Patti LuPone accused of ‘bullying’ and ‘offensive’ remarks by ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ star Kecia Lewis

nypost.com:

six-minute Instagram video on Saturday where she called out LuPone, 75, for how she’s allegedly treated the production of “Hell’s Kitchen,” which Lewis stars in as Miss Liza Jane.The Tony Award winner said her “open letter” to LuPone was “not from the cast or crew or producers of ‘Hell’s Kitchen'” and that she’s “speaking for Kecia Lewis only.” Lewis then addressed “a couple of situations that have gone on in the last few weeks” involving the “Agatha All Along” actress.“The first one is that you contacted our theater owner about changing a couple of our sound cues because you found them to be too loud,” Lewis claimed. “You also, after our sound design was adjusted, sent flowers to our sound and stage management team thanking them.”“Hell’s Kitchen” plays at the Shubert Theatre, which shares a back wall with LuPone and Mia Farrow’s show “The Roommate” at the Booth Theatre.

The Post broke the news of the production in April.Lewis’ video showed a clip of LuPone outside the theater telling a fan she wouldn’t sign a “Hell’s Kitchen” playbill because the show is “too loud.”“These actions, in my opinion, are bullying,” said Lewis. “They’re offensive, they are racially microaggressive, they’re rude, they’re rooted in privilege.

And these actions also lack a sense of community and leadership for someone as yourself, who has been in the business as long as you have.“I want to explain what a microaggression is,” Lewis continued. “These are subtle, unintentional comments or actions that convey stereotypes, biases or negative assumptions about someone based on their race.

Microaggressions can seem harmless or minor, but can accumulate and cause significant stress or discomfort for the recipient.