Patti LuPonehas some words to say toAndrew Lloyd Webber.The Tony Award-winning actress, 70, called the composer, 71, a “sad sack” in an interview withThe New York Times Magazineafter Webber reportedly criticized her diction in the musicalEvitain his 2018 book,Unmasked: A Memoir.LuPone played Eva Peron, a role she originated with the 1979 Broadway production and won a Tony Award for. Webber composed the music for the musical with Tim Rice as the lyricist.“How could he talk aboutEvita? The whole thing is sung,” LuPone said in response to Webber’s criticism.She continued, “He’s a jerk. He’s a sad sack. He is the definition of sad sack.”A rep for Webber did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Robin Marchant/GettyLuPone’s feud with Webber stems all the way back to 1994 whenthe actress was let gofrom Webber’s Broadway-boundSunset Boulevard.The two reportedly reconciled before the publication of Webber’s memoir in January 2018, after LuPone worked with Webber for a performance of “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” at the Grammys.Webber toldPlaybillat the time he was “delighted” for LuPone’s performance.“The Grammys suggested it, and I said that if Patti felt she was prepared to do it, I’d be delighted, and she was, and so there we are,” Webber said. “The thing I have to admit I was unprepared for is that Patti’s voice is in incredible shape. I think she’s singing better than when I first knew her.”He added, “I have to say,Evitais a long time ago now, and none of us are as young as we were, and her voice is like she’s 35. It’s amazing.”
Patti LuPonehas some words to say toAndrew Lloyd Webber.
The Tony Award-winning actress, 70, called the composer, 71, a “sad sack” in an interview withThe New York Times Magazineafter Webber reportedly criticized her diction in the musicalEvitain his 2018 book,Unmasked: A Memoir.
LuPone played Eva Peron, a role she originated with the 1979 Broadway production and won a Tony Award for. Webber composed the music for the musical with Tim Rice as the lyricist.
“How could he talk aboutEvita? The whole thing is sung,” LuPone said in response to Webber’s criticism.
She continued, “He’s a jerk. He’s a sad sack. He is the definition of sad sack.”
A rep for Webber did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Robin Marchant/Getty
LuPone’s feud with Webber stems all the way back to 1994 whenthe actress was let gofrom Webber’s Broadway-boundSunset Boulevard.
The two reportedly reconciled before the publication of Webber’s memoir in January 2018, after LuPone worked with Webber for a performance of “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” at the Grammys.
Webber toldPlaybillat the time he was “delighted” for LuPone’s performance.
“The Grammys suggested it, and I said that if Patti felt she was prepared to do it, I’d be delighted, and she was, and so there we are,” Webber said. “The thing I have to admit I was unprepared for is that Patti’s voice is in incredible shape. I think she’s singing better than when I first knew her.”
He added, “I have to say,Evitais a long time ago now, and none of us are as young as we were, and her voice is like she’s 35. It’s amazing.”
source: people.com
