LuPone also didn't mince words about recent drama with other Broadway productions, perhaps prompting the title of the New Yorker piece: "Patti LuPone is Done with Broadway." Need a break?

LuPone and McDonald's history dates back 25 years when they costarred in the 2000 New York Philharmonic's version of Sweeney Todd.

UPDATE 5/29/25 at 2:18 p.m. ET — Audra McDonald has addressed Patti LuPone’s recent ... is “not a friend.” While LuPone did provide further details about the feud, the outlet reported ...

Patti LuPone isn't keeping the drama between her and Broadway veteran Audra McDonald on the stage. In an interview with The New Yorker, published May 26, LuPone said McDonald is "not a friend ...