Patti LuPone- Page 2

[ahimsa]

re: Patti LuPone#25

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]

re: Patti LuPone#26

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

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


I became a legend during the Chenzel inncident.

He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.

[jaystarr]

re: Patti LuPone#27

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

Miss Patti is just sublime!

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

[givesmevoice]

re: Patti LuPone#28

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

Patti LuPone lovers ARE better in bed...

so how good does that make Patti herself?

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

[PalJoey]

re: Patti LuPone#29

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

Ask her hunky husband.

[CapnHook]

re: Patti LuPone#30

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

Nevermind then.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

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

[H.Higgins]

re: Patti LuPone#31

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

^
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Um, awkward.

[CapnHook]

re: Patti LuPone#33

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

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

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[jaystarr]

re: Patti LuPone#34

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

Yay! for Miss Patti!

[haddaddy3]

re: Patti LuPone#35

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

You look absolutely terrific, honestly.

[haddaddy3]

re: Patti LuPone#36

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?

You look absolutely terrific, honestly.

[bertandrew2]

re: Patti LuPone#37

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

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

Perfect!

[PalJoey]

re: Patti LuPone#38

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

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

Musto means that as a compliment.

[sally1112]

re: Patti LuPone#39

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]

re: Patti LuPone#40

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

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

Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. -John Patrick Shanley

[morosco]

re: Patti LuPone#41

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]

re: Patti LuPone#42

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

haha morosco!

[Theatreboy49]

re: Patti LuPone#43

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

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

<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado

[sabrelady]

re: Patti LuPone#44

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]

re: Patti LuPone#45

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]

re: Patti LuPone#46

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

Oops! I stand corrected.

[Steve2]

re: Patti LuPone#47

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]

re: Patti LuPone#48

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.

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop