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Audra McDonald Responds to Patti LuPone's Comments That They're Not Friends

Patti LuPone opened up about her alleged feud with Audra McDonald, revealing that McDonald is 'not a friend' after backstage Broadway drama

When asked to share her thoughts on McDonald’s current role as Rose in Broadway’s Gypsy, LuPone allegedly stared in silence for 15 seconds. LuPone and McDonald’s history dates back more than two decades, with the pair costarring in the 2000 New York Philharmonic’s concert version of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Lea Michele made headlines in June 2020 when Samantha Marie Ware, who played Jane Hayward on season 6 of Glee, accused her of bullying.

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