Patti LuPone at 54 Below - just saw it

[JoanBennett]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 3:24pm

Oh My God!
She's in GREAT voice, the room and sound system are perfection and they've put together a right-on-pitch show for her (balance of old/new, serious/comedy).

It was like having her sing to me in my living room... if my living room had really great lighting... and I didn't have a phone jack there... and I wasn't allowed to get up

Or move.

It was - truly - a peak experience

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 3:27pm

It is pretty spectacular! The atmosphere is awesome. And it's always nice to have drinks while you listen to great music.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 3:30pm

What was the setlist?

[castlestreet]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 4:04pm

I just found out I am going to be in the city next week and would really like to see this- the website says the 11:00 pm show on Friday the 15th is not sold out but I can't get tickets through ticketweb- I see this an issue in another thread- any ideas how to get a ticket- I can't find a phone number for 54 Below and 411 says their number comes up as inactive...

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 4:06pm

Did you call the number listed for TicketWeb? 1-866-468-7619

[castlestreet]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 4:12pm

That was my first call givesmevoice- they said it simply means they don't have anymore tickets to sell but 54 Below did- I asked them for a number and they gave me a number that was a Chinese Restaurant- not exactly what I needed

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 8:08pm

She looks better than she's looked in years. Really trim, pretty, well dressed, nice hair. She was in a modified tux thing, and if you squinted (though we were front row) it could have been Patti at Les Mouches.

She sounds phenomenal. Lots of beautiful soft singing, but as many ringing high notes as you could want. Also her low notes have NEVER sounded better, IMHO. She did an amazing "Pirate Jenny" and an even better "Hymn to Love." Did "Invisible" as an encore, which reminded me how much I liked that score, and that number in particular.

I think more than anything I was struck by how happy she seemed and what a good time she seemed to be having, which was infectious.

The room is really pretty. Kind of like Feinstein's, but smaller: baroque ceiling vaults, leather-covered tables.

I thought the whole thing was pretty wonderful.

[Tap]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 8:18pm

I'm going next week. How is it determined where they seat you? Is it first come, first seated?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 8:23pm

That's a good question. I have no idea (it was an invited dress rehearsal), but the room isn't at all huge, so I imagine all the seats are fine.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 8:29pm

No "Heaven is a Disco?"

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 8:29pm

If I don't hear her sing "Pirate Jenny," I think I'll die.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 8:40pm

It was riveting. Very . . . still.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 10:07pm

I'll echo the prior requests for a full setlist, please.

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 10:24pm

Does she sing "Easy To Be Hard"?

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 6/5/12 at 11:46pm

setlist, girls....pleeeeassee

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 12:48am

I don't know all the songs. But she did "Hymn to Love." "By the Sea." A rousing number where the whole room is splashed in rainbows about Broadway - which is brilliantly orchestrated with hints of Gypsy, Evita, etc. She did "Meadowlark" as an Encore tonight, but I think it's a "tweet" thing, so it will probably change every night. She did a couple of songs I wasn't familiar with, but there wasn't a bad one in the bunch. She was balling during "Hymn to Love" to her husband who was in the audience.

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 7:23am

Did Patti make it rain after that?

[Jamie Pierce]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 8:18am

She did not sing "Heaven is a Disco" but that doesn't mean disco wasn't represented. She did Bee Gee's "Nights on Broadway" (complete with a light show!)
Highlights: "Pirate Jenny" "Meadowlark" "By The Sea" and "Invisible"

Updated On: 6/6/12 at 08:18 AM

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 8:48am

Others I recall, in no particular order:

Gypsy in My Soul
Bilbao Song
I Wanna Be Around
I Cover the Waterfront
I Regret Everything
September Song

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 11:50am

Reg! Were you at the 12:30 dress? I can't believe we were in the same room and I had no idea!

I'm not the biggest fan of Lupone in general. But when she delved into the Weill numbers and the Piaf stuff, I thought that suited her better than anything I've ever seen her do. The moments were magnificent...truly special. And it made me want to see her Frau Schneider.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 11:56am

Yes, I was! I wish I'd known.

Brilliant notion about Frau Schneider.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 12:03pm

The two of you in the same room with Patti LuPone. The mind boggles.

How did her "September Song" compare to Anjelica Huston's?

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 12:14pm

Very, very different. Both lovely, both wonderful interpretations.

But given the history of the song, I tip slightly towards Angelica.

Oh, Reg...I feel like Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember! Meet me on top some tall building at some time.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 12:22pm

What does the show curtain look like? Does she stage door? Can I take a picture?

She kept yelling at me last time I took a photo of her singing. She kepting wanting to know who I was and I said "Haven't you gotten any of my letters!?" I signed them clearly

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 6/6/12 at 12:26pm

She was VERY funny during the dress about cellphones and such. Very off-the-cuff. I was sitting right where she entered and exited the stage, so I got to be upclose with the grande dame. I won't lie. I was a little in awe. Her voice does indeed sound great. And she looked terrific.