Revered actor of stage and screen, Patti LuPone has done many things in her career. She’s asked Argentina not to cry for her in Evita, dreamed a dream in Les Misérables, and baked meat pies in Sweeney Todd. Now, for the first time in her career, LuPone is taking on her latest, most challenging role as The Apologizer on Instagram.

After an open letter signed by over 500 artists called for LuPone's ban from the Tony Awards, the Sweeney Todd star says she is “devastated that my behavior has offended others.”

On Friday, an open letter from more than 500 within the Broadway community called for Patti LuPone to be disinvented from the Tonys.