Broadway NewsWatch Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole Chat War Paint on CBS Sunday MorningThe TV segment takes an in-depth look at the real story behind the new Broadway musical.
By
Olivia Clement
May 14, 2017
Christine Ebersole, Mary Ernster and Patti LuPone
Joan Marcus
CBS Sunday Morning spoke to the stars of War Paint, Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, along with book writer Doug Wright, for an in-depth look at the real story behind the the new Broadway musical. War Paint recounts the lives and ongoing feud between rival cosmetics giants Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden.
Author Lindy Woodhead, whose book War Paint—a dual biography of Rubinstein and Arden—inspired the musical, was also a guest on the program.
Watch the CBS Sunday Morning segment below:
Directed by Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, If/Then, Grey Gardens), War Paint reunites Scott Frankel and Michael Korie—the songwriting team of Grey Gardens and Far From Heaven—with Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wright (Grey Gardens, I Am My Own Wife, The Little Mermaid).
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The musical was nominated for four Tony Awards, including two nods to Ebersole and LuPone who both were both nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. The show was also nominated for Best Scenic Design of a Musical, and Best Costume Design of a Musical.
Flip through photos Ebersole’s dressing room, as well as highlight from the show below:
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Behind Dressing Room Doors: War Paint’s Tony-Nominated Christine Ebersole
Behind Dressing Room Doors: War Paint’s Tony-Nominated Christine Ebersole
The two-time Tony Award winner takes us behind the scenes in her Elizabeth Arden styled dressing room decorated in the makeup icon’s signature color: pink.
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