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The revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald, will play its final Broadway performance on Aug. 17.

Tony winner Audra McDonald's revival of the Broadway musical, "Gypsy," is to close Aug. 17. The show will have played 28 ...

COMMENT: Scott Rudin stepped back from his Broadway, TV, and film producing duties in 2021 following a host of abuse ...

Article continues below this ad LuPone's absence marks the latest twist in a lengthy saga, which dates back to 2024 when the actress openly criticized on-stage star, Kecia Lewis.

LuPone, 76, slammed Broadway actress Kecia Lewis in the interview and told interviewer Michael Schulman that McDonald is "not a friend." Though she didn't elaborate on the history of their falling ...

Lewis’ comments were liked on social media by McDonald, who is currently headlining Broadway’s revival of Gypsy in the same role LuPone played more than 15 years ago.

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Patti LuPone called out Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald in a recent 'New Yorker' profile.

Patti LuPone’s comments about Audra McDonald have shaken Broadway. The uproar includes apologies, petitions and debates around the Kennedy Center remarks.

In the piece, she’s quoted saying disparaging things about two Black actresses, her fellow Tony winners Kecia Lewis and McDonald, Broadway’s most decorated star.