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Jun 2023
18m 19s

Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane

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Patti LuPone returned to The Late Show for a fascinating conversation that centered around her friend and mentor, the late Stephen Sondheim, who she lovingly describes as a “taskmaster” in rehearsals (Original Air Date: May 23rd, 2022). And Broadway star Nathan Lane shares some horror stories of the most critical reviews ever given on Broadway (Original Air Date: April 1st, 2019).

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