Patti LuPone may be a Broadway legend who’s won three Tony Awards, but hasn’t prevented her from feeling the sting of ageism.
In a recent interview with Mashable, the 73-year-old actress and singer revealed that she’d reached out about appearing in the new season of musical-theatre spoof “Schmigadoon!” — but was rebuffed because of her age.
The second season of the comedy series — dubbed “Schmcago” — spoofs the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, with whom LuPone worked on numerous occasions, in such classic Broadway hits as “Company” and “Sweeney Todd”. READ MORE: Broadway Star Patti LuPone Slams Audience Member For Not Wearing COVID-19 Mask Properly: ‘If You Don’t Want To Follow The Rule, Get The F**k Out!’ Given her pedigree, she was asked whether she was approached. “I wanted to be in ‘Schmigadoon!’, and I was too old,” LuPone said.
Asked to clarify, she responded, “Exactly what I said. We reached out to them and said I want to be in ‘Schmigadoon!’. They said, ‘Sorry.
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