War Paint: Patti vs Christine
War Paint: Patti vs Christine
#1War Paint: Patti vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:12pm
Who do you guys think is giving the stronger performance?
Updated On: 4/6/17 at 02:12 PM
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#4War Paint: Patty vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:18pm
It's PATTI, not PATTY.
LuPone is giving the stronger performance IMO, but I also think the material is slightly partial to her. Ebersole is also excellent. Pitting them against each other is counterproductive to the ultimate message of the piece.
#5War Paint: Patty vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:22pm
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1099573&dt=287
#6War Paint: Patty vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:23pm
Fixed it! Where was my head?! And didn't Christine get better reviews out of town?
#7War Paint: Patty vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:24pm
IdinaBellFoster said: ". Pitting them against each other is counterproductive to the ultimate message of the piece."
Thank you! 100% true.
#8War Paint: Patty vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:36pm
People complain about message boards because of threads like this.
Tony2600
Understudy Joined: 12/5/09
#9War Paint: Patty vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 2:59pm
A better question would be which of these two singing divas wins the Ken Watanabe elocution award?
#10War Paint: Patti vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 3:25pm
Definitely Patti would win that award.
Updated On: 4/6/17 at 03:25 PM
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#11War Paint: Patti vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 3:36pm
If one of these divas is nominated for a Tony and the other doesn't, there will be hell to pay!
#12War Paint: Patti vs Christine
Posted: 4/6/17 at 5:01pm
While Patti got more laughs, her dialogue was pretty difficult to understand for most of her scenes. I saw the second preview, so things could have been worked on.
I think Christine's performance is subtle and layered, while Patti's seems...easy? For the lack of a better word. I never got the feeling that she was challenging herself outside of the accent.
#13War Paint: Patti vs Christine
Posted: 4/7/17 at 12:48am
They were both wonderful. Fascinating portrayals. BOTH!!!!!
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#14War Paint: Patti vs Christine
Posted: 4/7/17 at 1:26am
They should sing BOSOM BUDDIES as an encore.
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