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#50Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 4:59pmPatti had the same complaint about "Hair" that I had; I couldn't understand most of the lyrics being sung.
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#51Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:05pmMarquise, the cast recording for Evita was recorded VERY early in the run, possibly while they were still out of town (I can't remember for sure right now), and I always assumed that that weird low note was changed between the recording session and the arrival on Broadway.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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#52Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:09pmYes, that must be it. It may have been recorded between it's LA and NY run? That's why it's labeled as PREMIERE AMERICAN RECORDING as opposed to ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST, no?
#53Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:23pmI was surprised to hear Patti say good things about the ALNM revival. Has she mended her relationship with Nunn? Did they ever have a rift? I guess I'll find this stuff out in the book. Am I the only freak who plans to buy both the audio and the Printed book?
#54Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:27pm
I love the low note! But I imagine they just discovered that it's kind of impossible to do live at the end of a dance number, night after night.
Low notes can be as difficult as high ones.
#55Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:35pm
Reg, I imagine that was a large part of the reason they took out the low note. Her placement for that note is pretty great, though.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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#56Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:38pmOh, yes! It's perfect. But I bet it requires a ton of breath.
#57Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 5:58pmAnd to have just sung a note two octaves above that one? It's ridiculous.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#58Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 6:34pm"I used to watch Bette Midler because it was an accident waiting to happen" - LOL.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#59Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 6:44pmI actually took that to be a huge compliment. Bette Midler is an exciting, dangerous performer, and anything can happen when she performs.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#60Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 6:51pm
I'm pretty sure the Evita/Patti recording was done in L.A. during its run there, before it went to NY.
Just like "Sunset Blvd." with Glenn Close (and Judy Kuhn as Betty, who left the show after L.A., before it went to Broadway, and was replaced by Alice Ripley)
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#61Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 7:08pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9gjyfhbEUY
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#62Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 7:37pmshe annoys me to no end
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#63Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 9:57pm"A day without Patti is like a day without sunshine." from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#64Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:19pm
Patti is the female version of Arthur Laurents-that is why they don't get along!
Oh, but they do!
At least they do until this book is published.
#65Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 10:37pmWhy? You don't think she'll have glowing things to say about dear old Arthur, PJ?
#66Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/24/10 at 11:40pm
I am praying for some dish. I mean she said the book was born from her "ramblings from the road" which are a hot mess of tirades. I hope she includes the Bank of America meltdown.
I'll be buying the audiobook since it is unabridged and then Ill buy the hardcover once it is one the bargain table for the photos.
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#67Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/25/10 at 9:30am
An alcoholic, you say? Well, takes one to know one!
And let the games begin!!
#68Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/25/10 at 1:38pmSo it's safe to say that there will never be a rapproachment between Miss Patti and ALW. To her credit, she did have drinks with Frank Rich some years ago...without any sheddings of blood. I'm buying the book and audiotape version. from RC in Austin, Texs
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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#69Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/25/10 at 1:49pmBroadwayboy- I'm also planning on buying the real book and the audio book.
#70Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/25/10 at 1:52pmIf ALW decides to go to AA, I'll happily receive the Sydmonton wine cellar.
#71Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/25/10 at 5:52pm
The audiobook is a mere $20!
http://www.amazon.com/Patti-LuPone-Memoir/dp/0307748812/ref=tmm_abk_title_0
#72Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/25/10 at 9:49pmA Broadway professional addicted to a damaging substance? Well all my illusions are just shattered....
#73Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/26/10 at 4:16pm
"I think he wishes he was Steve Sondheim."
No kidding.
When La LuPone talks about acting she always goes over the top, and becomes very grand. I hate her excuse that critics saw her as a musical star and wouldn't accept her in plays like "Accidental Death of an Anarchist". I saw her in that play on Broadway, and she was horrendous. That's why the critics didn't accept her. That's the first time I witnessed her "acting technique" of running all her words together at high speed on a single pitch. Her character seemed dropped in from another planet. I love her singing—she was PHENOMENAL in Evita, but I wouldn't see her in a straight play if you paid me.
#74Andrew Lloyd Webber - Alchoholic
Posted: 6/26/10 at 7:16pmMaybe that's it. I love Patti. I cut my theater love teeth on Evita. It just seems over the years I have stopped loving Patti the performer. I still think she's hysterical and I like to hear her sing, but sitting through Gypsy was hard for me. I decided I liked the idea of her more, I guess. I have been trying to verbalize what exactly it is that makes me batty and I think TimesSquared nailed it. It's the single pitch, high speed running of the words together. And when she sings, I can't think of any other description but flippant way she tosses off lines and lyrics distracts me. You can NEVER forget that you are watching Patti LuPone. I think the most talented of actresses are the ones who can make you forget anyone but the character they are playing. I am certainly not a trained ear or educated theatre enthusiast. I still love her and will absolutely be getting the audiobook!
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