So Who was the Photographer Ejected by Patti from "Gypsy"? — Page 3

So what is this continued behaviour we keep hearing about Patti??? Disobeying the SM's?? What did she do? What was she like?

When the London production opened, it was reviewed by Frank Rich for the New York Times. His review was unfavorable for the show and he didn't care very much for LuPone's performance. Here's a link to the review:

http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9F0CEEDF1731F937A25754C0A965958260

Then Glenn Close starred in the Los Angeles production that opened prior to the Broadway production. The show was revamped and apparently improved for that production. It was reviewed in the Times by Vincent Canby, who not only raved about Close but even said that Close's triumph complicated the question of who should play the role of Norma on Broadway. Here's a link for Canby's review:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DC1230F93AA25751C1A965958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FC%2FClose%2C%20Glenn&scp=1&sq=sunset%20boulevard%20glenn%20close%20vincent%20canby&st=cse

Here's a Newsweek article on the situation:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/113257

Btw, though I don't think it's ever been confirmed, it's been rumored that Rich lost his drama critic job thanks to pressure from Lloyd Webber, who'd requested that the Times not review the London production. Lloyd Webber threatened to pull all advertising for his shows, which does provide the Times with a pretty penny, especially since Cats was still running at the time.

As part of the settlement for being fired, LuPone got $1 million, some of which she used to build what she called the "Andrew Lloyd Webber swimming pool" at the house she was living in at the time.

Here's a Times story on the whole situation, including a discussion of the Faye Dunaway debacle:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DB1E3CF936A35754C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&&scp=3&sq=sunset%20boulevard%20faye%20dunaway&st=cse

Updated On: 1/24/09 at 10:13 PM

Wow, thanks, Nobodyhome! I hope Patti verbally drop-kicked Andrew Lloyd Weber right into another week when he pulled this ridiculous stunt!

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For what it is worth, I asked how valid the media photographer story was on another thread here regarding the same incident. It was "confirmed" by several members, though no source could be given. According to the story, the photographer was paid off so as not to bad mouth Patti or the Production.

Horesh&T

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it was me. I was sitting in 2nd row with my sony little mermaid picture camera and it kept playing "under the sea" everytime I snapped a shot. I understand her anger of not getting Ariel but, she didn't have to embarrass me in front of a bunch of swedish tourists.

I never saw or heard the CD's of "Forbidden Broadway," LizzieCurry, but...now I definitely want them!

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Does anybody remember SPY Magazine? It was hilarious, and for those that don't remember, it was a magazine that spoofed current events, life in New York, and also made a lot of valid points about the state of our culture using humor. Sometimes they'd organize a "SPY Prank." After the Chinese went ape-**** against the brave kids who had been protesting in Tianamen Square, SPY wrote up a a whole outraged page, translated into Chinese, the headline of which, in Mandarin, said, "'Scuse Me, But, YOU'RE REPREHENSIBLE!" And knowing SPY, God only knows what else they wrote on there. The readers were then instructed to fax this lovely little complaint document to the Chinese government. SPY provided a list of the relevant fax numbers. The idea was to jam their trigger-happy fax machines with our objections to the way the kids had been treated and thus drive them nice and crazy.

Why am I bringing this up? Well...does Andrew Lloyd Webber have a fax number?

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Why am I bringing this up? Well...does Andrew Lloyd Webber have a fax number?

maybe you can poke him on Facebook.

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Ha - I bet he was eating his heart out, after seeing that phenomenal "Gypsy" production.

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Whoever it was, I would kill to see what the picture looks like...she must have been peeved already from the two previous pictures that he or she took and I hope they caught her about to pounce. That would be a great shot. HA

Patti still bashes ALW in interviews. Are you sure they're cordial?

Patti still bashes ALW in interviews. Are you sure they're cordial?

She tells the truth about how she felt during the Sunset Blvd fiasco, but she doesn't rag on him like she used to (for ex, that one article from 4 years ago when she made fun of him by saying he looked bloated). If he had the balls to visit her at Gypsy then they're at least cordial now. That doesn't mean anything but civil and gracious.

Yeah, it's been posted.