Trivia

She was a member of the very first class of the drama division at Juilliard. Other classmates included Kevin Kline (with whom she had an eight-year relationship in the 70s), David Ogden Stiers, and her future "Evita" co-star Mandy Patinkin.

The name "Patti" is not shortened from or derived from Patricia, but rather from Ms. LuPone's mother's maiden name, which was "Patti".

Awarded Tony for 'Evita'. (1980)

Graduated from Juilliard's drama division

Performed as a teenager with her twin brothers William and Robert LuPone. They were billed as "The LuPone Trio."

Is the first American actress to win an Olivier award in England for her performances in "Les Misérables" and "The Cradle Will Rock" in 1985

Met husband Matthew Johnston in 1986 when both were working on the TV movie LBJ: The Early Years (1987). They married two years later on the stage of New York City's Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center while Patti was performing in "Anything Goes". Their son, Joshua Luke Johnston, was born on November 21, 1990.

Won Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for playing the title character, 'Eva Peron', in "Evita". She was also nominated as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "The Robber Bridegroom" in 1976 (a year that also saw her brother, Robert LuPone, earning a Tony nomination), and as Best Actress (Musical) for a revival of "Anything Goes" in 1988.

In 1994 she had surgery to remove nodes from her vocal cords.

Was nominated for a Tony as Best Actress in a Musical for "Sweeney Todd" in 2006.

Has recorded several solo discs including Patti LuPone Live!, Heatwave, Matters of the Heart, and the future release The Lady With a Torch. Patti can also be heard on other recordings such as Philadelphia Chickens, Grateful, Hey! Mr. Producer, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, and The Family Guy Live in Vegas.

Starring on Broadway as "Mrs. Lovett" in John Doyle's revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street". (November 2005)

Receiving critical and popular acclaim for her extraordinary portrayal of Rose in the quintessential Broadway musical "Gypsy," directed by the author, Arthur Laurents, at New York's City Center, the premiere engagement of Encores! Summer Stars. (July 2007)

Is a frequent collaborator with David Mamet.

Cousin of Oz (1997) creator Tom Fontana.

Received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role of Mama Rose in the Broadway revival of "Gypsy" in 2008.

Has one son, Joshua Luke Johnston, born November 21, 1990.

Ms. LuPone volunteered at the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) in Los Angeles (1999-2000)

Friends with Kristin Chenoweth.

Performing "The Lady With the Torch" at Feinstein's at The Regency, New York City, conceived and directed by Scott Wittman, accompanied by Chris Fenwick, pianist. (November 2004)

She was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "War Paint" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Playing Mama Rose in the 2008 Broadway revival of "Gypsy". (March 2008)

She is a lifelong Democrat.

Starring as "Fosca" in the PBS broadcast of Stephen Sondheim's American Songbook - Passion (2005). (April 2005)

Younger sister of the late actor Robert LuPone (1946-2022).

Performing around the country in her one-woman shows "Matters of the Heart" and "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda." (April 2003)