Patti LuPone- Page 2

[ahimsa]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 11:15am

On Sunday, Patti hurriedly, but politely, signed for about 20-30 people in a sea of fans.

Boyd Gaines walked directly to his waiting car and driver, put a few things in his trunk, sat in the back seat and talked with a cohort for about 10 minutes before driving off, never once even glancing back at the scores of people on the sidewalk. Not all were just about Patti.

So who's the diva?

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 11:47am

"And oh yeah, I'm a legend now."


I became a legend during the Chenzel inncident.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 1:19pm

Miss Patti is just sublime!

Updated On: 4/3/08 at 01:19 PM

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 1:27pm

Patti LuPone lovers ARE better in bed...

so how good does that make Patti herself?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 3:11pm

Ask her hunky husband.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 3:16pm

Nevermind then.

Updated On: 4/3/08 at 03:16 PM

[H.Higgins]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 3:18pm

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Um, awkward.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 3:41pm

I thought that was the running gag here? Ah well, perhaps not.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 3:48pm

Yay! for Miss Patti!

[haddaddy3]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 4:24pm

LOVE HER! We've e-mailed several times. Mine are always long and hers are always short, but who cares, she replies. The latest is now on my blog. I'd love for you to read and comment.


My Blog

[haddaddy3]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 4:28pm

Also, what are the posting levels for each Bway World status? I think I'm now a Stand-By, but how many more posts do I need to get the the next level, and the next, etc.? Also, what are the levels left (I know there's featured actor, bway star, and legend, etc. Any others?) And how many more do I need to become a legend?

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:15pm

Musto on Patti Lupone: "She rips into the part as if eating a live lobster."

Perfect!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 8:31pm

You're blinded by your insane Patti-hatred, BertAndrew/ADirector.

Musto means that as a compliment.

[sally1112]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 8:45pm

Patti is my favorite. It was her talent that drew me in to what is now my Broadway obsession.

[ahmelie]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 9:56pm

Now I'm extremely curious as to what Capn posted!

[morosco]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:06pm

I know there's featured actor, bway star, and legend, etc. Any others?

After the BROADWAY LEGEND level there's SLOE-EYED VAMP, then SOMEONE`S MOTHER, and then you're CAMP.

[courtnyj]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:07pm

haha morosco!

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:11pm

I love patti! one of the nicest funniest people i have ever met!

[sabrelady]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:49pm

I was a legend...

I am STILL a legend....

I will ALWAYS be A Legend.


That is all. We now return you to your regular message board.....

[Lili Von Shtupp]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 2:49am

Is it not Tiger Lily who says "Peter Pan is the sun, the moon, and the stars"?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 7:26am

Oops! I stand corrected.

[Steve2]

Posted: 4/5/08 at 3:02pm

A nice CNN (AP) article on Patti LuPone. I suppose most of us fans here know all of this however.

...
Madame Rose, the ultimate stage mother who pushes and pulls daughters Louise and June into show biz, was a role many think the intensely theatrical LuPone was born to play. After all, she was Broadway's original "Evita," London's Fantine in "Les Miserables" and Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard," Reno Sweeney in the Lincoln Center Theater reworking of "Anything Goes" and, most recently, Mrs. Lovett in the 2005 Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd."

Among those intrigued by the idea was Tom Hatcher, who, for 52 years, was Laurents' partner.

"He (Tom) shared every aspect of my life," says Laurents, who wrote the book for the show. "And when the whole idea of doing 'Gypsy' with Patti came up -- and this was a couple of months before Tom died (in October 2006) -- he said: 'You should direct her in it.' "

So Laurents, at age 90, accepted the offer. He led a critically acclaimed, three-week engagement last summer at City Center. Now, he's helmed the production at the St. James Theatre where LuPone is holding forth with most of the City Center cast including Boyd Gaines as Rose's ever-loyal, sweet-tempered beau, Herbie, and Laura Benanti as Louise.

"You know what's interesting?" LuPone wonders during an interview before an afternoon rehearsal. "We're really dealing with the book scenes. When Arthur and I talked the very first time about this, he said he wanted to cast actors. And as a result, the thing that is equally as important as the music are the book scenes."
...
Patti LuPone puts her all into 'Gypsy'

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 4/5/08 at 3:06pm

I love Patti! And did anyone else find the Easter egg on the FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: RUDE AWAKENING CD? It's a Patti spoof. AFter the "Doubt" song/scene.