Why Did Patti LuPone Resign From Broadway?

Tony Award winner Patti LuPone recently announced that she will be stepping away from Broadway.

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LuPone informed the world with a tweet that she gave up her ‘Equity Association’ membership.

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“Quite a week on Broadway, seeing my name being bandied about. Gave up my Equity card; no longer part of that circus. Figure it out,” Patti tweeted.

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“When the run of Company ended this past July, I knew I wouldn’t be on stage for a very long time, and at that point, I made the decision to resign from Equity,” she said.

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LuPone exit comes after social media accounts were flooded by racist and ageist comments, with people criticizing her for addressing what she believed was someone illegally recording.

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