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Patti LuPone

Birth Place: Northport, NY, USA

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Stage – New York and London: Company (both New York and London), War Paint Shows for Days, The Anarchist, Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, Noises Off, Master Class (both New York and London), The Old Neighborhood, Sunset Boulevard, Anything Goes, Les Miserables, The Cradle Will Rock (both New York and London), Oliver!, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Edmond, The Woods, Evita, Working, The Water Engine, Stage Directions. Three seasons with The Acting Company: The Three Sisters, The Time of Your Life, Edward II, The Robber Bridegroom, Next Time I’ll Sing to You, Scapin, Measure for Measure, The Beggar’s Opera, The Lower Depths, The Hostage, Women Beware Women, The School for Scandal.


Film: Beau is Afraid, The School for Good and Evil (Netflix), The Comedian, Parker, City by the Sea, David Mamet’s Heist and State and Main; Summer of Sam; Driving Miss Daisy; Witness.
TV and Streaming: Marvel’s upcoming “Agatha All Along,“Hollywood,” “Pose,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Vampirina,” “Steven Universe,” “Penny Dreadful” Parts 1 and 2, “Girls,” “American Horror Story” (Coven and NYC),” “30 Rock,” “Glee,” “Oz,” “Life Goes On”.
Opera: Regina (Kennedy Center), To Hell and Back (SF Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra); The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and The Ghosts of Versailles (LA Opera).
Awards: 3 Tonys (8 nominations); 2 Oliviers; 2 Grammys; 4 Drama Desks (9 nominations); the Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Award; 2 Emmy nominations; Critics Choice nomination.
She is a founding member of both the Drama Division of The Juilliard School and John Houseman’s The Acting Company, and the author of the NY Times best-seller Patti LuPone: A Memoir.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Robyn


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2021
Joanne


[West End]
West End Revival Production, 2018


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Helena Rubinstein


[Chicago]
Goodman Theatre World Premiere Production, 2016


[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Production, 2015
Irene


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Cathy


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Performer


[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2010
Lucia


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2008
Rose


[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2007


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Mrs. Lovett


[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2005
Cora Hoover Hooper


[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005
Performer


[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Concert, 2005
Regina Giddens


[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2004
Yvonne


[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 2004
Old Lady


[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2004
La Mome Pistache


[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2003
Fosca


[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 2002
Reno Sweeney


[Off-Broadway]
2002
VO: National Anthem


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2001
Dotty Otley


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 2000
Mrs. Lovett


[Broadway]
1997
Jolly


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1995
Maria Callas [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1995
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1995
Vera Simpson


[West End]
Original London Production, 1993
Norma Desmond


[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 1993
Host


[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 1987
Reno Sweeney


[West End]
Original London Production, 1985
Fantine


[West End]
London Production, 1985
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
The Reporter


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1984
Nancy


[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 1983
Moll/Sister Mister

[Off-Broadway]
1983


[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 1983

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1983
Cleo


[Off-Broadway]
1982
Edmond's Wife [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Eva Peron


[Regional (US)]
US Premiere, 1978
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978

Nora Watson

Roberta Victor

Performer

Nora Watson

Roberta Victor

[Off-Broadway]
1977
Rita [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1976
Genevieve


[Broadway]
1975
Irina


[Broadway]
1975
Kitty Duval


[Broadway]
1975
Prince Edward


[Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1975
Rosamund


[Broadway]
1974
Lizzie


[Broadway]
1973
Performer


[Broadway]
1973
Boy


[Broadway]
Unknown, 1973
Lucy Lockit


[Broadway]
1973
Irina


[Off-Broadway]
1972
Lizzie


[Off-Broadway]
1972
Natasha


[Off-Broadway]
1972
Colette/ Kathleen


[Off-Broadway]
1972
Bianca/ Ensemble


[Off-Broadway]
1972
Lady Teazle


[Los Angeles]
Los Angeles Opera Revival, 2007
Begbick


Movies

1941
[ 1979 ] Lydia Hedberg
Fighting Back
[ 1982 ] Lisa D'Angelo
Witness
[ 1985 ] Elaine
Wise Guys
[ 1986 ] Wanda Valentini
Driving Miss Daisy
[ 1989 ] Florine Werthan
Family Prayers
[ 1993 ] Aunt Nan
Summer of Sam
[ 1999 ] Helen
Just Looking
[ 1999 ] Sylvia Levine Polinsky
State and Main
[ 2000 ] Sherry Bailey
Cold Blooded
[ 2000 ] Van Klerk
Heist
[ 2001 ] Betty Croft
City by the Sea
[ 2002 ] Maggie
Company
[ 2011 ] Joanne
Union Square
[ 2011 ] Lucia
Portraits in Dramatic Time
[ 2011 ] Patti LuPone
Parker
[ 2013 ] Ascension
The Comedian
[ 2016 ] Florie Berkowitz
Last Christmas
[ 2019 ] Joyce
Steven Universe: The Movie
[ 2019 ] Yellow Diamond
Cliffs of Freedom
[ 2019 ] Yia-Yia
The School for Good and Evil
[ 2022 ] Mrs. Deauville

TV Shows

The Time of Your Life
Kitty Duval
The Andros Targets
Sharon Walker
Piaf
Narrator
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
Rachel Burston
LBJ: The Early Years
Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Cowboy Joe
Linda Tidmunk
Un siciliano in Sicilia
Vincenzina
The Water Engine
Rita Lang
Life Goes On
[ 1989-1993 ] Libby Thatcher
The Song Spinner
Zantalalia
Her Last Chance
Joanna Saxen
Law & Order
[ 1996-1997 ] Ruth Miller
Frasier
[ 1993-1998 ] Aunt Zora Crane, Pam
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Miss C. Canzinarra
Encore! Encore!
Wine Critic
Falcone
Francesca Gold
Touched by an Angel
Alice Dupree
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Mrs. Lovett
Monday Night Mayhem
Emmy Cosell
Life at Five Feet
Mrs. Marshack
In-Laws
Rochelle Landis
Oz
Stella Coffa
Will & Grace
Patti LuPone
Ugly Betty
Mrs. Weiner
Open Books
Roz
The Miraculous Year
Veronica
Army Wives
Ms. Galassini
30 Rock
[ 2009-2012 ] Sylvia Rossitano
People in New Jersey
Rachel Levin
Girls
Patti LuPone
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lydia Lebasi
Penny Dreadful
[ 2015-2016 ] Dr. Seward, Joan Clayton
BoJack Horseman
Mimi Stilton
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rabbi Shari
Mom
Rita
The Simpsons
Cheryl Monroe
Pose
Frederica Norman
Hollywood
Avis Amberg
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Vocalist
Steven Universe
[ 2016-2020 ] Yellow Diamond
F Is for Family
Nora Murphy
Central Park
Roberta McCullough
American Horror Story
[ 2013-2022 ] Kathy Pizzaz, Joan Ramsey
Agatha All Along
Lilia Calderu
And Just Like That
[ 2021-2025 ] Gianna 'Gia' Amato

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Company

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Company


winner
Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Company

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, War Paint

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, War Paint

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, War Paint

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Wome

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Gypsy


winner
Drama League Awards - 2008 - Distinguished Performance Award

Patti LuPone , Gypsy


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Gypsy


winner
Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Gypsy


winner
Drama League Awards - 2006 - Distinguished Achivement in Musical Theatre

Patti LuPone

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd

Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Patti LuPone, The Old Neighborhood

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Patti LuPone, The Old Neighborhood


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1996 - Best Solo Performance

Patti LuPone, Patti LuPone on Broadway

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Anything Goes


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1987 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Patti LuPone, Anything Goes


winner
Olivier Awards - 1985 - Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical

Patti Lupone, The Cradle Will Rock


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1980 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Evita


winner
Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, Evita

Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Patti LuPone, The Robber Bridegroom

Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Patti LuPone, The Robber Bridegroom

Videos

News


Twelve Days of Christmas: June Squibb
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 24, 2025

Legendary stage and screen star June Squibb will spend the holidays on Broadway this year. The actress plays the title character in the Broadway premiere of Marjorie Prime. On opening night, she paused to tell us about which holiday movie she can't live without...
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 24, 2025- MAMMA MIA! Posts Its Highest Grosses Yet and More
by - Dec 24, 2025

Merry Christmas Eve, BroadwayWorld! It is December 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Namir Smallwood
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 23, 2025

It's a very merry Christmas for Namir Smallwood, who after five years away, returns to Broadway this season! Smallwood is currently starring opposite Carrie Coon in Bug, which opens January 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. He took a break from rehearsals to tell us all about one of his favorite holiday movie traditions...
Video: Patti LuPone on Being Given the ‘Gift’ of THE ARTIST by Aram Rappaport
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 23, 2025

BroadwayWorld spoke with Broadway icon Patti LuPone and creator Aram Rappaport about the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist. Check out the interview now.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Miriam Silverman
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 22, 2025

Tony Award winner Miriam Silverman is back onstage this season in Audible Theater's world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt. She took a break from rehearsals to tell us about what makes the holidays special to her...
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; RVC Starlight Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Video: Zachary Quinto Talks Working with Janet McTeer and Mandy Patinkin in THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 22, 2025

BroadwayWorld spoke with Zachary Quinto about playing a defense lawyer in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, who also shared his experience working alongside the all-star cast. Check out the interview now.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Louis McCartney & Alex Breaux
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 21, 2025

Stranger Things: The First Shadow might be all about thrills and chills, but its cast still gets warm and fuzzy during the holiday season. Two of its stars, Louis McCartney and Alex Breaux told us about two Christmas films that they can't get enough of every year.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Christopher Lowell
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 20, 2025

There's something about Christopher Lowell and the holidays on Broadway that just go together. For the second season in a row, the stage and screen star is appearing on Broadway, this time in Marjorie Prime, running now at the Hayes Theater. On opening night, he told us about what music he relies on every Christmas. 
Twelve Days of Christmas: Tracy Letts
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 19, 2025

It's been almost four years since Broadway has seen a new Tracy Letts play. This season, audiences will be treated to his latest, Bug, which opens at the Samuel J. Theatre in the new year (January 8, 2026). During a break from rehearsals, he took a minute to reflect on which Christmas traditions put his family in the holiday spirit every year.
Video: Kristen Wiig Finds a Risky Hiding Spot in New Sneak Peek Clip of PALM ROYALE Season 2
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 19, 2025

In a new sneak peek clip from the next episode of Palm Royale, Maxine (Kristen Wiig) offers a heartfelt elegy to her sister Mirabelle, who she believes is lying dead in a coffin. Check it out now.
Interview: John Cameron Mitchell of HEDWIG AND OH,MARY! at NUMBERS NIGHTCLUB
by Brett Cullum - Dec 19, 2025

But before that OH, MARY! run, John is coming to NUMBERS HOUSTON to do a special all-day event for HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. It's gonna happen on December 28th! It's all brought to us by ARTHOUSE HOUSTON, who were the folks who fought to save the River Oaks Movie Theater.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 19, 2025
by - Dec 19, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Interview: Jessica Vosk Takes SLEIGH on the Road
by R. Scott Reedy - Dec 18, 2025

For Jessica Vosk, there will be no rest this holiday season. The popular performer – who just wrapped up a year-long run as Jersey in “Hell’s Kitchen” and will return in a musical adaptation of the Iris Rainer Dart novel “Beaches,” which begins previews at the Majestic Theatre on March 27, 2026.
Video: Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Talk Lifelong Friendship on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

Broadway icons Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin visited The View, where they spoke about their decades-long friendship, which began during the original North American production of Evita in 1979. Watch the interview now.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Kandi Burruss
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 18, 2025

The Stephen Sondheim Theatre stage is getting kandi koated this holiday season. The singer, songwriter, producer, and television icon Kandi Burruss just joined the Broadway cast of & Juliet. Kandi took a break from rehearsals to tell us about the music that puts her in the holiday spirit.
Video: Katharine McPhee Shares How Shoshana Bean Changed Her Approach to Singing
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

BroadwayWorld spoke with Katharine McPhee about playing a vaudeville star in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, who also shared the best advice she has received as a performer. Check out the interview now.
Broadway Streaming Guide: December 2025 - Where to Watch PERCY JACKSON, New KNIVES OUT & More
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 17, 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, find out what to stream this December, including the new season of Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the third Knives Out movie, Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly, Season 5 of Emily and Paris, and more.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Hamish Linklater
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 17, 2025

Coming up next at Audible Theater is the world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt. One of its stars is stage and screen veteran Hamish Linklater, who during a break from rehearsals, shared how he gets into the holiday spirit every season. 
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at The Acting Company At The Rubicon Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Dec 17, 2025

As the southland welcomes a return visit from The Acting Company, things remain as topsy-turvey as they must needs be in the woods of Athens. The company visit is a quick hit, but Risa Brainin’s production of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is the kind of crowd-pleasing, take-no-prisoners experience that audiences should devour.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Patti LuPone been in?

Patti LuPone has appeared on Broadway in 31 shows.

How many West End shows has Patti LuPone been in?

Patti LuPone has appeared on London's West End in 4 shows.

What was Patti LuPone's first West End show?

Patti LuPone's first West End show was The Cradle Will Rock which opened in 1985

What awards has Patti LuPone been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Company, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Company, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Company, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for War Paint, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for War Paint, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for War Paint, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Wome, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Gypsy, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Gypsy, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Gypsy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Gypsy, Distinguished Achivement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Old Neighborhood, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Old Neighborhood, Best Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Patti LuPone on Broadway, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Anything Goes, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Anything Goes, Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Cradle Will Rock, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Evita, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Evita, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Robber Bridegroom and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Robber Bridegroom.

What awards has Patti LuPone won?

Patti LuPone has won several prestigious awards throughout her career. She received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Company. She also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for Gypsy, along with the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards and the Outstanding Actress in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, both for Gypsy. Additionally, she earned the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Gypsy. Patti LuPone was honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre from the Drama League Awards. Her performance in The Old Neighborhood earned her the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress - Play. She won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Solo Performance for Patti LuPone on Broadway and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress - Musical for Anything Goes. Internationally, she received the Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical for The Cradle Will Rock. Furthermore, she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Evita.

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