Patti Lupone:
Early on, the cast wanted to run lines on Zoom, and I thought, no, not without the director, that is a very bad idea, and I expressed myself. I think a couple of cast members weren’t too happy with what I was saying. But what would’ve been the point in running lines if 10 months later we’re going to have to start all over again?
So I’ve sort of stayed away from the cast Zooms because it depressed me, and it depressed me because I hardly know this company. Even though we went through the rehearsal process, we don’t really know each other. I wasn’t at the place where these Zoom things had anything to offer, and it depressed me. I thought I had nothing to contribute. I’m just standing there, and everybody’s sitting there and listening, and I just don’t have anything to contribute. So I sort of backed away from it. I think some of them kept it up, played games and stuff like that, but you know, I have at least 30 years on these kids, 30 years of experience. I was too old for Mama Rose — I used to call myself Grandma Rose — and now I’m way too old for Joanne. I’ll meet them all when we work together again on this show, if that happens.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
