 9, 2007, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> This production of Gypsy then transferred to Broadway, opening March 27, 2008 at the St. James Theatre.<ref>Gans, Andrew."Her Turn: 'Gypsy', Starring Patti LuPone, Opens on Broadway" Template:Webarchive Playbill, March 27, 2008, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> LuPone won the Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award, Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for her performance in Gypsy.<ref>Gans, Andrew."August and Passing Strange Win Top Honors at Drama Desk Awards" Template:Webarchive Playbill, May 18, 2008, Retrieved December</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth."August, South Pacific, In the Heights, Boeing-Boeing, LuPone Are Tony Winners" Template:Webarchive Playbill, June 15, 2008, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> It closed on January 11, 2009. During the penultimate performance of Gypsy on January 10, 2009, LuPone interrupted her performance of "Rose's Turn" to address an audience member using a flash camera, a violation of theater etiquette.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After the patron was removed, LuPone resumed her performance to applause.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This incident, captured on video and widely circulated online, sparked a broader discussion about the impact of audience distractions on live theater.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010–2019: Career expansion

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LuPone with artist Ken Fallin at The Wall Street Journal's Tony Awards party, which LuPone hosted and at which Fallin's work was auctioned for charity

In August 2010, LuPone appeared in a three-day run of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun where she played the title role opposite Patrick Cassidy at the Ravinia Festival, directed by Lonny Price.<ref>Gans, Andrew."They Say It's Wonderful": Patti LuPone Stars in Annie Get Your Gun at the Ravinia Festival" Template:Webarchive Playbill, August 13, 2010, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> That same year, LuPone created the role of Lucia in the original Broadway production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which opened at the Belasco Theater on November 4, 2010, and closed on January 2, 2011, after 23 preview and 69 regular performances. LuPone was nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance. LuPone's memoir recounting her life and career from childhood onwards, was published in September 2010 titled Patti LuPone: A Memoir.<ref>Hetrick, Adam."LuPone Chooses a Tell-It-Like-It-Is Title for Upcoming Autobiography" Template:Webarchive Playbill April 1, 2010, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam.Patti LuPone Will Sign Her Memoir at Barnes and Noble; Performance, Too" Template:Webarchive Playbill, August 3, 2010, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> It was a New York Times Best Seller. <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2011, LuPone played the role of Joanne in a four-night limited engagement concert production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company at the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Paul Gemignani. The production starred Neil Patrick Harris as Bobby. Harris had previously worked with LuPone in the 2000 and 2001 concert productions of Sweeney Todd. The cast of Company performed the song "Side by Side by Side" at the 65th Tony Awards on June 12, 2011. LuPone made her New York City Ballet debut in May 2011 in a production of The Seven Deadly Sins directed and choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett. A piece she had previously performed, LuPone sang the role of Anna in the Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht score.<ref>Jones, Kenneth."Patti LuPone To Sing Seven Deadly Sins, Susan Stroman Creates Ellington Piece for NY City Ballet" Template:Webarchive Playbill, December 27, 2010, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> LuPone concluded a 63-performance Broadway engagement of her concert with former Evita co-star Mandy Patinkin entitled An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. The run started on November 21, 2011, at the Ethel Barrymore Theater and ended on January 13, 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In late 2012, LuPone appeared with Debra Winger in the premiere of David Mamet's play The Anarchist.Template:Fact

In 2011, the feature film Union Square, co-written and directed by the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award Winner, Nancy Savoca, was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In it, LuPone co-starred with Mira Sorvino, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, Michael Rispoli and Daphne Rubin-Vega.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> LuPone guest starred on Army Wives on July 8, 2012. She reunited with fellow guest star Kellie Martin as her mother once again.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> LuPone appeared in the 2013 film Parker, an action-thriller.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "Patti LuPone Cast in New Film "Parker"; Taylor Hackford Directs" Template:Webarchive Playbill, August 5, 2011, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> She voiced the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). In 2013, LuPone was cast in the third season of the FX series American Horror Story as Joan Ramsey, a religious mother with a hidden past,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and played herself in the third season of HBO's Girls. In 2015, she appeared in several episodes of the Showtime horror series Penny Dreadful as a cantankerous yet powerful white witch. She returned to the show in 2016 in the role of Dr. Seward, an alienist aiding Eva Green's character. Seward is an adaptation of John Seward from Bram Stoker's Dracula, and claims to be a descendant of Joan Clayton, the character LuPone portrayed in the second season. Also in 2016, she began appearing in Steven Universe as the voice of Yellow Diamond, reprising the role in the movie and the epilogue series Steven Universe Future.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

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Patti LuPone on January 13, 2012, outside the Ethel Barrymore Theatre

In early 2015, she returned to Los Angeles Opera to perform the role of Samira in a new production of John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles, receiving positive reviews.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2016, an audio recording of the production was released by Pentatone (PTC 5186538, a 2-SACD album).<ref>The Ghosts of Versailles, Pentatone recording details May 2016.</ref> It won the 2017 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Album and for Best Opera Recording.<ref>"Grammy Winners 2017", The New York Times, February 12, 2017</ref> In June 2015, LuPone appeared in the Douglas Carter Beane play Shows for Days at Lincoln Center Theater.<ref>Brantley, Ben. "Patti LuPone as a Diva in 'Shows for Day'" The New York Times, June 24, 2015</ref> LuPone again received media attention for an incident during a Shows for Days performance when she confiscated a patron's cellphone after they were observed using it during the show; it was returned after the performance. LuPone expressed frustration with audience members who disrupt performances with their phones, stating, "We work hard on stage to create a world that is being totally destroyed by a few, rude, self-absorbed and inconsiderate audience members who are controlled by their phones."<ref>"Patti LuPone Explains Why She Confiscated Cellphone From "Rude, Self-Absorbed" Theatergoer Last Night" Template:Webarchive Gothamist. Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> In October 2015, LuPone, along with the current Fantine on the West End, joined her castmates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Les Misérables.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2017, LuPone originated the role of Helena Rubinstein in the musical War Paint on Broadway, after performing the role in the summer of 2016 in the musical's world premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole Apply 'War Paint' on Broadway, Starting March 7" Playbill, March 7, 2017</ref> Performing opposite Christine Ebersole as Rubinstein's longtime competitor Elizabeth Arden, LuPone stayed with the role for War Paint's entire run at the Nederlander Theatre, from March 7 to November 5, 2017.<ref>Gans, Andrew. " 'War Paint', Starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, Moves Up Broadway Closing Date" Playbill, October 13, 2017</ref> The show closed prematurely to allow LuPone to undergo hip surgery.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> LuPone disclosed in an interview that War Paint would be her last musical on stage: "I'm too old. It's been hard—it's been harder than it's ever been. I can't do it anymore."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nevertheless, in September 2017 it was announced that LuPone would star as Joanne in the 2018 London revival of Company alongside Rosalie Craig as Bobbie in a gender-swapped production directed by Marianne Elliot.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> For her performance she received her second Laurence Olivier Award, this time for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical. In August 2019, it was announced that the production would move to Broadway, with LuPone returning as Joanne and Katrina Lenk as Bobbie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2019, LuPone played an antagonistic role in Pose, appearing in second season of the series. In 2020, LuPone starred in the Ryan Murphy series Hollywood for Netflix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following year she teamed up with social media star Randy Rainbow to perform a duet song criticizing Donald Trump three weeks before the 2020 US election.

2020–present

A transfer of the successful West End production of Company was set to open at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on March 22, 2020, coinciding with Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The production returned, featuring LuPone starring opposite Katrina Lenk, with previews starting on November 15, 2021, before officially opening December 9, 2021.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> LuPone won her third Tony Award for the role. On May 10, 2022, during a live conversation with the American Theatre Wing and her Company co-stars, Patti LuPone publicly addressed a patron who was not wearing their face mask properly, a violation of Broadway League COVID-19 safety protocols.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> LuPone later explained that the patron had already been warned by theater staff and had responded dismissively.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> Her passionate response highlighted the importance of adhering to safety guidelines to ensure the continued operation of Broadway. This incident led to increased attention on safety protocols and a subsequent extension of the mask mandate by the Broadway League, from May 31 to June 30, 2022.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2023 she played Beau's mother, Mona, in the Ari Aster surrealist horror film Beau Is Afraid. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Richard Kind, and Amy Ryan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> LuPone received critical acclaim for her performance with David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter writing "[the film] features fabulous performances...most of all, LuPone in all her magnificent, scenery-chomping glory."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Anthony Lane of The New Yorker also praised LuPone performance, comparing her role of an imperious mother to that of Angela Lansbury's in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2023, LuPone revealed that she would play the role of Lilia Calderu, a centuries-old witch with divination powers, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Agatha All Along.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Calderu is a Romani character in the comics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The series received mostly positive reviews from critics, with LuPone's performance in her character's central episode, "Death's Hand in Mine", being particularly praised.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the closing of Company, LuPone resigned from Actors' Equity Association, the union for professional stage managers and actors in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was announced that LuPone would return to Broadway in the Jen Silverman play The Roommate starring opposite Mia Farrow at the Booth Theatre in August 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Solo concerts and tours

LuPone performs regularly in her solo shows Matters of the Heart; Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda; and The Lady With the Torch<ref>Buehler, Pati."Patti LuPone – The Lady With a Torch" broadwayworld.com, June 29, 2005</ref> which sold out at Carnegie Hall. For example, she performed her one-woman show The Gypsy In My Soul at the Caramoor Fall Festival, New York, in September 2010.<ref>Hetrick, Adam."Patti LuPone Will Reveal The Gypsy In My Soul at Caramoor Fest" Template:Webarchive Playbill, August 13, 2010, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref> She also appears at venues across North America in concerts with Mandy Patinkin, at such venues as the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in September 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Bacalzo, Dan."Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin to Play Mayo Center September 11" theatermania.com, August 12, 2010</ref>

She appeared as the inaugural act at a new cabaret space, 54 Below, in New York City in June 2012. According to The New York Times reviewer, Template:Bq She also appeared as the inaugural act at the Sharon L. Morse Entertainment Center in The Villages, Florida, on April 30, 2015, to a sold-out audience of residents mainly 55 years-of-age and older.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Artistry and reputation

LuPone is widely regarded as one of the greatest Broadway performers of her generation,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":4">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":12">Template:Cite news</ref> and one of the most influential actors in musical theater.<ref name=":10">Template:Cite news</ref> The London Times once nicknamed her the "first lady of the theater",<ref name=":0" /> and American-British journalist Hadley Freeman declared her "the queen of Broadway" and "the goddess of the modern musical".<ref name=":8">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2010, theatre critic Charles McNulty wrote that her stage presence demonstrates a ferocity that, when paired with the right material, resembles "a return to a golden age when powerhouses ruled Broadway".<ref name=":3" /> AllMusic biographer William Ruhlmann noted that, unlike her predecessors Mary Martin and Ethel Merman, LuPone was never afforded the luxury to seamlessly transition between musical productions, instead using lulls in her Broadway career to diversify her endeavors by appearing in plays, films, television, nightclubs, concert tours, and recording solo studio albums.<ref name=":4" /> According to Susan Vaughn of the Los Angeles Times, LuPone is mostly known for playing "larger-than-life characters" on stage,<ref name=":0" /> whereas Adam Sandel of The Advocate observed "she's often played women who've fought like hell to overcome obstacles through the sheer force of indomitable will".<ref name=":14">Template:Cite news</ref> She has also played many Jewish women, both on stage and screen, despite not being Jewish herself.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> LuPone believes she is often cast in ethnic parts because of her Italian heritage and prominent facial features, which allow her to play more interesting female roles.<ref name=":9" /> At the same time, she has expressed frustration at frequently being overlooked for roles she believes she is best suited for, often in favor of less qualified actors,<ref name=":12" /> and insists she has been bullied by Broadway professionals for much of her career.<ref name=":11" />

Music and theatre critics have described LuPone as a mezzo-soprano,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> which The Seattle Times said can equally "blast a big showtune out of the park, or sweetly murmur a lullaby".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vocally, she is known for her powerful, emotive style of belting,<ref name=":8" /> and according to Nerelle Harper of QNews set a new standard "for a modern generation of high-belt thrill trillers".<ref name=":13" /> To cope with some vocally demanding roles such as Evita, during which she lost her voice several times, she remained silent when not performing and limited social activities.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite news</ref> After undergoing surgery to treat vocal nodules during the 1990s,<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> she learned how to sing in a more operatic manner to preserve her voice, prior to which she admitted to relying on "sheer guts and willpower" to belt.<ref name=":0" /> She credits vocal coach Joan Lader with saving her career and teaching her "a technique to allow me to continue to sing with the strength and the clarity".<ref name=":1" /> LuPone has performed some operatic roles, despite having no formal operatic training.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She has performed in several Sondheim musicals, and credits the composer with making her a better singer due to the difficulty of his material.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In return, Sondheim has praised her singing, acting, and attention to detail, and thanked her for "enhancing my shows — and everyone else's for that matter".<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref> According to Andrew Gans of Playbill, LuPone belongs to a handful of singing actors who "are masters of stillness, bringing songs to full life with an inner well of emotions that seep out in unexpected and heartbreaking moments".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, her trademark diction has been criticized for sounding unclear,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> including by collaborators Andrew Lloyd Webber and John Houseman, the latter of whom reportedly strangled her over her enunciation.<ref name=":11" /> LuPone admitted that her emotional acting choices can compromise her diction.<ref name=":11" /> In addition to Sondheim, LuPone has identified performers Edith Piaf, Bette Davis, and David Mamet as influences,<ref name=":6">Template:Cite news</ref> and expressed admiration for stage actresses Angela Lansbury, Zoe Caldwell, and Elaine Stritch, all of whose signature roles she would eventually play herself.<ref name=":7" />

The media has described LuPone as a polarizing entertainer,<ref name=":3" /> equally praised and criticized for her talent and unfiltered opinions.<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> McNulty observed that critics have alternated between pigeonholing her into specific genres or underappreciating her vibrancy.<ref name=":3" /> She has been labeled a diva for much of her career,<ref name=":8" /><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> which journalists attribute to both her talent and high standards,<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":13">Template:Cite news</ref> and perceived demanding temperament on and off-stage.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":11">Template:Cite news</ref> Ruhlmann said her reported "cold, dark" persona allowed her to excel playing "the kinds of anti-heroines who peopled the musicals of the later decades of the 20th century".<ref name=":4" /> LuPone has been described by some as difficult to work with,<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> a reputation she attributes to sexism and the way assertive women are often perceived in the industry.<ref name=":2" /> Theatre critic Ben Brantley reported that the fallout from Sunset Boulevard damaged LuPone's public image and relegated her Broadway appearances to one-woman and non-musical shows, until she returned to musical theater in the early 2000s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Meanwhile, her Evita co-star Mandy Patinkin defended her as a sensitive performer who "can't let certain feelings go, which is a burden and a blessing. She fights through it all and gives everything, until there's nothing left in her".<ref name=":2" /> Her fanbase has been nicknamed "LuPonistas",<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and she has often been hired to play exaggerated versions of herself in television and film, representing "the symbol of Broadway musical theater", according to Time Out's Adam Feldman.<ref name=":12" />

LuPone is known for her candid and outspoken nature,<ref name=":14" /> a trait she attributes to her upbringing.<ref name=":7" /> She has stated that her forthrightness has occasionally led to professional setbacks, beginning with her time promoting Evita.<ref name=":7" /> Her unfiltered remarks and actions have often made headlines, including instances of going off-script during performances.<ref name=":10" /> A vocal critic of the commercialization of Broadway, LuPone has likened its current state to Las Vegas,<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":11" /><ref name=":12" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> arguing that shows should have limited runs to allow space for fresh, innovative productions.<ref name=":7" /> She has also expressed a disdain for red carpet events, noting that her tendency to "speak [her] truth" can be at odds with the expected decorum of such occasions.<ref name=":8" /> Additionally, LuPone has been outspoken about theater etiquette, frequently voicing concerns over disruptive behavior by some audience members.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She is widely regarded as a gay icon,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which LuPone attributes to fans recognizing that she has "had to fight, like the LGBTQ community has had to fight for identity. For a simple way to live. For acceptance".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2025 LuPone posted her first public apology on Instagram after criticism of comments she had made about Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis in a New Yorker profile published earlier that week.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the statement she called her own language “demeaning and disrespectful”, said she regretted her “flippant and emotional responses”, and added that she hoped to apologise to both actors personally. The apology followed an open letter signed by more than 500 Broadway professionals that described her remarks as racially disrespectful and urged “accountability, justice and respect”.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

LuPone is married to Matthew Johnston. The couple's wedding ceremony was on the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center on December 12, 1988, after filming the TV movie LBJ; Johnston was a cameraman.<ref>(AP)."People:Patti LuPone marries miniseries cameraman", Gettysburg Times (news.google.com), December 15, 1988.</ref> They have one child.<ref name="times1990" /> They reside in Edisto Beach, South Carolina,<ref>Rapkin, Mickey."Patti LuPone: Lady's Night" Out Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2010.</ref> and Kent, Connecticut.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the 1970s, LuPone dated actor Kevin Kline for seven years, after the two met as students at Juilliard.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Acting credits

Theatre

Sources: Playbill Vault;<ref>"Patti LuPone Broadway" Playbill Vault, accessed November 17, 2019</ref> Internet Broadway Database;<ref>"Patti LuPone Broadway Credits" Internet Broadway Database, accessed November 17, 2019</ref> Internet Off-Broadway Database<ref>"Patti LuPone Off-Broadway" Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed November 18, 2019</ref>

Year	Show	Role	Notes	Ref.
1971	Iphigenia	Unknown	West End - The Young Vic (professional stage debut)
1972	The School for Scandal	Lady Teazle	Off-Broadway (City Center Acting Company)
	Women Beware Women	Bianca
	The Hostage	Colette / Kathleen
	The Lower Depths	Natasha Karpovna
	Next Time I'll Sing To You	Lizzie
1973	Three Sisters	Irina Prozorova	Broadway (debut) - Billy Rose Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Beggar's Opera	Lucy Lockit	Broadway - Billy Rose Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Measure For Measure	Boy and Understudy, Julietta		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Scapin	Hyancinthe		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1974	Next Time I'll Sing To You	Lizzie		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1975	The Robber Bridegroom	Rosamund Musgrove	Broadway - Harkness Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Edward II	Prince Edward		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Time of Your Life	Kitty Duval		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Three Sisters	Irina Prozorova		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1976	The Baker's Wife	Genevieve Castagnet	Off-Broadway / Tour
1977	The Woods	Ruth	Chicago - St. Nicholas Theatre
	The Water Engine	Rita Lang	Off-Broadway - The Public Theater
1978		Rita Lang / Lily La Pon	Broadway - Plymouth Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Working	Nora Watson / Roberta Victor	Broadway - 46th Street Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Catchpenny Twist	Monagh	Connecticut - Hartford Stage	<ref>Catchpenny Twist abouttheartists.com, accessed November 19, 2019</ref>
1979	Evita	Eva Perón	Broadway - Broadway Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1981			Australian tour
1982	The Woods	Ruth	Off-Broadway - Second Stage Theatre	<ref>[2] pattilupone.net, accessed December 9, 2019</ref>
	Edmond	Mrs. Burke (replacement)	Off-Broadway - Provincetown Playhouse
1983	America Kicks Up Its Heels	Cleo	Off-Broadway - Playwrights Horizons	<ref>America Kicks Up Its Heels broadwayworld.com, accessed November 18, 2019</ref>
	The Cradle Will Rock	Moll / Sister Mister	Off-Broadway - America Place Theater	<ref>Rich, Frank. "Theater: 'Labor Opera' by Blitzstein is Revived" The New York Times, May 10, 1983</ref>
1984	Oliver!	Nancy	Broadway - Mark Hellinger Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Accidental Death of an Anarchist	The Reporter	Broadway - Belasco Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1985	The Cradle Will Rock	Moll	West End - The Old Vic	<ref>"The Cradle Will Rock, 1985" broadwayworld.com, accessed November 18, 2019</ref>
	Les Misérables	Fantine	West End - Barbican Centre	<ref>Les Misérables Template:Webarchive johncaird.com, accessed November 18, 2019</ref>
1987	Anything Goes	Reno Sweeney	Broadway - Vivian Beaumont Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993	Sunset Boulevard	Norma Desmond	West End - Adelphi Theatre	<ref>Rich, Frank. "Upstaging a New Lloyd Webber Musical" The New York Times, July 14, 1993</ref>
1995	Patti LuPone on Broadway	Herself	Concert - Walter Kerr Theatre	<ref>Patti LuPone on Broadway Playbill, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
	Pal Joey	Vera Simpson	Concert - Encores!	<ref>Canby, Vincent. "Review. Adventures and Song and Dance in Chicago" The New York Times, May 6, 1995</ref>
1996	Master Class	Maria Callas (replacement)	Broadway - John Golden Theater	<ref>Master Class Internet Broadway Database, accessed November 18, 2019</ref>
1997			West End - Queen's Theatre
	The Old Neighborhood	Jolly	Broadway - Booth Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Annie Get Your Gun	Annie Oakley	Concert - Lincoln Center Theater
2000	Matters of the Heart	Herself	Broadway - Vivian Beaumont Theater	<ref>Isherwood, Christopher. "Review. Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart Variety, November 13, 2000</ref>
	Sweeney Todd	Mrs. Nellie Lovett	Concert - New York Philharmonic	<ref>"Sondheim Concerts" sondheimguide.com, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
2001			Concert - San Francisco Symphony
			Illinois - Ravinia Festival
	Noises Off	Dotty Ottley	Broadway - Brooks Atkinson Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Anything Goes	Reno Sweeney	Concert - Lincoln Center	<ref>" Anything Goes Concert" broadwayworld.com, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
	A Little Night Music	Desiree Armfeldt	Illinois - Ravinia Festival
2003	Passion	Fosca
2004	Can-Can	La Mome Pistache	Concert - Encores!	<ref>Miller, Mark. "reviews. Can-Can" theatermania.com, February 13, 2004</ref>
	Candide	Old Lady	Concert - New York Philharmonic	<ref>Portantiere, Michael. "Review. Candide theatermania.com, May 10, 2004</ref>
	Sunday in the Park with George	Yvonne / Blair Daniels	Illinois - Ravinia Festival	<ref>Gans, Andrew. "McDonald-LuPone-Cerveris Sunday in the Park with George Begins Sept. 3" Playbill, September 3, 2004</ref>
2005	Regina	Regina Giddens	Washington, D.C. - Kennedy Center	<ref>Gans, Andrew. " Regina — with Tony Winner LuPone — Plays Kennedy Center March 10–12" Playbill, March 10, 2005</ref>
	Passion	Fosca	Off-Broadway - Lincoln Center Theater
	Children And Art	Performer	Concert - New Amsterdam Theatre	<ref>Gans, Andrew. ""Housewives" Join Sondheim Children and Art Concert; Streisand, Too" Playbill, March 18, 2005</ref>
	Anyone Can Whistle	Cora Hoover Hooper	Illinois - Ravinia Festival	<ref>Gans, Andrew. ""Me and My Town": LuPone, McDonald and Cerveris Star in Anyone Can Whistle" Playbill, August 26, 2005</ref>
	Sweeney Todd	Mrs. Nellie Lovett	Broadway – Eugene O'Neill Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006	To Hell and Back	Anne	California - First United Methodist Church
2007	Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny	Leokadja Begbick	Los Angeles Opera	<ref>Rich, Alan. "Review. Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" Variety, February 11, 2007</ref>
2007	Gypsy	Rose Hovick	Concert - Encores!
2008			Broadway - St. James Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Lucia	Broadway - Belasco Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2011	An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin	Herself	Concert - Ethel Barrymore Theatre	<ref>An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Playbill, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
	Company	Joanne	Concert - New York Philharmonic	<ref>"Stephen Colbert, Patti LuPone & More Join Neil Patrick Harris in New York Philharmonic's "Company"" broadway.com, February 8, 2011</ref>
	The Seven Deadly Sins	Anna I (Singer)	New York City Ballet	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	The Anarchist	Cathy	Broadway - John Golden Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	The Ghosts of Versailles	Samira	Los Angeles Opera	<ref>"The Ghosts of Versailles LAOpera" Template:Webarchive Opera News, February 8, 2015</ref>
	Shows For Days	Irene	Off-Broadway - Newhouse Theater	<ref>Hetrick, Adam. " Shows for Days, Starring Patti LuPone and Michael Urie, Plays Its Final Off-Broadway "Show" Today" Playbill, August 23, 2015</ref>
2016	War Paint	Helena Rubinstein	Chicago - Goodman Theatre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017			Broadway - Nederlander Theater	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Company	Joanne	West End Revival	<ref>Gans, Andrew. "Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone Star in Gender-Swapped Company, Opening in London October 17" Playbill, October 17, 2018</ref>
2020			Broadway - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (Pre-Covid and Post-Covid)	<ref>Franklin, Marc J."Meet the Cast of Broadway's Upcoming Revival of Company" Playbill, October 26, 2019</ref>
2021–22
2023	Gutenberg! The Musical!	The Producer (one night only)	Broadway - James Earl Jones Theater	<ref>patti lupine gutenberg</ref>
2024	The Roommate	Robyn	Broadway - Booth Theater	<ref>Culwell-Block, Logan "The Roommate, Starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, Opens September 12; See Newly Released Production Shots" Playbill, September 12, 2024</ref>

Film

Sources: TCM;<ref name=tcm>"Patti LuPone Filmography" tcm.com, accessed November 17, 2019</ref> AllMovie<ref name=all>"Patti LuPone Film" allmovie.com, accessed November 17, 2019</ref>

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1978	King of the Gypsies	Unknown	Uncredited
1979	1941	Lydia Hedberg
1982	Fighting Back	Lisa D'Angelo
1985	Witness	Elaine Book
1986	Wise Guys	Wanda Valentini
1989	Driving Miss Daisy	Florine Werthan
1993	Family Prayers	Aunt Nan		<ref>Family Prayers rottentomatoes.com, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
1999	The 24 Hour Woman	Joan Marshall		<ref>"The 24 Hour Woman Overview" allmovie.com, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
	Summer of Sam	Helen		<ref>" Summer of Sam Cast" rottentomatoes.com, accessed November 20, 2019</ref>
2000	State and Main	Sherry Bailey
2001	Heist	Betty Croft
2002	City by the Sea	Maggie LaMarca
2011	Company	Joanne	Filmed production	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew. "Film of Company, With Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone, Airs on PBS Nov. 8" Playbill, November 8, 2013</ref>
	Union Square	Lucia
2013	Parker	Ascension Cienfuegos
2016	The Comedian	Flo Berkowitz
2019	Cliffs of Freedom	Yia-Yia
	Steven Universe: The Movie	Yellow Diamond
	Last Christmas	Joyce
2022	The School for Good and Evil	Mrs. Deauville
2023	Beau Is Afraid	Mona Wassermann

Television

Sources: TCM;<ref name=tcm/> AllMovie<ref name=all/>

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1976	The Time of Your Life	Kitty Duval	Television film
1977	The Andros Targets	Sharon Walker	2 episodes
1984	Piaf	Narrator	Voice; Television film
	Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta	Rachel Burston	Television film
1987	LBJ: The Early Years	Lady Bird Johnson
	Un Siciliano in Sicilia	Vincenzina	3 episodes
	Cowboy Joe	Linda Tidmunk	Television film
1989–93	Life Goes On	Elizabeth "Libby" Thatcher	83 episodes
1992	The Water Engine	Rita Lang	Television film
1993	Frasier	Pam (voice)	Episode: "Dinner at Eight"
1995	The Song Spinner	Zantalalia	Television film
1996	Remember WENN	Grace Cavendish	Episode: "There But for the Grace"
	Her Last Chance	Joanna Saxen	Television film
1996–97	Law & Order	Ruth Miller	2 episodes
1998	Frasier	Aunt Zora Crane	Episode: "Beware of Greeks"
	Saturday Night Live	Herself	Episode: "Kelsey Grammer/Sheryl Crow"
1999	Bonanno: A Godfather's Story	C. Canzinarra	Television film
	Encore! Encore!	Wine Critic	Episode: "A Review to Remember"
2000	Falcone	Francesca Gold	9 episodes
2001	Touched by an Angel	Alice Dupree	Episode: "Thief of Hearts"
2002	Monday Night Mayhem	Emmy Cosell	Television film
2003	In-Laws	Rochelle Landis	Episode: "Mother's Nature"
	Oz	Stella Coffa	7 episodes
2005	Live from Lincoln Center	Fosca	Episode: "Passion"
	Will & Grace	Herself	Episode: "Bully Woolley"
2007	Ugly Betty	Mrs. Weiner	Episode: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
2009–12	30 Rock	Sylvia Rossitano	3 episodes
2011	Glee	Herself	Episode: "New York"
2012	Army Wives	Ms. Galassini	Episode: "Battle Scars"
2013–14	American Horror Story: Coven	Joan Ramsey	4 episodes
2014	Girls	Herself	2 episodes
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lydia Lebasi	Episode: "Agent Provocateur"
2015-16	Penny Dreadful	Joan Clayton (Season 2) Dr. Florence Seward (Season 3)	Episode: "The Nightcomers" (Season 2) Main role (Season 3)
2016–19	Steven Universe	Yellow Diamond	Voice; 8 episodes
2017	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Rabbi Shari	Episode: "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?"
	BoJack Horseman	Mimi Stilton	Voice; Episode: "The Judge"
2017–21	Vampirina	Nanpire	Voice; 19 episodes
2018	Mom	Rita	Episode: "Taco Bowl and a Tubby Seamstress"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2019	The Simpsons	Cheryl Monroe	Voice; Episode: "The Girl on the Bus"
	Pose	Ms. Frederica Norman	5 episodes	<ref>McPhee, Ryan. "Patti LuPone Joins Second Season of FX's Pose" Playbill, March 24, 2019</ref><ref>Dow, Stephen. "Performing Through Pain: 5 Key Takeaways From 'Pose' Season 2, Episode 6" Deadline, July 24, 2019</ref>
	Steven Universe: The Movie	Yellow Diamond	Voice; Television film	<ref>Haring, Bruce. " Steven Universe The Movie Adds Chance The Rapper, Patti LuPone And More To Musical" deadline, June 13, 2019</ref>
2020	Steven Universe Future		Voice; 2 episodes
	Hollywood	Avis Amberg	7 episodes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Penny Dreadful: City of Angels	Vocalist	Episode: "Hide and Seek"	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	Central Park	Roberta McCullough	Voice; Episode: "Down to the Underwire"	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Great North	Momma Marita	Voice; Episode: "Tasteful Noods Adventure"
	F Is for Family	Nora Murphy	Voice; 3 episodes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	American Horror Story: NYC	Kathy Pizazz	5 episodes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Agatha All Along	Lilia Calderu	Main role	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Marvel Studios: Assembled	Herself	Episode: "The Making of Agatha All Along "	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

Selected recordings include:

• The Baker's Wife (Original cast recording)
• Evita (Original Broadway cast recording)
• The Cradle Will Rock (The Acting Company recording)
• Les Misérables (Original London Cast recording)
• Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording)
• Heat Wave (John Mauceri conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra)
• Patti LuPone Live (Solo Album)
• Sunset Boulevard (World Premiere/Original London Cast Recording)
• Matters of the Heart (Solo Album)
• Sweeney Todd (New York Philharmonic recording)
• Sweeney Todd (2005 Broadway Cast recording)
• The Lady with the Torch (Solo Album)
• The Lady With the Torch...Still Burning (Solo Album)
• To Hell and Back (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra World Premier recording)
• Gypsy (2008 Broadway Revival Cast Recording)
• Patti LuPone At Les Mouches (Live Solo Recording of 1980 club act)<ref>Gans, Andrew."Patti LuPone at Les Mouches," Vintage LuPone Club Act, Arrives in Stores Nov. 11" Template:Webarchive Playbill, November 11, 2008, Retrieved December 5, 2021</ref>
• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Far Away Places (Solo Album)
• Company (New York Philharmonic recording)
• War Paint (Original Broadway cast recording)
• Don't Monkey with Broadway (Solo Album)
• Company (Revival London cast recording)

Her live performance of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" at the Grammy Awards was released on the 1994 album Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2009, LuPone's 1985 recording of "I Dreamed a Dream" reached No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart<ref>UK Singles Chart info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved April 26, 2009.</ref> It also reached the Billboard magazine Hot Digital Songs and Hot Singles Recurrents charts in the US.

LuPone recorded a duet with Seth MacFarlane (who was in character as Glenn Quagmire) on the 2005 album Family Guy: Live In Vegas.

A live concert special film, An Evening with Patti LuPone, was filmed in July 2012 and released in November 2012 on SethTv.com with 104 minutes of Patti LuPone songs and stories with host Seth Rudetsky.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A new CD of one of her shows, The Lady with the Torch, was released in 2006 on Sh-K-Boom Records. In December she released bonus tracks for that CD only available on iTunes and the Sh-K-Boom website.<ref>"Patti LuPone listing" Template:Webarchive www.sh-k-boom.com</ref>

LuPone featured in the Why Am I So Single? Original London cast recording for an extended version of ‘Men R Trash’, which is exclusive to the cast recording.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and nominations

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See also

• List of Italian-American actors

External links

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• Patti LuPone Papers at the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New York, NY