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#26

re: 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 :).

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

#27

re: 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.

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#28

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:15pm

....I WAS JOKING :).

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#29

re: 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).

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#30

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/14/09 at 6:52pm

qolbinau, I wasn't sure of the tone of your post, but plenty of people hint at them having problems.

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#31

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/14/09 at 7:14pm

Patti 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.

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#32

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/14/09 at 8:42pm

I can not wait for this.....less than a year!

#33

re: 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.

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#34

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/14/09 at 9:09pm

I love that Merman/ Martin DVD special.

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#35

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/14/09 at 9:12pm

I think that Merman and Martin were equals, but then I only know a limited scope of each woman's work.

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#36

re: 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."

#37

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/15/09 at 5:30am

How 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

#38

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/15/09 at 8:49am

Age really shouldn't make a difference, it is after all a concert presentation. You are there for the music not visuals.

#39

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/15/09 at 8:55am

I'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.

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#40

re: 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

#41

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:08pm

What the hell...I posted after this, and it was removed :S.

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

#42

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:49pm

I'd love to hear Patti sing "You Can't Get A Man With A Gunt." She was born to sing that song.

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#43

re: 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"...

#44

re: 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 :).

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

#45

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/17/09 at 1:31pm

lol 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

#46

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/17/09 at 1:50pm

Not just yours, qolbinau. Mine was deleted too.

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#47

re: Patti's catching up to Bernadette

Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:49pm

I 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.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

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