3. The current Hell’s Kitchen, starring Kecia Lewis, is located next door to the current Patti LuPone production of The Roommate. Kecia sent a “open letter” to Patti on Instagram in 2024.
“Ms. LuPone, I recognize that there have been a few incidents that have occurred in the past few weeks that I would like to discuss,” she said.
First, you complained that some of our sound cues were too loud and asked the owner of our theater to change them.
Additionally, you thanked our sound and stage management crew with flowers after making adjustments to our sound design.
I also know that you rejected signing a Hell’s Kitchen playbill for a fan in public because, well, “they’re too loud.”
4. In 1996, Lea Michele created the part of the Little Girl in Ragtime in Toronto, and in 1997, she performed it on Broadway.