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Broadway legend Patti LuPone issued a public apology for disrespectful comments made about fellow performers Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis in a recent New Yorker interview. Her remarks, criticized in an open letter signed by over 500 Broadway actors, included disparaging language and questioned Lewis's Broadway experience. LuPone expressed regret for her flippant and emotional responses, stating her behavior was inappropriate and counter to the values of the theater community. She hopes to apologize personally to McDonald and Lewis. The incident followed a previous dispute between LuPone and Lewis over noise complaints.

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