Stage legend Patti LuPone has claimed she was snubbed for starring in Apple TV Plus’s Schmigadoon! because she was “too old”.
Currently in its second season, the musical series stars Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong as a backpacking couple who stumble across a town living in a 1940s musical and learn that they don’t. can escape until they find true love.
While the absurdist show has some well-known singing sensations, including Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose and Jane Krakowski, 74-year-old Tony winner LuPone said she was turned down due to her participation in the show. age.
“I want to stay in Schmigadoon!and I’m too old,” said LuPone Can be mixed in a recent interview.
When asked to clarify what she meant, she replied: “Exactly what I said. We contacted them and said I would like to join Schmigadoon!. They said, ‘Sorry. You are too old.’”
She calls the rejection “sad and depressing,” before moving on to say, “It was their loss! I don’t know what to say anymore. I would love to be in it!
independence Apple TV+ has been reached for comment.
Pattie LuPone, Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in ‘Schmigadoon!’
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LuPone is best known for her musical theater work on Broadway and the West End. It was her breakout role as Evita Paron in the 1979 Broadway production. Evita that would earn her her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
She then went on to win a second Tony for her role as Rose in the 2008 Broadway revival. gangsterand most recently the third prize for Best Actress in 2022 Company.
Currently, LuPone can be seen in Ari Aster’s new horror comedy, Scared Beau, is now out in theaters. LuPone plays the mother of Joaquin Phoenix’s popular Beau, a mild-mannered but paranoid man who embarks on a surreal adventure and must face his greatest fears. to go home to mom.
