Patti's catching up to Bernadette- Page 2
Patti's catching up to Bernadette
#25re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:10pm
"And why does everyone think Patti has actual beef with Bernadette?"
I don't know about everyone else, but if you're referring to my post, I was joking :).
#26re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:12pm
Obviously it won't become a revival, but the thought of Patti on a vendetta to win all the Tony awards that Bernadette has won (or should have won), is hilarious.
Two roles is not a vendetta. Patti also played Fosca, Mrs. Lovett, Desiree Armfeldt, Cora Hoover Hooper and the Dana Ivey roles in Sunday...George at Ravinia. None of those roles were played by Bernadette on Broadway. In a concert, I don't think the age matters any more than race or staging or costumes. It's simply to feature the music. And it's not as if Bernadette weren't 51 when she did the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun.
#27re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:15pm....I WAS JOKING :).
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#28re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:51pm
"....I WAS JOKING :)."
I thought it was funny. (But some people take their divas seriously).
#29re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:52pmqolbinau, I wasn't sure of the tone of your post, but plenty of people hint at them having problems.
#28re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 7:14pmPatti will be great as "Annie Oakley". That's all I have to say about that. from RC in Austin, Texas... T.O.P.L.F.
pc1145N2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/07
#29re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 8:42pmI can not wait for this.....less than a year!
#30re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 8:48pm
Also expect PBS to do a show called "Together on Broadway (Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald)" which will be an exact recreation of the Merman/Martin show.
You joke, but I'd actually like to see this.
Show queens dish that Merman and Martin hated each other. Not true. The reason they got along is that Mary always deferred to Ethel. Mary knew she was #2 and happy to be that.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#31re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 9:09pmI love that Merman/ Martin DVD special.
#32re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 9:12pmI think that Merman and Martin were equals, but then I only know a limited scope of each woman's work.
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#33re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/14/09 at 10:00pm
Stokes back on Broadway?
Isn't he rumored for the Sondheim thing with Barbara Cook?
I think Annie Oakley was a teenager when she was discovered, the funniest part is that her brothers and sisters are always played by ten year olds, but I guess in the backwoods a man could have a daughter that's 60 and a son that's 10 if he's 80.
Merman and Martin were friendly even after Martin took the TONY for SOUND OF MUSIC over Merm's Rose.
Her famous quote was:
"You can't buck a nun."
#34re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/15/09 at 5:30amHow about a LuPone-Peters special (like Merman and Martin)? Prolly, not in this lifetime. Obviously, Miss Patti is my favorite, but both actresses are wonderful in their own right. Each brings something special and unique. from RC in Austin, Texas
alterego
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
#35re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/15/09 at 8:49amAge really shouldn't make a difference, it is after all a concert presentation. You are there for the music not visuals.
#36re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/15/09 at 8:55amI've said it before, and I'll say it again: someday, Diana DeGarmo will make a terrific Annie Oakley. She's age-appropriate now, though Broadway doesn't need another revival right now.
#39re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/15/09 at 5:15pm
The reason people turned a blind eye to Bernadette's age is because she stopped aging about 15-20 years ago.
Updated On: 9/16/09 at 05:15 PM
#38re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:08pmWhat the hell...I posted after this, and it was removed :S.
#39re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:49pmI'd love to hear Patti sing "You Can't Get A Man With A Gunt." She was born to sing that song.
#40re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:53pm
What the hell...I posted after this, and it was removed :S.
Mods have been deleting anything they deem "offensive"...
#41re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:19pm
lol, that's pretty funny.
Ok, perhaps the opposite of my post will be less offensive.
Bernadette totally doesn't have plastic surgery and spends all her money on her children :).
Soliantu
Leading Actor Joined: 11/10/06
#42re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/17/09 at 1:31pmlol yea she's making a career of doing roles Bernadette recently did? haha just kidding.. but seriously I don't think she's appropriately cast in that role.. concert or not. Brian is good casting tho
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#43re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/17/09 at 1:50pmNot just yours, qolbinau. Mine was deleted too.
#44re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette
Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:49pmI love Patti, but I can totally hear her singing, "With a guh-HUUUUN-NAH! With a guh-HUUUUN-NAH!" I can't wait to see how accurate I am, though I can't stand the show.
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