I was so skeptical about LuPone playing this role, I thought it was Bernadette Peters' turn to play Mrs. Lovett-was she even asked?-but once I read LuPone's statement, I felt she was very humble when she said "I'm not saying my performance is going to be extraordinary," that actually showed me her professional attitude. Also, I like that she's taking a new approach to the role. Crossing my fingers the show is still running in Dec. and that she is playing the role, unless Peters replaces (lol, sorry I love her)
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"