Posted: 12/14/25 at 6:39pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Waiting to post the clip until the end of Lewis's run is indeed a classy move."
It was a micro aggression!
Posted: 12/14/25 at 6:46pm
Oh no, this sucks.
I finally saw Hell's Kitchen a few weeks ago, and while I thought the show was okay, I was absolutely blown away by Kecia Lewis. I couldn't believe how much she was giving to a show that was not rising to the level of depth and heart she was giving on that stage, and so long into her run.
But this makes me feel icky about her.
And to be clear, if I were Jeannette, I would not post this video on the day Kecia leaves either. I'd probably wait until the show itself closed. Or even post it on opening, wishing the team the best. It's defintely poor timing on her part....but I would never say anything if I were Kecia.
Posted: 12/14/25 at 6:55pm
Bayardelle was the best sung Celie in Color Purple I've ever heard.
When I saw her in the Chicago company, her voice literally make me stop breathing for a second.
That said... Kecia has been in this biz for how long and she's still this thin-skinned?
Updated On: 12/14/25 at 06:55 PM
Posted: 12/14/25 at 6:56pm
Bayardelle is 10x more talented than Lewis. Lewis seems super insecure per usual.
Bayardelle was also booked (and not as old as Lewis) when Lewis did HK.
I’m sure Bayardelle would’ve won the Tony too. It was the role - and that particular years lower competition .
Bayardelle is fantastic
Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:02pm
BenjaminNicholas2 said: "Bayardelle was the best sung Celie in Color Purple I've ever heard.
When I saw her in the Chicago company, her voice literally make me stop breathing for a second.
That said... Kecia has been in this biz for how long and she's still this thin-skinned?"
The way she sings "aliiiive in me" has lived rent free in my head for years:
Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:32pm
Jeannette was stunning in Girl From The North Country. Those vocals + Bob Dylan were one of my fav theatre experiences in 20 years.
Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:36pm
I left Facebook a year ago. What exactly was Jeanette's post? Can someone post a link to it?
Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:37pm
uncageg said: "I left Facebook a year ago. What exactly was Jeanette's post? Can someone post a link to it?"
It was just her singing the song and acknowledging that she workshopped the role.
Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:46pm
Indeed, the better response would’ve been to congratulate Jeannette on booking the job and then glance over at your Tony with gratitude.
Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:49pm
I didn’t even realize that Kecia Lewis had left the show. Did they have creatives and producers giving farewell speeches at her final curtain call? I can’t seem to find any footage.
Posted: 12/14/25 at 8:28pm
TalksAboutBruno said: "Jeannette was stunning in Girl From The North Country. Those vocals + Bob Dylan were one of my fav theatre experiences in 20 years."
Jeanette's Pressing On is absolutely astounding. I don't listen to it often because I start crying uncontrollably and it leaves me breathless every time.
Posted: 12/14/25 at 11:16pm
TotallyEffed said: "I can’t believe the mob got Patti to release an apology to this drama queen 😂"
A-men. Lewis comes off as seriously unhinged, and thats her prerogative, but the way the industry rallies around her delusion is peak modern nonsense. Good for Bayardelle for standing up to it.
and if you havent heard Bayardelle sing the Season of Love solo in the umpteenth national tour of rent, do yourelf a favor.
Updated On: 12/14/25 at 11:16 PM
Posted: 12/15/25 at 2:17am
pmensky said: "I didn’t even realize that Kecia Lewis had left the show. Did they have creatives and producersgiving farewell speeches at herfinal curtain call?I can’t seem to find any footage."
Maybe they don’t want to “offend” KL
Posted: 12/15/25 at 1:54pm
I was always #TeamPatti in their stupid spat.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 2:41pm
I can't wait for Wanted to come to Broadway so Jeanette can get her Tony. Unbelieveable performance from the most underrated of Broadway talents.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 2:45pm
A licensed professional would help Lewis realize the calls are coming from inside the house. Must be exhausting to be that insecure.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 7:02pm
and she will never even consider seeing that mental health professional so long as the choruses of sycophants continue to defend her and accuse everyone who disagrees with her delusions of being vile racists. shes been rewarded and lauded by "the community" for her despicable behavior thus far, why stop now?
Posted: 12/15/25 at 8:24pm
I wish Patti hadn't apologized. I don't know anything about the law.. but I would have loved her to sue for character assassination. And remember that BS WOKE as hell in a bad way.. open letter that went out ? I would have loved her to drag them all to filth publicly. I still hope she does one day. Ins ome interview or something. I was mazed nothing was brought up two weeks ago on Andy Cohen.
Updated On: 12/15/25 at 08:24 PM
Posted: 12/15/25 at 8:30pm
I have no doubt Patti’s team/publicist wrote up that apology to get everyone to calm down and move on to the next nonsense to be outraged about. I also suspect they asked Andy not to bring it up. It was on the brink of actually affecting her career and so they played the damage control apology card.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 9:32pm
Before you all say how wrong and incoherent I am, let's not pretend this thread isn't turning racist and maga. Luckily with the events of the last 24 hours no one cares anymore about this topic.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 9:50pm
Kecia got exactly what she wanted out of the Patti LuPone situation. She didn’t want an apology or a conversation. She wanted to poke a bear so she could cry victim when it attacked her.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 9:59pm
rg7759 said: "Before you all say how wrong and incoherent I am, let's not pretend this thread isn't turning racist and maga. Luckily with the events of the last 24 hours no one cares anymore aboutthis topic."
Criticizing someone who happens to be black does not automatically make that criticism racist. Give me a break. And “MAGA?” Liberals can call out race-baiting too.
Posted: 12/15/25 at 10:02pm
rg7759 said: "Before you all say how wrong and incoherent I am, let's not pretend this thread isn't turning racist and maga. Luckily with the events of the last 24 hours no one cares anymore aboutthis topic."
You literally said Jeannette was belittling her...
Posted: 12/15/25 at 10:14pm
And every subsequent reply was from Patty's racist fans
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Deeply weird human being.