Patti Lubon apologizes for the comments about Kisia Lewis and Odra McDonald
Patti Lubon publicly apologized to his colleague, actor in Broadway, Kisia Lewis and Odra McDonald, for the comments I made in a conversation. New Yorker An article, writing in a post on Instagram, “for the longest period I worked in the theater. I talked about my opinion and never apologized. This is changing today.”
“I am very sorry for the words I used while New Yorker Lubon wrote an interview, especially about Kisia Lewis, who was insulting and lack of respect, “about her comments that included reference to Lewis in the name of” the bitch. ”
“I regret that my emotional and emotional responses during this interview, which were inappropriate, and I am destroyed because my behavior has offended others and we have passed what we keep in this society. I hope that I have the opportunity to speak to Odra and Kyssia personally to make my pure apologies.”
Read the full Lubon statement below.
Lubon comments in a New Yorker The magazine profile pushed great anger within the theater community. Yesterday, a group called Theatre for Change published an open letter on social media and was sent to news organizations calling for the Broadway League, the American theater wing and the “Grand Theater Society” to demand “accountability, justice and respect” in light of Lubon’s observations. The message was signed by more than 500 theater workers, including the Tony Windle Pierce prize actors, Malia Joy Mon, and James Monroe Iglelahard.
“Recently, Patti Lupone made inappropriate and unacceptable public comments about two most respectable and beloved artists in Broadway: Kisia Lewis and Odra McDonald,” the letter said. “In an interview published with The New Yorker, she referred to Kecia Lewis-a black woman and veteran warriors for 40 years in the American theater-as” B *** “. This language is not only insulting and contesting-it is a blatant work of disrespect.
Lubon’s comments on New Yorker I grew up from an accident last fall when she and Mia Faru were in a championship Roommate At Broadway’s Both. The cabin extends to the Chopurt Theater, where Alicia Keys is music Hell Kitchen Plays. Loubon complained to Chopt About loudly Hell Kitchen Music that can be heard through a joint wall during her play.
Lewis, Tony Prize -winning star Hell Kitchen, I was taken to Instagram to characterize Lupone complaints as “bullying” and “Microggression racism”.
He asked about the accident before New Yorker The writer, Lebon, responded with a comment that reduced Lewis’s profession. I also talked about McDonald, who responded to Lewis’s Instagram video with Emojis Heart and Handclap; “This is a typical for Udra. It is not a friend,” Lebon said in the article.
Loubun apologize, completely:
“I have always worked in the theater. I talked about my mind and never apologized. This is changing today.
“I am very sorry for the words I used while New Yorker An interview, especially about Kisia Lewis, which was insulting and lack of respect. I regret that my emotional and emotional responses during this interview, which were inappropriate, and I am destroyed because my behavior has offended others and has overcome what we enhance in this society. I hope I have the opportunity to speak to Audra and Kecia personally to make my sincere apologies.
“I agree with all sincerity with everything that was written in the common open letter yesterday. One of the drama clubs in middle schools to the professional stages, the theater has always been about raising each other and welcoming those who feel that they do not belong anywhere else. I have made a mistake, and I bear full responsibility for that, and I am committed to making this right.