Patti LuPone - 54 Below Reviews?

I haven’t come across any comments about Ms. LuPone’s 54 Below dates. Has anyone been? 
 

Edit: I did find the BWW review from 12/22 but would love to hear if anyone else has been and how she sounded.

Updated On: 12/29/22 at 08:14 AM

The8re phan said: "Saw her show on Tuesday the 27th --- she was fantastic, in great voice and great spirits.

Just as feisty and sassy as you'd expect, but also very warm and tender during a few torch songs and personal moments she treated us to.

Highlights on this night (for me) were The Ladies Who Lunch, I Regret Everything, Small World/Some People from Gypsy, and Santa Lost a Ho

You can tell she really loves performing at this venue, and the close interaction with the audience. And the audience ate up every moment. Never pass up an opportunity to see her at the venue.



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Thanks so much! Just as I hoped. I’m not in NYC until March unfortunately but definitely will be live-streaming the show on new year’s day.

We really enjoyed the livestream last night. The Christmas tunes were great and her comedic numbers were outstanding. She was a little pitchy in a few of the bigger tunes with sustained notes. Nothing from WSS was performed last night, nor was Don’t Cry for me Argentina. Highlights for me were Love Me Tender, Fever, Meadowlark, I Could Write a Book, Calling You, How to Handle a Woman, So in Love, and Christmas in the Trenches. Like I said, we also loved the comedic numbers but I don’t remember any of their titles - one of them was an Edith Piaf tune and she slayed it!

She sang for right around 85 minutes, including the encore and seemed in great spirits throughout. Not a whole bunch of storytelling, but so much fun seeing this grand lady do her thing!

I streamed it last night and that was the best $40 I've spent! 54 Below needs to do more streams of their shows. Patti still has it! I lost it when she said, "this is a non-equity show". The audience screamed hallelujah when she said that! I was hoping for "Ladies Who Lunch" but she sang "Another Hundred People" and that was enough! Overall, she slayed this performance and I hope she does more concerts, not just at 54 Below, but all over the place! I would sell my soul to see her on stage again!

We noticed a little bit of pitchiness as well, most prominently in Another Hundred People, which was the first song she pulled out, though overall it didn't detract from the show too much.  Though I wonder if it's because this was her 10th show doing this.  Like she's done 8 shows a week on Broadway, but I don't think she's done just 80 minutes of straight singing all that much recently.

Ending on Meadowlark (before the encore) was absolutely fantastic, but I also enjoyed the comedic songs a lot as well.  The Edith Piaf number was I Regret Everything, which was superbly acted too, and both Santa Lost a Ho and Christmas in the Trenches were great picks.  And I liked that she had Fever, Love Me Tender, and Moon River in the hat as well.

I sort of strong-armed my family and a few friends into watching it, and all were fairly impressed so I think she may have some new fans.

Dylan Smith4 said: "I streamed it last night and that was the best $40 I've spent! 54 Below needs to do more streams of their shows. Patti still has it! I lost it when she said, "this is a non-equity show". The audience screamed hallelujah when she said that! I was hoping for "Ladies Who Lunch" but she sang "Another Hundred People" and that was enough! Overall, she slayed this performance and I hope she does more concerts, not just at 54 Below, but all over the place! I would sell my soul to see her on stage again!"

I also loved the livestream. She will be on Long Island at the Tilles Center in March.