managed to capture the hilarious moment on video, sharing it on his Instagram account on Wednesday morning. He wrote in the caption, “Hit in the head with roses. This is the moment a fan did what we all want to do at the end of Ladies Who Lunch: throw roses at Patti Lupone's head in adoration.” The actress was also a good sport about the accident, looking around in bafflement before laughing off the moment.
LuPone had to miss about a week of performances prior to the altercation after she began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms that prompted her to take a test that came back positive. Inreleased on the production’s social media accounts at the time, they wrote, “Ms. LuPone is expected to return to the show on Tuesday, March 8. She is home resting, and everyone wishes her a speedy recovery. To ensure the safety of everyone at the Jacobs Theatre, increased testing protocols were automatically triggered.