Oprah was hyping up the theater scene on the 2025 Tony Awards — however some could not assist however really feel as if she threw some main side-eye at Patti LuPone over her entire beef with fellow Broadway stars Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald.

The speak present queen dropped this gem onstage: “Our celebration of this astounding yr in reside theater turns to the ladies whose work sparked full of life conversations amongst theater followers.” Then, she shot the gang a understanding look, including, “Lotta speaking occurring!”

The group was cracking up on the joke — Oprah didn’t identify names, however let’s be actual, everybody was fairly satisfied it was a dig at Patti, who definitely had everybody speaking currently on the Broadway scene.

Oh, and so as to add some spice, Audra was within the crowd, nominated for Finest Efficiency by a Main Actress in a Musical — the class Oprah was presenting. However, she misplaced out to Nicole Scherzinger for “Sundown Boulevard.”

Patti wasn’t in attendance, and whether or not she was going to point out up was anybody’s guess, particularly after the drama surrounding her latest New Yorker journal profile. In it, she made some controversial feedback about Audra and Kecia.

PL referred to as Kecia a “bitch” who “doesn’t know what the f*** she’s speaking about” — in response to Kecia calling Patti’s complaints about her noisy music rehearsals as “micro aggressive.”