Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic

[morosco]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 9:15am

Per Patti Lupone.
Author Stages: From Stage to the Page: Patti LuPone

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 9:22am

LOVE IT!

[Marquise]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 9:54am

Definitely getting the audio version.

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:08am

so is ALW actually an alcoholic or is Patti just b*tching out on him because of Sunset Blvd? I actually wouldn't be surprised if he actually were an alcoholic.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:16am

This is spectacular. I love her brutal honesty. She will literally say anything.

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:35am

That's funny - when I watched that video my first thought was, "Patti's drunk."

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:41am

^ Hardly. I actually found her remarkably articulate (more in the latter half).

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:48am

To be fair, I was at work and could only watch the first couple of minutes.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:06am

I too found he very articulate and very much was riveted by her discussion. I am seriously considering buying her book after this! She does bring up some very wonderful thoughts about theatre, actors projecting, the art form in general.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:07am

And THIS is why I must get the audio book as opposed to the actual book.

[jpbran]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:14am

What the hell decade did BookExpo America travel back to for their theme music??? Makes the old Vestron Video promo seem positively edgy.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:20am

I too found he very articulate and very much was riveted by her discussion. I am seriously considering buying her book after this! She does bring up some very wonderful thoughts about theatre, actors projecting, the art form in general.

I'm admittedly very biased, but I could probably sit and listen to her talk for hours. I always find her very articulate and insightful, especially when she's talking about theatre.

Updated On: 6/24/10 at 11:20 AM

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:38am

She does have a somewhat rambling style, and she likes to laugh. I could certainly see someone thing "WTF?" on first encountering that.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:39am

I bet Crown's legal department is being put through their paces.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:41am

The moderator of this discussion certainly looked a little "WTF?" when she cracked up after saying that she wasn't a writer. Standard reaction for Patti, but definitely confusing for someone not familiar with her personality.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:59am

I adore her as a performer, but I can find her tedious to listen to. I think I'll read the book rather than listen to it.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:00pm

Doodle, I agree, actually.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:04pm

I think it's that she gets so preachy about her "craft", and I dont think she's particularly funny.

I also think the interviewer is a boob.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:05pm

I don't want to hear her read it. I'd rather read it out loud doing my Patti impression. It will add a whole new dimension to her story.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:10pm

^ A friend and I have been declaiming made-up passages for some time now.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:16pm

According to ATC, Patti will indeed be in Women on the Verge this fall. It's going to have such an amazing cast. If it's any good, I hope it can extend and run through Tony time.
Also so much for posters saying "Patti is only doing the workshop as a favor to LCT, she will be in a play this fall."

Updated On: 6/24/10 at 12:16 PM

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:18pm

I wanna hear this kid read it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V3E2722SPM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:21pm

I was literally laughing out loud by the time he got to "You either got it or you ain't"

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:28pm

This is why I love her...Margeaux Hemmingway makeup and all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYTIUgSokf0&feature=related

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/24/10 at 12:28pm

No kidding he's an alchoholic...look at his skin and his puffy, fat face...