Patti LuPone and Seth Rudetsky: Deconstructing Patti

Thrillingly larger than life, LuPone transports audiences to a world where drama is the norm. Having taken her rightful place as the reigning Broadway diva of her generation, her style is stamped with an implicit credo: all guts, all glory. She is currently stalking the stage as cosmetics titan Helena Rubenstein in the musical War Paint, for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Tony Award. (She already has two, for Evita and Gypsy.) In this interview and concert with radio host and show-tune savant Rudetsky, LuPone opens up about her sometimes tempestuous career. Proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS