#26
Posted: 6/19/13 at 2:34pm
I am serious. I haven't heard anyone trashing Lupone on here in a long time. There have been some critiques and disagreements on her but no one has "trashed" her.
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#27
Posted: 6/19/13 at 6:38pm
Can you please provide a hyper-link, bdn223, to the referenced interview?
#28
Posted: 6/19/13 at 7:04pm
Here's a link, JeffersonPenn:
http://www.broadway.com/videos/series/show-people-with-paul-wontorek/
They start talking about Women on the Verge at 23:23.
http://www.broadway.com/videos/series/show-people-with-paul-wontorek/
They start talking about Women on the Verge at 23:23.
#29
Posted: 6/19/13 at 7:11pm
"That same reporter tweeted that they found out Patti was "sounded out" to replace Elena Roger in Evita"
Okay we all know this isn't true. Patti could barely handle the show 30 years ago. She sure couldn't do it now.
Okay we all know this isn't true. Patti could barely handle the show 30 years ago. She sure couldn't do it now.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#30
Posted: 6/19/13 at 7:20pm
ACTUALLY... she sang "Argentina" better than she did 30 years ago in MANDY/PATTI on Broadway.
#31
Posted: 6/19/13 at 7:27pm
"ACTUALLY... she sang "Argentina" better than she did 30 years ago in MANDY/PATTI on Broadway."
And if that's all she had to do in the show I would say she was perfect. But her dancing has always been clunky and she wouldn't make it through Buenos Aires without collapsing. And forget Waltz for Eva and Che. Whoever was playing Che would have to have strong arms because he would be hauling LuPone around like a rag doll.
And if that's all she had to do in the show I would say she was perfect. But her dancing has always been clunky and she wouldn't make it through Buenos Aires without collapsing. And forget Waltz for Eva and Che. Whoever was playing Che would have to have strong arms because he would be hauling LuPone around like a rag doll.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#32
Posted: 6/19/13 at 7:32pm
No one, not even Herself sings it better than she did 30 years ago.
jv92, were you born even than?
jv92, were you born even than?
#33
Posted: 6/19/13 at 8:10pm
Is the cast album good enough representation, Curtain?
#34
Posted: 6/19/13 at 8:54pm
"Is the cast album good enough representation, Curtain? "
That depends on who you ask. It was recorded between L.A. and Broadway, and LuPone herself has said that she struggled with the role and was definitely not singing it properly in Los Angeles. Many accounts say that her performance had grown remarkably by the time she finished her run in the show in New York.
That depends on who you ask. It was recorded between L.A. and Broadway, and LuPone herself has said that she struggled with the role and was definitely not singing it properly in Los Angeles. Many accounts say that her performance had grown remarkably by the time she finished her run in the show in New York.
#35
Posted: 6/19/13 at 11:03pm
The cast album of EVITA is a pretty good representation but seeing and hearing her live before she became a monster was absolutely thrilling.
One night she attacked SO LAUREN BACALL ME! right at someone in the audience and blew the rafters off the place. And yes it WAS Lauren she was belting at!
Why does it stink Joey? She started it.
One night she attacked SO LAUREN BACALL ME! right at someone in the audience and blew the rafters off the place. And yes it WAS Lauren she was belting at!
Why does it stink Joey? She started it.
#36
Posted: 6/20/13 at 12:13am
PS: I've heard a few live recordings of her, too. If that counts. Her final performance recording is thrilling, except that Mandy isn't there.
jakieoh- I'm all for that!
jakieoh- I'm all for that!
#37
Posted: 6/20/13 at 10:26am
Her final performance recording is thrilling, except that Mandy isn't there.
Sounds better already!
Sounds better already!
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#38
Posted: 6/20/13 at 11:20am
Having seen her concert last night, I can confirm that after singing Eva & Magaldi/Eva Beware of the City/Buenos Aires & Rainbow High, she can definitely still sing the score!
Not to forget, of course, that she sang Sunset Boulevard for the first time in twenty years!
Not to forget, of course, that she sang Sunset Boulevard for the first time in twenty years!
#39
Posted: 6/20/13 at 11:56am
I'd kill to see Lupone reprise Evita!
http://youtu.be/tyFnOW3Fy0U
Her Rainbow High is still spectacular!
http://youtu.be/tyFnOW3Fy0U
Her Rainbow High is still spectacular!
#40
Posted: 6/20/13 at 12:06pm
"I'd kill to see Lupone reprise Evita!"
I'm glad she hasn't done that. We don't need another Ted Neely situation on our hands. I'm willing to ignore the age of an actor when they are playing a historical figure only to a certain extent. LuPone looks good for her age, but you're not going to convince me that she can still play a character that ranges from her late teens to the ripe old age of 33 through the course of the show.
I'm glad she hasn't done that. We don't need another Ted Neely situation on our hands. I'm willing to ignore the age of an actor when they are playing a historical figure only to a certain extent. LuPone looks good for her age, but you're not going to convince me that she can still play a character that ranges from her late teens to the ripe old age of 33 through the course of the show.
#41
Posted: 6/20/13 at 3:42pm
As much as the Patti obsessed fangirl in me would want to see Patti play Evita, it's better that it didn't happen.
However, I would love to see her do it in a benefit concert of some kind. THAT could be amazing. Semi staged except Rainbow High would be done exactly as it was with the dressers throwing the fur over her shoulders on "DRESSED UP somewhere to go.."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epg3PzY0gzM
However, I would love to see her do it in a benefit concert of some kind. THAT could be amazing. Semi staged except Rainbow High would be done exactly as it was with the dressers throwing the fur over her shoulders on "DRESSED UP somewhere to go.."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epg3PzY0gzM
Updated On: 6/20/13 at 03:42 PM
#42
Posted: 6/20/13 at 4:54pm
Seth mentioned last night that he would like to reunite Patti and Mandy for a one night only EVITA concert.
#43
Posted: 6/20/13 at 6:58pm
If Seth did that I would be very dangerous. I would KILL to get across country and get my hands on a ticket.
Only, Mandy kind of grosses me out now. Not sure what it is...
Only, Mandy kind of grosses me out now. Not sure what it is...
#44
Posted: 6/20/13 at 7:36pm
The only way she'd EVER agree to that is if Andrew stayed far, far, far away.
#45
Posted: 6/20/13 at 7:42pm
Well, she did have a rapprochement with Glenn Close.
Is she still pissed at Tim Rice for snaking the London Anything Goes away from her for his then-wife Elaine Paige?
She has very conflicted feelings about Evita. One minute she's saying what a bad show it is, the next minute she's saying how the movie could never measure up to the greatness of the show.
I love that, however, as she goes on in life she appears to get gaining clarity and perspective. I love that she's been so game for Seth, doing Norma and Rainbow High and all that.
She is a ****ing treasure, in my never to be humble opinion.
Is she still pissed at Tim Rice for snaking the London Anything Goes away from her for his then-wife Elaine Paige?
She has very conflicted feelings about Evita. One minute she's saying what a bad show it is, the next minute she's saying how the movie could never measure up to the greatness of the show.
I love that, however, as she goes on in life she appears to get gaining clarity and perspective. I love that she's been so game for Seth, doing Norma and Rainbow High and all that.
She is a ****ing treasure, in my never to be humble opinion.
#46
Posted: 6/21/13 at 12:26am
"Well, she did have a reapprochement with Glenn Close"
Why she ever had a problem with Glen Close is laughable. Was Glenn suppose to say: "no, it's Patti's show, I won't do it"
It was a sh#tty situation but not Close's fault.
It's part of why I think her Ego is OOC (out of control).
Why hasn't anyone passed out the Scott dish yet?
It must be minor.
Why she ever had a problem with Glen Close is laughable. Was Glenn suppose to say: "no, it's Patti's show, I won't do it"
It was a sh#tty situation but not Close's fault.
It's part of why I think her Ego is OOC (out of control).
Why hasn't anyone passed out the Scott dish yet?
It must be minor.
#47
Posted: 6/21/13 at 12:36am
The night I saw MANDY/PATTI (which I'm calling it because I don't feel like typing out its full title), she stopped her performance of "Argentina" after the first eight bars. I was expecting her to go into a cell-phone/camera tirade. Nope. She wanted to tell us how much she wished she could go back to those days in EVITA with Mandy, DESPITE the trouble it brought her. Now, perhaps she did this EVERY performance, but it felt off-the-cuff. So whatever problems she has with Hal and ESPECIALLY ALW, perhaps if Mandy's involved, we may see an EVITA one-night reunion?
Whether or not Mandy wants do it is another story...
I really want to hear that score sung well again, which means with ferocity and passion.
Whether or not Mandy wants do it is another story...
I really want to hear that score sung well again, which means with ferocity and passion.
#48
Posted: 6/21/13 at 12:57am
It is no secret around Broadway that Patti and Laura blamed Sherie for the failure of WOTV. Having seen the show after it opened, I thought it had a LOT of problems- including plot holes and a 1st act closer that had the audience scratching their heads. It was simply insane of the creators of the show to open it up on Broadway without an out-of-town tryout.
I must say that Laura and Patti gave amazing performances, both as comic actresses and as singers. Sherie, who is a wonderful actress, was simply wrong for the part I blame Bartlett Sher for casting her in the first place.
I must say that Laura and Patti gave amazing performances, both as comic actresses and as singers. Sherie, who is a wonderful actress, was simply wrong for the part I blame Bartlett Sher for casting her in the first place.
"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"
#49
Posted: 6/21/13 at 1:29am
Isn't it a known fact that LuPone was less than amused with Scott's attendance record during WOTV? I thought there was reports of back stage tension resulting in LuPone telling her off one matinee.
#50
Posted: 6/21/13 at 3:30am
lovebwy, Elaine was never Tim's wife. Besides which, Elaine secured that role and produced the show HERSELF.
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