Patti LuPone Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss Performances of ‘Company’
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPatti LuPone tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. The theater legend will sit out her ongoing role in the current Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” while she recovers from the virus.
She is expected to return to the production on Tuesday, March 8, a spokesperson for the show said. LuPone reported symptoms before the matinee of “Company” on Feb.
26 and received an additional COVID test which came back positive. A second test confirmed the diagnosis.“She is home resting, and everyone wishes her a speedy recovery,” the spokesperson for “Company” said in a statement.
LuPone is a major attraction for the revival, which elicited largely positive reviews after a triumphant run on the West End.
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