SHAPIRO: Now, as I mentioned, you were supposed to have been on Broadway right now playing Joanne in the revival of "Company." Patti LuPone, 71, didn’t hesitate to mock President Donald Trump’s public appearance on the balcony of the White House after his return from the hospital on Oct. 5. All rights reserved. But it's just fun to do, and I don't have inhibitions that way. Anyone can whistle. SHAPIRO: Oh, really? Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Don’t let it dominate your life. With Patty Jenkins as her director once again. LUPONE: Not one bit. And my champion was Marian Seldes. And he often comes back to the same actors for project after project. LUPONE: ...It was just a - John had a vision of leading ladies, which were tall blondes with high cheekbones. It isn’t the first time LuPone, a two-time Tony winner who’d been slated to return to Broadway in a revival of “Company” this spring, has criticized the president. He was hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center one day later after showing “mild symptoms” and his physician Sean P. Conley updated the public about his condition. 25 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks. We meet just to stay in touch with each other and keep that ensemble intimacy fresh. Is the cast staying in touch? He's not pigeonholing any of us. Feeling really good!” his tweet read. SHAPIRO: Ryan Murphy, the creator - yeah. SHAPIRO: Because, also, you learn to trust each other, and I'm sure you have a shorthand for what each other wants. I mean, I've had sex scenes before, and I was naked onstage in "The Robber Bridegroom." LUPONE: And if there was ever a problem, Marian was the one that came to my defense. Patti LuPone has been keeping busy during her lockdown. LUPONE: And I hope I do. And I think he loves women. The president continued to tweet out photos that appeared to show him working from the hospital and videos of himself giving the public updates. Look, I also enjoy reenacting the Don't Cry for Me Argentina scene from Evita, but only when my lungs are at full capacity.#COVIDIOT #TrumpCovid19 #TrumpCovidHoax https://t.co/7MRFWDHYPX, — Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) October 6, 2020, “On the balcony is the worst EVITA revival ever: ‘Don’t Cry For Me Coronavirus’,” another tweet read. Before his latest photo-op, Trump first announced he and wife Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for coronavirus on Oct. 1, just hours after it was confirmed his aide, Hope Hicks, also tested positive for the virus. Everybody laugh. LUPONE: (As Avis Amberg) I was in pictures - silent films - good ones, too. But then came the talkies. SHAPIRO: Isn't Ryan Murphy, the show's creator - is somebody who you've worked with before on "Pose" and on "American Horror Story." SHAPIRO: For those who aren't familiar, Marian Seldes was the legendary actress. The show imagines what might have happened if Hollywood just after World War II had been a more inclusive place. We get a glimpse of Karen’s farm-based backstory in a trip to her hometown, complete with combines, thrown candy, and tears. I'm trying to say, we will go back to work. … The 100 Most Influential Sequences in Animation History, The 50 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now. “Don’t be afraid of Covid. It's a God-given gift, and the gift is to be given away. LUPONE: (Singing) Here's to the ladies who lunch. ", — Mark Jordan Legan (@MJLegan) October 6, 2020. LUPONE: No. It's a financial peril for everybody. I didn't have those kind of connections. I had one screen test, and they told me there wasn't a place in talkies for ethnics. This is because it reminded Patti of her famous balcony scene in her politically-charged Broadway production, Evita, in which she assumed the role of the late actress Eva Perón in 1979. This revival is closing November 3,” Patti quipped on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/vRQ4LepACv, Already a subscriber? All rights reserved. Ironically, the real-life Eva — who married the former populist president of Argentina Juan Perón in 1945 — would stand on the balcony of the Casa Rosada (Argentina’s version of The White House) to deliver speeches to the public. And then on the other side, you're limp. Accuracy and availability may vary.