Patti and the BLVD
Patti and the BLVD
#1Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 11:41amWith the LuPone/Arthur Laurents feud all patched up, do you think ten years from now Andrew Lloyd Webber will want to revive Sunset Blvd and patch things up with Patti? Critics said she was too young back then for Norma. Hey, you never know!
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#2re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 11:46amThat would be AMAZING, but i highly doubt it. The Laurents/LuPone feud had nothign to do with money, and as we all know, money carries far more weight than a simple grudge. Even if LuPone wanted to reconciliate, I think ALW is too stubborn and probably still mad about doling out all that cash. But, hypothetically speaking, i would love to see LuPone as Norma Desmond. She is my favorite Norma, judging by the cast recordings. I wonder how one could reimagine Sunset Boulevard after the original production was so lavish. I definately don't wanna see Joe falling in the pool, banjo in tote.
#2re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 12:02pmI wanna to see her as Claire Zachanassian in THE VISIT.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#3re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 12:09pm
I would love to see Patti reprise her role.
How great would it be if she were cast in the movie version of the musical?!
This of course will never happen b/c they probably won't ever make a movie version, but still I can dream.
....but the world goes 'round
#4re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 12:15pm
I don't think Patti has any intention of trying to patch things up with ALW. I mean, Patti had to patch things up with Laurents to play a role in NYC she's wanted to play for ages. I doubt she feels the same way about Norma.
I don't anticipate any sort of reconciliation. Ever.
Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done.
-John Patrick Shanley
Updated On: 7/14/07 at 12:15 PM
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#5re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 12:17pmI think the falling out with ALW went much deeper than with Laurents.
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#6re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 12:17pm
Never Gonna Happen
She got a great pool out of the deal though.
#7re: Patti and the BLVD
Posted: 7/14/07 at 1:14pmI highly doubt Patti would ever reconcile with Webber. She's Italian after all...
There wouldn't be lights bright enough!
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