Who was LuPones original alternate in Evita?- Page 2

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/22/07 at 5:43pm

This was the begining of the "monster" some say Patti became.
There were stories she would walk into Joe Allen's as proclaim
"I AM ARGENTINA"!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/22/07 at 5:58pm

I'm sure that the original production of THE APPLE TREE predated EVITA by several years. An alternate (Carman Alvarez) filled in for Barbara harris for the matinees.

Even earlier, Elaine Stritch was the matinee Martha in the original WHO's AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Yup. It's true.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 10/22/07 at 6:44pm

I think Klausner played the LA Run....

[JRybka]

Posted: 10/22/07 at 9:41pm

And I remember seeing Derin Altay I think her name was and really enjoyed her

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 10/22/07 at 9:52pm

Interesting. Thank you for posting all this.

[sparrman]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 9:30am

"There were stories she would walk into Joe Allen's (and) proclaim 'I AM ARGENTINA'!"

This is the kind of thing that sounds entirely plausible, but also entirely like she was joking. She was playing the "First Lady of Argentina," after all! Someone overheard it who didn't know her, they report she's a monstrous diva, and that's how such stories get perpetuated.

Not that I'm particularly interested in defending her...but this sounds pretty understandable.

[morosco]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 9:57am

Go to you know where and search for Loni Ackerman, Broadway's 3rd(?) Eva.

[morosco]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 10:11am

Anyone remember Valerie Perri? She was a smashing Eva on tour.

[Chelseapal]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 11:54am

It was Terry Klausner - I saw her on a Wed matinee. I wasn't aware of the matinee alternate, so I went back the next week to see Patti. I actually liked Terry so much, I specifically went to see Sophisticated Ladies just to see her.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 1:46pm

It's quite a long time ago, but I don't remember why it had to be such a warzone. The show had premiered in London and was well run-in by the time it transferred. There were not huge changes.

And on the subject of Evas, Elaine Paige was dynamite. New York missed out not getting her.

[mrkeatingsir]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 2:01pm

Terri Klausner was by far the better Eva -- she not only had a better voice than LuPone, she was a highly trained dancer so the production numbers were all spot on. I saw LuPone later and just didn't have the same experience. Klausner had real electricity and could do far more with her vocal phrasing. LuPone was, as I recall, quite threatened. Smart of Klausner to insist on playing six performances in the chorus -- that only added dimension to her performance.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/23/07 at 2:56pm

It's quite a long time ago, but I don't remember why it had to be such a warzone.

My guess would be because of LuPone?