Albany Times Union

Lupone: Mask up or leave the theater

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Broadway megastar Patti Lupone doesn’t want your company if it means you’ll be going without a mask inside a theater.

The outspoken “Company” star was filmed Tuesday berating a theatergoe­r for not following COVID -19 protocols in New York City’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. And then she scolded the person for talking back to her.

The incident occurred while Lupone and the cast of the gender-flipped musical’s Broadway revival were participat­ing in an awards-season talk back after the performanc­e.

Another audience member recorded part of the heated exchange and posted the clip on Twitter on Tuesday night, writing: “Patti Lupone putting an anti-masker in their place at a talk back after the show. Just follow the f— rules and keep the performers safe.”

“Put your mask over your nose. That’s why you’re in the theater,” Lupone can be heard saying at the beginning of the clip. “That’s the rule. If you don’t want to follow the rule, get the f— out!”

The patron said that she pays Lupone’s salary, but the two-time Tony Award winner disagreed and fired back: “Bulls—. (Producer) Chris Harper pays my salary.”

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