Watch Patti LuPone Accept Audra McDonald & Will Swenson’s Icy Challenge

Tony winner Patti LuPone accepted Audra McDonald and Will Swenson’s nomination for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a timely manner, joining the horde of Broadway stars to participate in the movement. And we have to say, her video traverses the line between charitable sportsmanship and performance art. After expressing her relief over the Metropolitan Opera labor union negotiations, she receives a cryptic message from a certain six-time Tony Award winner, swiftly takes the plunge and nominates former small screen costars Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange and Alex Borstein. Oh, and she’s on a beach. Of course. (Cue “Sand and Water” from Matters of the Heart.) Take it away, Patti!