Patti LuPone: A Memoir (spoiler alert)- Page 7

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 1:24am

Must have something to do with Le Miz. She was Cosette. But I'm just thinking that Ms. Caine better be right or Patti will take her down.

Betty, that was Sunset Blvd. I just skimmed the Evita chapter and it says that Streisand wanted the role of Evita. She recorded songs from Sunset before LuPone, as I am sure you already know. Doesn't say anything about her recording "...Argentina". (Unless I missed something)

Updated On: 9/25/10 at 01:24 AM

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 9:37am

In the audiobook, she quite clearly says that Streisand recorded "Dont Cry For Me Argentina"

[HistoryBoy2]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 9:44am

Before this book, I loved Patti.

Now, she has an excuse for everythng, has slept with everyone and can bitch about anything.

I love her even more.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 10:55am

Betty, in what chapter? I must have missed it or don't remember it.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 11:01am

Its the Sunset Boulevard chapter on the audiobook when she talks about Barbara recording "With One Look" and "As If..." She says that this happened to her before when Barbra recorded Argentina before she did for EVITA.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 11:41am

Found it Betty! Page 212. LuPone says Streisand's version was out there for everyone to hear but then it says that it was never released.

Updated On: 10/12/10 at 11:41 AM

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 9/25/10 at 12:01pm

Loved the book, read it in 24 hrs. Patti has certainly had a lot of hard times, i respect her for writing this stuff. Great to hear about SUNSET and BAKER'S WIFE.

[LuPoneFan2]

Posted: 9/26/10 at 4:04am

Hey did anyone see this?

Danny Leary Celebrates Release Of LuPone Memoir At Comix 9/30
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by BWW News Desk
https://comedy.broadwayworld.com/article/Danny_Leary_Celebrates_Release_Of_LuPone_Memoir_At_Comix_20010101

It looks like a lot of fun and I can't make it to NYC. If anyone goes please post a report!!

[binau]

Posted: 10/1/10 at 6:40am

I think this [audio]book was the best thing ever. I didn't think her life was this interesting - it was almost almost TOO interesting - suspiciously so.

On the audiobook, I liked her impersonations of ALW etc.. - I just love it. I actually respect her much more now.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 10/1/10 at 6:22pm

Finally got to hear most of it...

Wow!


And my mention is at 5:38 on the audio book.

Nice to know I made her feel 'tawdry'.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 10/2/10 at 10:00am

But in a GOOD way I'm Sure! ;D

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 10/25/10 at 1:02pm

My favorite part is when the ghost of Eva Peron comes!

[StageManager2]

Posted: 10/25/10 at 1:32pm

Care to elaborate, MTVMANN?

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 10/25/10 at 2:29pm

When she was doing "Evita" and struggling with the part the ghost of Eva Peron came to visit Patti in the night. Patti felt Eva was trying to tell her that she would be okay in the part.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 12:50pm

I know I'm late to the game, but I just finished the book. Full disclosure, I expected a score-settling bitchfest when I went in. And... yeah, that's pretty much what I found.

What I found most off-putting (and I'm sure many of you will disagree with me) is that - unless I missed something - she's never really had a "real" job a day in her life (as in non-performing, non show biz job) and STILL can manage to sound completely entitled and ungrateful regarding almost her entire career. She goes from being the first acting class at Julliard, which leads to her working as an actor non-stop for four years through the rest of her storied career without so much as ever having to say "May I take your order?" but everything's a struggle and everyone is out to get her - then, now and forever.

I'm not speaking anything about her talent, which I think is extraordinary. It's just a shame she seems to think of her life and career, which to me seems pretty charmed, as just an endless string of miseries and conspiracies against her.

One thing I was unsure of, because after page upon page of actual bitching and complaining it's hard to know when she's being serious or not - was she kidding when she blamed her diction problems on the sound person at Anything Goes?

[morosco]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 1:07pm

...was she kidding when she blamed her diction problems on the sound person at Anything Goes?

Years ago I remember her blaming her diction problem on the fact that no one informed her that she had a problem with diction.

Seriously.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 1:46pm

Well, unless the sound person was God, I don't know how they could have helped.
I guess that person has followed her from every show since.
The only show I understood most of her lyrics was SWEENEY TODD,
ah the fear of Sondheim!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 1:48pm

And she wrote that Sweeney was a positive experience! Maybe her own enjoyment actually hinges or her having correct diction, and since that's been so rare, that's why she's been so cranky!

Posted: 11/8/10 at 1:54pm

She talks weird. Always. I saw her on a Law & Order rerun last week and was like "What the hell was that??"

[morosco]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 1:58pm

Everyone has seen this but it's always worth another look

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 2:06pm

I've never seen that video before and it was honestly one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 3:00pm

How did she come back from Les Miz $25,000 in debt? Is British Equity that cheap with their daily allowance or was she treating the entire cast and crew to dinner every night? Wasn't that the show where she was sharing a flat with Michael Ball?

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 3:16pm

If someone with Photoshop skills were to create an image of Patti in a McDonald's uniform I would not be unhappy about it.

Just sayin'.

[Joey.]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 5:58pm

So what we're saying is 8 shows a weak of high energy performances isn't as hard as flipping burgers at McDonalds?

K.

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 11/8/10 at 6:26pm

What I'm saying is, I'd really really really like to see Patti LuPone in a visor.