Audra McDonald, essentially the most nominated and most awarded actor within the historical past of the Tony Awards, is setting the file straight relating to the latest feedback made by her former buddy (and fellow Broadway star) Patti Lupone, who mentioned their friendship has been over for years.
In a clip shared forward of a full interview that may air on CBS Mornings with Gayle King, McDonald addressed Lupone’s latest fiery interview with The New Yorker, the place she referred to as out McDonald and mentioned that they fell out years in the past.
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“If there’s a rift between us, I don’t know what it’s,” McDonald acknowledged, after being requested by King if Lupone’s feedback “shocked” her.
“That’s one thing you’d must ask Patti about,” the six-time Tony winner continued. “You already know, I haven’t seen her in about 11 years simply because we’ve been busy simply with life. So I don’t know what rift she’s speaking about, however you’d must ask her.”
When requested within the interview with New Yorker how she felt about McDonald’s present function on Broadway starring in Gypsy, a task that she additionally starred in, Lupone provided a catty response.
Per interviewer Michael Schulman, Lupone reportedly glanced outdoors for 15 seconds earlier than lastly answering, saying, “What an exquisite day.”
Though she mentioned her rift with McDonald occurred years in the past, many followers identified that the timing is suspect, as Lupone publicly took subject with McDonald supporting Hell’s Kitchen star Kecia Lewis towards Lupone’s feedback in regards to the Alicia Keys-produced musical.
Lewis referred to as out Lupone for describing Hell’s Kitchen as “too loud,” which Lewis slammed as “bullying,” “offensive,” “racially microaggressive,” “impolite” and “rooted in privilege.”
When Schulman knowledgeable Lupone that McDonald supported Lewis, she replied, “Precisely. And I assumed, ‘It’s best to know higher.’ That’s typical of Audra.”
Up subsequent for McDonald are this yr’s Tony Awards on June 8, the place she will probably be vying for her seventh award and breaking one other Broadway file.
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