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Patti LuPone REIGNITES feud with 'narcissistic, insecure' Andrew Lloyd Webber - 30 YEARS after he fired her from Sunset Boulevard musical to replace her with Glenn Close


Although Patti starred in the original London run of the stage show and was signed to reprise the role in New York, she was replaced for Broadway by Glenn Close, who won a Tony for her performance.

Although Patti starred in the original London run of the stage show and was signed to reprise the role in New York, she was replaced for Broadway by Glenn Close. In her memoir, Patti was acidic about Glenn's Los Angeles run, writing: 'Glenn Close received rave reviews, but then, she didn't have to sing the same high notes that I did. After months of rumors that her job was at risk, Patti learned she was sacked in Liz Smith's gossip column - and responded by trashing her London dressing room.

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