Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#1Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 10:55am
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137310-LuPone-and-Benanti-to-Reteam-for-CBS-Pilot
Interesting!!
#2Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 11:13am
Patti is a great choice for Benanti's mother, Roz, but the character is a bit annoying in the script. I didn't like where they went with her character, but my excitement for this pilot (I hope it's picked up) just increased tenfold.
You think they'll cast Boyd Gaines for her father?
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#2Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 11:16amI'd love to see Patti return to the screen. To be honest, after playing Rose, there's really nowhere for her to go onstage but down.
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Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#3Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 11:38amIf it's picked up, then I guess no LuPone in WOMEN ON THE VERGE. It is just a pilot, though...
#4Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 11:48amShe also mentioned the possibility of a play on Broadway in the fall in the interview at the 92nd Street Y a few weeks ago. So who knows now
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
#5Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 11:52amI laughed so hard at the subject of this post, not knowing it was for real.
"Curse you, Lady Glyde!"
Londonskyguy
Featured Actor Joined: 7/24/06
#6Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 12:16pmPerhaps the show is to be filmed in New York, and she could do both?
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#8Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 12:19pmPatti is still signed on to do a straight Broadway play this fall.
#9Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 12:35pm
Any hints as to what it is, Ry?
I was thinking the show was being filmed in New York, too, though.
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
#10Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:38pm
If she is signed on to do a straight play this Fall, then why in the world would she even bother doing a reading of VERGE, which opens this Fall?
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#11Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:45pmUpdated On: 2/26/10 at 01:45 PM
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#12Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:45pm...because she can? Scott is also close to being booked for a show in the spring, so she may not be able to commit to anything for too long.
#13Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:45pmMaybe as a favor to Lincoln Center Theatre? She thinks very highly of them.
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
#14Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:51pm
"..because she can?"
Yes, that is a fabulous reason. I don't know how I didn't think of that. :-P
#15Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:53pmThere is also always the possibility of whatever play she's signed on to do not making it to Broadway in the fall. It's not necessarily a bad idea to be involved in a few things to keep all avenues open.
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
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#16Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:53pm
Hahaha, ljay 
It's Patti, there seems to never really be a rhyme or reason as to why she does things. givesmevoice made a good point though.
#17Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 2:06pmPatti does not strike me as the type of actress to do readings for the sake of advancing the art form. If she's doing a reading, it's because she expects to perform in the cast of the show on Broadway, and she expects it to be a hit show. She's going to choose whichever project she thinks will be the most commercially successful.
#18Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 2:11pm
Remember that Chita Rivera is also in the mix for WOMEN ON THE VERGE..., even though she's not participating in this upcoming reading.
The only role in the show that both she and LuPone really fit is Lucia. If LuPone is already unavailable in the fall, she may just be subbing for Rivera for this particular developmental presentation.
RyToast, is Scott lined up for a show in the spring of this season or next season?
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Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 2/26/10 at 02:11 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#19Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 2:25pmsomethingwicked, I was thinking something similar about Chita and Patti.
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
#20Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 2:40pmA lot of the cast of the upcoming reading of WOMEN ON THE VERGE are already committed to other projects for the fall, so clearly this recently announced cast does contain some interim participants.
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#21Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 2:57pm
Performers do get paid for readings.
And Patti and LCT do have the same publicist, maybe that has something to do with it...
#22Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 3:25pmadam, if Patti is doing things only if they're going to be a commercial success, she's doing a really bad job.
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
#23Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 3:28pm
Sweeney recouped.
And she thought Gypsy would be a much bigger success than it was. Remember the NY Times article the weekend it closed where she revealed how disappointed she was?
#24Patti LuPone joins Laura Benanti's new CBS sitcom
Posted: 2/26/10 at 3:37pmYes, but I thought that had more to do with how much she loved doing the show and working with the cast. Everyone wants their show to be a hit, but I don't think she's choosing things based only on whether they'll be a commercial success.
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
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