It's not theatre.ĪP: You must have a special fondness for Lincoln Center, right? Or 'Phantom.' You know what I mean? It's kind of a park now. A 'Wicked' comes along once every 10 years. LuPone: I don't know why anybody thinks they can make money in theatre. I just say, 'Go home.'ĪP: Has some of the soul of Broadway been lost to the desire for cash? LuPone: I'm not on the other side, but I think producers are chaffing a little bit at Hollywood taking over or Hollywood coming in and doing it their way as opposed to a time-honoured tradition. But I'm just reading these great lines.ĪP: How has Broadway changed over the years? People still want a human connection regardless of how digital we get.ĪP: Are you channeling anyone in particular in your role? And that's the best training an actor can get.ĪP: Do you get a sense community theatre is under threat? You know, regardless of my status in this business, I am an ensemble player. Was your time in an acting troupe important? You studied at Juilliard and then started The Acting Company. But at Northport, the music department was equal to the sports department.ĪP: You didn't do community theatre. I grew up in the '50s and '60s so it was sports-oriented. LuPone: Northport had a great music department and there was unbelievable support for those of us who were left-of-centre. I had great teachers.ĪP: That was on Long Island in Northport? You have to have good teachers in the very beginning of your desires. You accept them.ĪP: Would you recommend young actors pay their dues at community theatres? Because I'm in the business, I've see histrionic people. LuPone: I think laughter is the best medicine. LuPone: I thought about saying something at the curtain call but then I'm preaching to the choir.ĪP: OK, let's move on to this play, which smartly lampoons community theatres without drawing blood. LuPone: Why is it even on? I dare people to spend two hours without any electronic equipment.ĪP: Some of the angriest people are not onstage - they're fellow audience members. I think I've only been to a handful of shows where a phone hasn't gone off. I didn't know where it was coming from or why.ĪP: This issue doesn't go away. Newhouse Theatre.ĪP: What's wrong with people? No matter how many warnings about phones needing to be shut off, they keep ringing. LuPone, who is married to cameraman Matt Johnston, plays a self-obsessed diva in the play at the Mitzi E. In between, she sat down with The Associated Press to talk about Douglas Carter Beane's loving look at a local community theatre troupe in Pennsylvania. That evening, she caught someone texting during the play and swiped the phone out of the patron's hand. On Wednesday, LuPone endured the buzz of hearing aids improperly turned up and several ringing phones during the matinee of "Shows For Days" at Lincoln Center. The Tony Award-winning actress has never been shy about confronting audience members whose phones go off or who have the gall to text during shows. NEW YORK - It's a theatrical mix that's positively combustible - Patti LuPone and cellphones.
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