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Video: Patti LuPone tells shocking stories about Masterclasson Broadway and in London
LuPone and Mia Farrow both return to Broadway in The Roommatesrecently appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Three-time Tony winner Patti LuPone and Golden Globe nominee Mia Farrow, who will appear later this month in Jen Silverman’s The roommate, recently passed by Late Night with Seth Meyers.
LuPone and Farrow talked about their short rehearsal period (it was only three weeks), the beginning of their friendship many years ago thanks to Stephen Sondheim, and some shocking evenings on stage. LuPone told stories of audience disruptions during the Broadway production of Masterclass—she followed Zoe Caldwell as famed opera diva Maria Callas—and the subsequent production in London (the latter of which drew police calls). Watch the full interview with the longtime friends in the video above.
Directed by Jack O’Brien, the new one-act comedy The roommate Performances begin on August 29th at the Booth Theatre, with the official premiere scheduled for September 12th.
In The roommateSharon has never had a roommate before – in fact, there are many things Sharon has never done, but Robyn is about to change all that. The play follows the budding intimacy between two women from different backgrounds as they navigate the complexities of identity, morality and the promise of reinvention.
Patti LuPone shines on her personal musical journey at Carnegie Hall
LuPone won Tonys for her performances in Evathe revival of Gypsies, and the recent revival of Pursue; she won her first Olivier Award for her work in The cradle will rock And The Misérablesand her second production for the London revival of Company.
Farrow appeared on Broadway in Love Letters, Getting Away With Murder, And Romantic comedy.
