Whom do you prefer??
Whom do you prefer??
TheaterJunkie
Understudy Joined: 6/11/06
#0Whom do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:44pm
I was just wondering, between Bernadette Peters and Patti Lupone, which do people prefer as an all around actress/singer??
I really like them equally, I'm just wondering other peoples views.
Updated On: 7/13/06 at 08:44 PM
#1re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:47pm
Patti can circles and circles and circles around Bernadette.
Though I'd say Bernadette can interpret a song slightly better than Patti.
I like Peters, I just overall prefer Patti. Patti can't really belt, and belt better than most. Peters does not really have a belt voice.
#2re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:48pm
It's apples and oranges.
Bernadette is no Evita.
Patti is no Annie Oakley.
I love them both for different reasons but if I had to pick one...I'd go with Bernadette.
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#3re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:50pmImpossible to pick. I like each one for different reasons. Patti is more brash in every sense of the word in her interpretation of songs while Bernadette is softer. Not that she can't be strong (Gypsy recording) but its not as natural. In other words, I can't imagine hearing Patti sing "Children and Art" or Bernadette singing "A New Argentina".
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#4re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:51pmPatti! There is only one role that Peters has done where there really is no other and that is Dot, Sunday In The Park With George. I think Peters is easily equaled and bettered by many actors.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#5re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:55pmI like them both. However, LuPone's Evita, knocked me sideways. Peters has never done that to me.
Yero
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/29/06
#6re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 9:01pmI agree, Patti has done so many things to me while listening, that Bernadette has never come close to doing.
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OOTI2004
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/05
#7re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 9:39pmI love them both and think that they are amazing. I completely agree that the two actresses are like apples and oranges, but if I had to choose a favorite I think I would say Patti. However, tomorrow that might change and the day after it might change back. I guess it all depends on my mood.
#8re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 9:50pmMost definitely Patti, although like jewishboy said, Bernadette is Dot and no one can top her.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#10re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 9:54pmBernadette! All the way!
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Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#11re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 10:01pmPatti. Because of five little letters that make up the name Evita.
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#12re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 10:46pmI personally prefer Bernadette. Granted, I love Patti as well. There is just something about watching Bernadette sing. She just knows how to really communicate a song. Watch her sing "Not a Day Goes By." I dare you to not be moved.
#13re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 10:50pm
I think Patti delivers quite a nice version of NOT A DAY GOES BY as well.
I think Patti gives wonderful interpretation on her newest album, and it's probally her best interpretation of songs yet.
Marguerite Chauvelin
Broadway Star Joined: 7/19/05
#14re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 10:50pmI like both of them, they are rather diverse in talent.
If Percy Blakeney were in Les Mis....
Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)
Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#15re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 10:54pm
If I am in the mood for some rafter-shakin' singing - Patti.
If I am in the mood for pure emotion and vulnerability - Bernadette.
But really, it's like asking a parent which child is their favorite.
#16re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/12/06 at 11:53pmLike everyone said - totally different. I love them both, but if I had to pick one, I would likely go for Bernadette.
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#17re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/13/06 at 12:05amAHHHH! The bitchy Grammar police swoop in to save the day! It's Whom do you prefer. Ok they left... Patti LuPone is my answer. Besides things already said, I can't stand Bernadette's speaking voice.
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#19re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/13/06 at 1:52pmApples and oranges. I have adored them both my whole life.
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#20re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/13/06 at 1:54pmBernadette Peters.
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#22re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/13/06 at 2:01pmI love them both, as well as Betty Buckley and Audra! I've seen them all in concert more than once as well as seeing them in most of their shows. Nothing like a dame...or nothing like a diva! (It's hard to be a diva, it's hard to be divine...")
Christoph
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/06
#23re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/13/06 at 3:03pm
That is a hard call. They both have their strengths and weaknesses.
I have seen Bernadette more than Patti. I love her voice. I enjoyed her in Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy, but I have to admit that I also preferred Reba McEntire and Tyne Daly in those roles overall as compared to Bernadette. I have also seen Bernadette in concert in Las Vegas and she totally rocked and had a tremendous rapport with her audience.
I love Patti's voice. I think her Reno Sweeney from the Anything Goes recording is surely some of the best belting of Cole Porter's music - her renditions of Anything Goes and Blow, Gabriel, Blow really are flawless. Unfortunately, the only time I have actually seen Patti perform has been in the Sweeney Todd revival, and I was one of the few people who found her performance incredibly listless (although still in good voice). I would be very curious to see her in another role to see how she interprets it.
Based on that, I guess I would have to give the edge to Bernadette.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#24re: Who do you prefer??
Posted: 7/13/06 at 3:20pmbernadettte!!! !!
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