Patti LuPone News

Though their roles have yet to be released, reports have begun surfacing today that "American Horror Story: Coven " has added two new divas to the cast: Angela Bassett and Patti LuPone.

Two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett will make magic in American Horror Story: Coven , according to The Hollywood Reporter .

State Theatre and NJSO present two-time TonyA Award-winner Patti LuPone with the NJSO on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 3 p.m. The legendary diva, who last appeared with the NJSO in 2009, will perform songs from her latest album, Far Away Places, backed for the first time by full orchestra.

LuPone's performance career has spanned 30 years and partnerships with such luminaries as Mandy Patinkin , David Mamet , Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim .

Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Russian ruler Catherine II -- "Catherine the Great" -- in 1729; German educator Friedrich Froebel , who established the concept of the kindergarten, in 1782; English novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1816; James Starley , English inventor of the geared bicycle, in 1830; naturalist and ... (more)