Patti LuPone: Born for the Stage — Page 2

No, LadyD. That's the profile for MamasTalkinTrash.

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Great vid! Another job well done by Rick.

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I love it. I have it on my cellphone.

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It is an interesting video. For my taste, she's become more mannered since the beginning of her career.

On the other hand, there was some much drama surrounding LuPone Gypsy: the author saying she will never play Rose, a death-bed plea, over the top at City Center, why is she wearing slippers, will she miss a performance, will she win a Tony, will it be taped for PBS, etc. plus her fans who believe she walks on water. It all made most 19th century melodramas look dull.

The show was a hit, three actors won Tonys, the show closed. Mourn for a day or two, then get on with it.

She wore the slippers for like a month, because she injured her toe. Let it go.

I hate to drag it, but:

"As for love threads that is ridiculous- there are 1000s of threads on here for shows that get invaded by others - take the Wicked and Rent threads- so much abuse on there. Just remember Im not doing it to any one personally so don't come back personally on me. "

I think the point about double standards between Patti LuPone and Wicked/RENT is a good one - even if you do come off quite bitter expressing your views of Patti LuPone :P.

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PJ, you're going to make her try to identify actual lyrics in "Latin from Manhattan"???

Which part?

(I had to ask.)

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PJ, you're going to make her try to identify actual lyrics in "Latin from Manhattan"???

I can, actually! although, for the longest time I was convinced the line was "I'm a hooker from 5th avenue"...

anyway, the part of the song is "I'm a Latin from Manhattan [shocker], you can tell by my manana, I'm a Latin from Manhattan, and not Havana. Though I does the rumba for yas, and I call myself Delores, I was in a Broadway chorus, known as Senorita Patti Lu."

I'm kind of obsessed with the fact that she sings Senorita Patti Lu.

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well, Reggie, there are definitely some songs where it's all just noise and vowels, but I've gotten a lot better at identifying words and making sense out of them!

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I actually am having a hard time thinking of a specific example because I've been listening to her for so long that I might actually speak LuPonese now. I did, for the longest time, have a lot of trouble with the lyrics in "Buenos Aires", but that's not completely her fault. who uses "eiderdown" in a song sung by an uneducated 15 year old girl?

oh, and some songs in "Anything Goes" are a little slippery. let's just say that Forbidden Broadway parody of her was spot on.

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isn't she lucky her name rhymes with that then?

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