Patti Lupone — Page 2

You think she did a terrible job, yet you waited by the stage door to see her???
Ms. LuPone has always been very kind, I have several photos of us together , and she has always been gracious. Many years ago she was performing at the Donmar Warehouse in London. I couldnt believe that she remembered me from having met her a few months before. She said , You came all the way from Chicago to see me? , I am truly honored" A pretty kind person if you ask me.

One time, Patti LuPone punched me in the face.....





It was awesome.

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She is one of the reasons I became obsessed with Broadway...obsessed enough to read message boards about her career. I am thankful for that. I think she is who she is and that's as good as she'll get. Never meet your heros.

I'll chime in and say that each time I met her after SWEENEY TODD, she was nothing but gracious to me and everyone else there.

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I love that this thread is still going on.

People here have no idea whether she is nice or not. They are basing it purely on a split second encounter at a stagedoor, for good or for bad.

People who don't like her, will give you the 'she's a mean overrated diva' and the obsessives will worship the ground she walks on.

Either way, I don't get why you should care. Be a fan of her talent, not her personality.

^awww! that is so sweet! i'm jealous!

I have worked with her at Lincoln Center in ANYTHING GOES, and we got along fine, but I did notice that when I came into the company everyone warned me that she was hateful. The entire ensemble HATED her. I personally don't believe there is any excuse for being rude...We all have a right to keep our dignity, and remember it's not what you say it's how you say it. She is very into playing THE STAR.
I also think she is overated. It was not a happy place to be while she was there. She was replaced by Leslie Uggams and overnight the atmosphere in the theatre changed. So at least the last 10 months of the run was very happy. Leslie is a joy!

I'll never forget a small piece in SPY magazine during the time of ANYTHING GOES.. it had an unflattering photo of LuPone and next to it was the article. The first line was...

Did you feel that huge gust of wind blowing through Broadway last week? Well we did and we can tell you it was collective sigh of relief from cast of ANYTHING GOES now that Patti Lupone has left the show.

I went on to list some her backstage antics.. none too pretty.

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On a different note.. my question to the original post is what is she your role model for? How to perform on stage? How to conduct a career? How to live your life? How to dress?

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Replying to BigFatBlonde,

It seems like everytime you turn on the T.V. or walk by a newspaper or magazine, it's chalk full of stories and pictures of could-have-been role models that have gone downhill. But Patti always manages to keep herself on track. She is my role model because of how she presents herself on stage,how she has worked so hard to get where she is and that she has her own way of doing things.

But I do have to say that you don't hear about many broadway stars going downhill. Nevertheless, she still inspires me.

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To everyone else who has posted their opinion,

I do understand that it would be tiring and stressful, but part of show business is treating people right. I agree with Byron Abens, and anyone else who was voicing their opinions on a similiar note.

Much thanks to everyone else who posted.
Especially to Patti LuPone FANatic for being extremely polite.

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To dannilupone,

What's wrong with simple questions?
And maybe the question is stupid, it's not the end of the world. It may seem stupid to you, but to others it may not. So, please keep that in mind and remember :

"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
- Chinese Proverb

When you say, "people like all of you", what makes you so sure you are so different from us? Judging by your username you are a LuPone fan too, and a potential "message board freak". So be careful with your words, and try to lighten up a bit. I'm not trying to insult you, I just don't understand why you have to come on so negetively. I'm sorry if this has offended anyone.

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Em, Patti 'keeps on track' compared to celebrities in magazines because she doesn't have their lifestyle.

She's a grown woman who isn't famous, rich, partying and constantly hounded by paparazzi who are waiting for her to mess up.

She performs on stage a few hours a day, the worst she has to deal with is obsessive fans.

Hardly the same.

She's well known within the theatre world.

That's not famous.

^she wrote in one of her 'ramblings' that she was recognized by some teenage girls in South Carolina and how during that trip she was recognized every day. That's not 'famous'?