I've heard her rep amongst her peers is rather dubious as well, though I wouldn't dare post that over there.
Oh why not? Give the thread another shot in the arm.
Who doesn't get flack? She needs to suck it up.
It seems odd to me that she didn't realize she was insutling her fans as well as her detractors.
But like you said Deer, she has to be feeling pretty insecure right now sharing the stage with Patti.
Maybe Patti made her say it!
It'd be scared ****less.
Wouldn't you?
Sharing the stage with Patti. Are you kidding?!
She is a rather donimeering presence.
Domineering is an understatement.
I have to admit that I'm not a raving LuPone fan, (I could not bring myself to see her in SWEENEY - I waited to see it with Judy Kaye) but the thought of her as Rose in GYPSY is just too fabulous to resist. If there ever appeared to be the perfect match of performer and role, this one is it. And it is a pity that she didn't get to do SUNSET BOULEVARD in New York. It was, IMHO, one of the most touching, nuaunced and controlled performances I've ever seen - she was heartbreakingly beautiful in that show.
I remember reading that Sondheim wouldn't approve Patti's casting in Gypsy.
If that was true, what changed his mind?
It wasn't Sondheim, it was Arthur Laurents. Apparently he said she'd never play the role in New York, but then after the production at Ravinia last year he relented.
Thanks for the clarification.
I wondered why he'd let her do Sweeney and not Gypsy.
Well I'm annoyed. I was supposed to work out with my trainer this evening, but I had to cancel because I was called into a last minute meeting, that has now been cancelled. And the trainer's already given away my spot. Damn.
Go eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's and console yourself!
Hi kids! I'm here! Yay!! :)
Bitch! Where the **** you been?
Jaily! How are you feeling?
Are you feelin' better, Jaily?
I hope so.
D2: I'll work out with ya. *wink, wink*
Honey, I have been working like a ho who owes her pimp money. I am SO DONE WITH THESE BITCHES!
Oh, I thought you were sick.
Prep H works wonders. Of course, I dunno cause I've never used it.
But I'm fat and ugly, Evan.
I'm still sick. Sicker than I was yesterday, in fact. I couldn't stop coughing and hacking and wheezing all day long. My clients were totally thinking I was on the verge of death, I'm sure.
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