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It brings me joy whenever a story gets big enough that non theater people get to know that Patti Lupone will fight an audience member
This was a reference to the story trending, not on you not being a theater person btw
literally !!! the entitlement of some theatre goers never seases to amaze me and patti's clap backs are amazing .... shes a legend for a reason
Ikr, Patti dont play. Shes such a legend and has such a respect for the theatre. Love her 💕
Patti LuPone: *does nothing*
Everyone: 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I'm glad she calls people out on their BS. Good for her.
Imagine attempting to tell off Patti Lapone. You gotta have a lot of balls to do that
Best opening to a TH-cam video “was the audience member actually Chris harper In a scobby doo disguise and do they pay pati lapones salary?”
I’m sure it a question we were all asking
I'm glad our queen is still calling out people who don't follow rules to this day 😄
Ikr, love her! Such a strong woman and broadway legend. 💕
I cannot imagine being told off by patti lupone. the fact that the audience member started talking about *paying her salary* just over a mask...
Yeah, Patti was 100% in the right on this one. Two polite reminders was more than enough chance for that audience member to get their act together; after all, it's really not at all difficult to just make sure your mask is on properly and if you don't want to be wearing a mask then...just don't go into a space that has a mask mandate in place. That audience member doesn't have a leg to stand on with regards to this, especially since they're the one who seemed to escalate the situation.
I agree (cant like because Likes are 69
I think Patti was excessive. She acted like the mask was not on on the person. But not wore correctly. And the audience member did put their mask over their nose when corrected. I would have just ignored the action after.
@@obsidianromance34 Wearing a mask means *wearing it properly* . The mask mandates were in place for a reason and a literal child could tell you how they're supposed to be worn; the cast couldn't wear masks while performing but they - along with most others who work in a theatre setting for a living - were doing pretty much everything they could to keep themselves and each other safe because *no one* in that community wanted another Broadway shutdown. That also meant putting a huge amount of trust in the audience to follow what relatively rules were asked of them since a COVID positive person or an asymptomatic carrier in the audience not wearing their masks correctly put the entire cast at unnecessary risk...which then puts the show at risk.
When you enter a place of business, you implicitly agree to abide by its rules or leave if you feel you can't do so - when you go to eat at a restaurant, you don't just barge in, climb on the tables and start eating someone else's food while grunting like a pig; if you did, you would at the very least be asked to leave. A theatre is no different; it has rules and when you go to see a performance there, you agree to abide by those rules for the duration of the time you're in the building or you face the consequences of not doing so, whether that's being asked to leave by the staff or being called out by a cast member. If the audience member couldn't be bothered or didn't want to just keep wearing the damn thing as it's supposed to be worn, they shouldn't have gone to the show. End of. And sure, they put it up over their nose the first time Patti confronted them about it; if they'd, again, actually bothered to make sure they *continued* wearing it properly, Patti wouldn't have had to call them out again. The audience member escalated the situation and Patti had every right to be pissed off at them for their blatant disrespect of the rules, her fellow performers and herself. No matter how you try and spin it, the audience member is the one in the wrong here.
@@stagerat People don’t wear the mask properly in general, I seen this in real life. Sorry it was an overreaction.
@@obsidianromance34 I've seen it too. We all have. It's still no excuse, not even close to one. "Other people steal stuff, so why don't I just help myself to this TV..?"; it's not great logic, is it? Like I said, when you enter a place of business, you agree to follow *their* rules. The mask mandates the theatre had in place required people to wear their mask so that it covered their mouth *and nose* . It's a very simple instruction to follow and one that was needed in order to keep the cast and those that worked at the theatre safe; it's not an overreaction to tell someone to follow the rules if it's putting people's safety at risk. There are plenty of people I know who literally cannot wear a mask properly for various reasons for the duration of a show plus a post-show talkback - if the audience member was like them, then they shouldn't have gone to the theatre in the first place just as those I know sacrificed plenty of theatre tickets coming out of lockdown because they *knew* they couldn't follow the mask mandates; if they could wear a mask, then the only other thing we can conclude was that they *deliberately* broke the rules. Neither option reflects particularly well on them.
Patti told them the first time to cover their nose, and they did so clearly *by that point* they understood how they should be wearing the mask, if they somehow didn't understand before. They then either pulled the mask back down or allowed it to slip down and didn't bother pulling it back up again which would take all of a second and very little effort. At which point she asked them again (because, again, the mask mandate was in place specifically to keep those who work in the theatre safe including the cast), and the audience member then decided the appropriate reaction was to argue with and insult her. Patti shouldn't have even had to ask the second time because either the audience member should have just worn the mask properly after having been told how they ought to have been wearing it (which would have been ideal for everyone concerned) or else the theatre management should have sent Front of House staff to deal with it, likely by kicking them out for failing to abide by the rules of their business. It's a failing on the theatre's part that Patti had to call out the behaviour again after she'd already drawn attention to the issue. But like I said, no matter which way you spin it, the audience member was the one in the wrong here.
I've seen this video so many times already. It's not just the story itself but also the way you tell it that makes it so much more hilarious lmaooo
Obviously, Patti was completely right. I can't believe that's it's almost more then 2 years that the pandemic started, and people still behave like that. I guess you can cure rudeness 🤷🏻♂️😮💨
Even if actors aren't wearing masks on stage, I'm pretty sure that every dresser and stagehand backstage is masked up. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but when Rob McClure steps backstage unmasked wearing men’s clothing, the big team of dressers who get him into a woman’s outfit and an old lady wig and prosthetics to transform him into Mrs. Doubtfire in 30 seconds all have masks on. They take this seriously.
When you enter a place of business, you agree to abide by the rules of that business. After getting 2 warnings those people should have been told to leave and escorted out if need be. Patti Lupone shouldn't have HAD to shout at them about it. That is a failing on the theaters part.
However, she is completely right. Keeping the staff and audience safe is vastly important to keep Broadway going. Its her livelyhood. She has every right to defend it from jerks who don't want to follow the rules and then have the audacity to shout rudely at one of the performers who simple wants them to follow the rules THEY AGREED TO.
It's never too late to talk about Patti LuPone defending the mask requirement
Patti has said they are tested daily. That’s why she doesn’t have one on.
I can only ever say good things about Patti LuPone. When I was in my early 20's I flew from UK to see her in concert in New York and bought her a gift. I asked at the stage door and she let me go backstage for 2 nights (a hello and goodbye visit!) and she was so kind and lovely.
“She stands up, takes her cocktail, takes her cheese-itz and leaves” I’m sorry but that is icon no matter how you slice it
How hard is it to wear a mask for 3 hours? All hail Patti!
Is it bad I'd consider it an honour to be yelled at by Patti Lupone?
The way I see this situation is like this: Patti and all of the other actors on that stage are doing a job. When working there are policies that apply to the "employees" and those that apply to the "customers." Sometimes those aren't the same. Follow the policy and follow it correctly. It's been almost three years, there is no excuse.
I am an actor to and I did a recent production where the audience was masked
But those of us on stage we’re not now all of our backstage crew was wearing masks and we had a few people complain about it
I’m 100% behind Patti, and I also wish we were being that sensible with rules in the UK!
Personally, I don't like Patti LuPone but she was absolutely right. She tried to politely address the issue and the person decided to be a jerk in response, so Patti escalated. I probably wouldn't have blown up quite as much as she did because I tend to just not do that but I understand why she did.
There's somewhat of a valid argument in asking why she wasn't wearing a mask. sort of. And she responded to that properly as well. She said if you want me to put one on I'll put one on. But the difference between the performers and the audience is that they are COVID, tested every single day and follow very strict protocols if they do test positive. In New York. The quarantine rule is 5 days but the Broadway Union states 10 days So Broadway performers stay out for an additional 5 days to make sure they're keeping everyone else safe. Broadway audiences are not tested and they don't even have to be vaccinated anymore. So there is a much more significant risk from an audience member than there is from a performer.
And the audience is distanced from the performers but not from each other.
I'm the same, I don't like her. But in this case, good on her!
I couldn’t be friends with either of you 😂
@@yayshowvids6427 that's fine. As a vocal teacher, I can't be friends with people who like terrible singers. LoL
@@carr0760 yeah, for some reason she’s a Broadway legend that’s been in a ton of shows and has even acted and TV shows and movies yet somehow she’s a terrible singer big words coming from a vocal coach, with nothing to show for
@@zacharysimpson6818 She is. Her technique is awful, she oversings, she chews her words, her enunciation is terrible, and she's almost always out of tune. Just because people like her doesn't mean she's not objectively bad. It happens all the time.
Kind of like how you having friends doesn't mean you're not objectively a jerk.
Always a joy to watch you on TH-cam! P.S. I’m so happy for you and your girlfriend you deserve all the love in the world ❤🥰
You mean her boyfriend? Or her friend?
My personal opinion is that the cast should have been wearing masks during the Q&A, but Patti neither made rule exempting her nor would she have objected to wearing one. Yes, it would be more of a gesture for the reasons you said, but masking needs to be normalized in general, and things like that go a long way.
Ms. Lupone and everyone else in the theatre gets tested daily. She’s not sitting by some rando. And she did offer to put one on.
The cast and crew is tested daily. It’s about following the rules. It’s about protecting the audience not the cast.
100% has my support. Just wear a mask ffs.
Can’t understand to this day why people leave their nose uncovered when wearing a mask, what is the point of it then?
Company is honestly one of my favourite shows but it never ceases to find itself in controversy I swearrr, I make MT Videos too and also I love ur frog :)
Before clicking on this, I thought you were talking about, like, costume masks.
Something tells me that person was from outside NYC or was from Staten Island. I’ve met very few New Yorkers from the other 4 boroughs who will be so anti-mask. Lol
Something super funny: my mom’s best friend works at Schubert ticketing. Mom had a birthday brunch with this friend and another friend and my sister and me. The friend walks into my parent’s house and is on her phone saying “Patti is driving me nuts.” I’m like, “Who’s Patti?” She explains Patti Lupone and the fact that Patti has covid and can’t perform in Company and they have to tell people and give them money back if requested because Patti’s name is above the marquee. I blink and I’m like, yeah, Patti Lupone’s situation genuinely would be driving Lorraine crazy. She’s not lying. Haha
I cannot imagine not doing something that Patti told me to do, I feel like she could vaporize me with her mind
I've been waiting for someone to talk about this
Who is the frog in the background?
I don’t enjoy wearing a mask, nobody does, my asthma occasionally acts up, but you chose to go to the theatre, so follow their rules and wear the mask
I will never understand doing something like this. Broadway and it's performers bring happiness and entertainment, that person literally paid to see them, the least you can do is follow the rules and do your part in protecting them
As someone who goes to Broadways shows currently, when you buy your ticket you agree to follow the theater's covid safety rules. they don't let you into the theater at some shows if you don't have your mask on and don't ask them for one. all the ushers walk around with a package of masks to give to any patrons that magically lose them during the show. you are only allowed to not have it on properly while eating/drinking. When you buy tickets online, you have to check that box agreeing to it in order to check out. That's how Broadway works today and has since it started re-opening last year.
To comment on something entirely unrelated to the video lol; they would have never brought up Roe v. Wade in an all male theater talkback, men get to talk about themselves and the work they do while women have to constantly play the defensive and “answer for” our bodies made political
I worry the fact that these audience members weren’t removed might embolden more bad behavior.
Imagine saying you pay PATTI LUPONES salary....shes a broadway legend ANY production would take in a second and has been around since the 70s...she does this for the passion not the paycheck shes had her bag for a while. 😂
I understand if it’s a hot day in NY and you were talking to a friend for a second and your mask was not on properly for a few minutes, but when Patti Lupone tells you to put your mask on, you put it on. I mean, when anyone tells you to put it on, you put it on, whether it’s an usher or a fellow theater goer, you put it on. But especially Patti. Lol. I’m very sensitive to heat and sweaty masks, so I’ve recently learned that in hotter months, when going to the theater, I personally need to bring extra masks. Lol
just felt the need to keep my promise and inform u i’m that icon you met at bonnie and clyde the other night, loving the blurry pics still xoxoxo
Patty is 100% in the right. Like if you can’t follow the rules don’t go. It was so disrespectful of that person to 1. Do that and 2. Say that to her
So … what’s going on with Cinderella?
in a "way" the person DOES PAY HER SALARY....as she is paid off the theatre ticket receipts per week......and if people do not attend----the show might close and then of course she would be unemployed......
just never any reason for ANYONE--cast or member of audience-to engage in such behavior....just get up and walk away
At best 1/one millionth of Patti’s salary once the production has recouped its initial investment, if it does. That hasn’t happened yet.
In the UK probably 1% of people wear masks in the audience now. She’d have a heart attack performing here. I just don’t like how she thinks she’s so superior that can talk like that - if anything she aggravated the situation.
OMGEEEEEE! I did not hear about this. The audience member is absolutely in the wrong. However it couldn't have happened to a better person than Patti LuPone. Lord, I hate her. Look up diva in the dictionary and there is her picture. She is so obnoxious, thinks that she is god's gift to theater (I 100% disagree). Yuck. Yes, she's in the right here, but I'm still glad she got the heat, LOL!!!!
Haha. I agree with your opinions on her. I have never "got" her. I have always preferred every other actress that has played the same characters as her. To me, her voice is far too nasal, and her belt just sounds thick yet hollow. But she's definitely the biggest diva on broadway.
I thought I was the only one who hated her personality. She comes off as such a b*tch every time I hear a story about her. Frankly I think she was wrong here, I don’t care if that’s the rule don’t address it like that. The only reason she did that is cuz she knew half the people would agree with her and stroke her ego and the other half are to afraid of her to tell her to calm down/ask management to handle the issue. And frankly, I don’t care if you are 6ft away or more if you’re gonna have people mask make everyone mask including the actors if they aren’t actively performing on stage....the BS needs to include everyone not just some people lol.
She IS God’s gift tho 👍
Where does Patti think the money comes from? The producer only makes money if the audience pays for entry. Otherwise, the show fails. As someone who’s worked retail I gotta say “Nobody is better than anyone else.” The customer doesn’t know everything, but courteousness to the customer goes a long way. I agree that the person should have put on a mask, but Patti’s response is really vacuous and it could potentially hurt the show if people think she’s an awful human. There had to be a better way to handle that.
Incorrect. The producer invests in the show and pays the salaries whether or not the show is successful. Most shows never recoup their initial investment. Patti said Chris Harper pays her because that’s right. Until Chris Harper recoups his investment, it’s him paying, not us.
This has nothing to do with the situation at hand but everything I hear of Patti Lupone she sounds super unhinged and I feel like we're gonna hear some real terrible stuff she's done one day.
Rude Patti! Don't talk to members of the audience like that and they do pay your wages.
I do not want to listen to politics. I want to escape from life, which includes that, when I watch your channel. This is not the only video guilty. I get that this and the Lea Michelle situation is theater news. But the preaching is too much. Even though I appreciated you highlighting the work of fellow black people in the video previous to LM, you talked about BLM a lil too much. It’s giving white guilt and supremacy, like lemme educate and talk down to you with my whiteness. I wanted to enjoy your content because I love theater, even though the world, especially in my country of USA, always talks about race. You are a musical theater content creator not a political commentator.
Before clicking on this, I thought you were talking about, like, costume masks.