McDonald was just nominated for a Tony for playing Rose in Gypsy, a role for which LuPone previously won a Tony. When the latter was also asked about McDonald’s current production of Gypsy, Schulman wrote that LuPone stared at him for 15 seconds in silence, before turning to look out the window and sighing, “What a beautiful day.”

More than 600 members of the Broadway community slammed the Tony winner after she gave an interview perceived as "misogynistic" and "bullying" toward her fellow performers.