Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous: "Who hasn't seen Phantom and why see it again?!" - Page 2
Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous: "Who hasn't seen Phantom and why see it again?!"
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#25Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous: "Who hasn't seen Phantom and why see it again?!"
Posted: 4/24/23 at 4:17pm
Oh for Pete's sake Patti, cheer up. 
#26Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 4:49pm
Who cares? A lot of people, but why? ALW's Phantom will be here for eternity like Mozart, Beethoven, and Ted Nugent.
Stephanatic
Updated On: 4/24/23 at 04:49 PM
Zeppie2022
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/22
#27Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 5:03pm
Dear Ms. Lupone. Ever think there are young people out there who may be 10-20 years old and have never seen "Phantom". If there is a revival in 10-15 years, there is a new audience for this show that may not be there right now.
#28Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 5:04pm
Y'all need to get a grip and let this woman be exactly who she is: her fabulous, bitchy self.
Get over it and enjoy the ride.
Penna2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/24/18
#29Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 5:12pm
Highland Guy said: "quizking101 said: "Let it die and bring it back after ALW kicks it so we can maybe get some revisions and a new vision that doesn’t have him meddling"
Given that ALW has just lost his son, why do you think it appropriate to make this nasty comment about the eventual passing of ALW himself?
Another way to spell narcissist is Patti Lupone.
#30Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 5:31pm
I LIVE for Patti and her opinions. You can disagree with them 100%, but darn it all, she is entertaining!
But come on, we can all smell a stunt with this Phantom closure and inevitable reopening, and good for her on calling it out. It had a good run, let it die.
(Anyone taking bets that it will play the same as the new Les Mis or Miss Saigon and not last very long in the new version they produce?)
#31Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 6:09pm
This is one of many reasons why I Love Patti LuPone.
Non sibi sed patriae
#32Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 6:10pm
Patti LuPone has become Broadway’s version of “Old Man Yelling At Cloud”
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#33Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 8:10pm
Penna2 said: "Highland Guy said: "quizking101 said: "Let it die and bring it back after ALW kicks it so we can maybe get some revisions and a new vision that doesn’t have him meddling"
Given that ALW has just lost his son, why do you think it appropriate to make this nasty comment about the eventual passing of ALW himself?
Another way to spell narcissist is Patti Lupone.
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How DARE you say that. How DARE YOU!!!!!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#34Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 8:14pm
She's one of the few people out there consistently telling people the unpopular truth - that''s why most of the plebeians on here can't stand her. Go, Patti, Go!
#35Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 8:44pm
I may not agree with her all the time- hell, even most of the time- but I think her unapologetic, Bette Davis-esque bluntness in her unvarnished opinions is a nice antidote to the anodyne, saccharine, squeaky-clean nonsense that has become the go-to personality for the Broadway community these days.
She’s at the top of my list of Broadway divas I’d want to drink wine with.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 4/24/23 at 08:44 PM
#36Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 9:13pm
Everyone chill....that's our Patti for ya! 
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
#37Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/24/23 at 9:19pm
Honestly her call for Broadway term limits is inspired.
#38Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/25/23 at 12:25am
Kad said: "I may not agree with her all the time- hell, even most of the time- but I think her unapologetic, Bette Davis-esque bluntness in her unvarnished opinions is a nice antidote to the anodyne, saccharine, squeaky-clean nonsense that has become the go-to personality for the Broadway community these days.
She’s at the top of my list of Broadway divas I’d want to drink wine with."
she’d be so fun to drink with! What a dream.
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#39Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/25/23 at 3:25am
This is the second time I’ve seen the Phantom fans here get their feathers up over something Patti’s said to Andy Cohen. In both cases, it’s been clear that they didn’t watch the footage of what she said and the context in which she said it. Any reasonable person would see she was playing a game and wasn’t attacking the show. The atmosphere was playful, and she was expected to be shady. It’s silly to be defensive over something so trivial.
#40Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/25/23 at 5:58am
People get on platforms like this very message board to be bitchy and negative all the damn time, but somehow it’s always a problem when LuPone does it.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
#41Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/25/23 at 7:28am
Impeach2017 said: "She's one of the few people out there consistently telling people the unpopular truth - that''s why most of the plebeians on here can't stand her. Go, Patti, Go!"
I agree.
On this point, it ties to her comments on Bway turning into Vegas or a themepark. She's right. On the sake of the art, Phantom taking up a theatre isn't good nor necessary. Will tourists get to keep seeing it, yes, but the switch from tourists being 30% of Bway audiences 15 years ago to 70% now has had a marked difference on what's produced.
Y'all can make it personal about her, but she's not alone in her belief.
#42Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/25/23 at 9:04pm
On the topic of Patti...
Patti LuPone on penis monsters, her gay fans & how Broadway has “bastardized itself”
https://www.queerty.com/patti-lupone-on-penis-monsters-her-gay-fans-how-broadway-has-bastardized-itself-20230425
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
#43Patti LuPone says The Phantom of The Opera returning to Broadway would be ridiculous:
Posted: 4/25/23 at 9:16pm
Why do I get the feeling Patti will be in the new Sondheim at The Shed?
What a treat it would be.
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