Cassowary

Fierce, fearless, and explosive — cross her at your peril.

Patti LuPone is legendary for her volcanic temperament and zero-tolerance for disrespect, famously stopping mid-performance to berate audience members for using phones, and publicly feuding with directors, producers, and co-stars throughout her career. Beneath the fearsome exterior is an extraordinary, singular artist who operates outside conventional social rules and refuses to be tamed by industry norms. Like the cassowary, she is widely misunderstood and underestimated — a dangerous mistake — but her explosive unpredictability is inseparable from the ferocious brilliance that has made her a Broadway legend.