Your thoughts on something Patti said at the stage door...?- Page 4

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 5:59pm

She hits a high note and then goes back down to her male singing voice.

[BradMajors]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 6:00pm

I think she should have responded with a polite "Thank You" and continue on her merry way.

Her chosen response however is why she has the reputation she has.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 6:02pm

You mean her reputation for honesty?

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 6:05pm

I feel like this thread is going in circles.

Patti's honest. a bit brusque, perhaps, but honest. she's not a terrible person. she's demanding of her fellow actors because she thinks you need to be there for acting and nothing else. and if she's such a terrible person, why do her costars go on and on about how loving and generous an actor and a person she is? if they didn't like her, wouldn't they...say nothing?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 6:07pm

Well said, Voice.

And now we're going to get "Well, a friend of mine knew someone who worked on 'Anything Goes,' and she said that he said . . .

Some people are just strangely invested in the Patti as She-Wolf image, and they're not going to look past it.

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 6:10pm

I will say she has an amazing work ethic. I am not saying she is a "horrible" person, but she is not the friendliest person out there. I also don't really think what she said was "rude", but I do know she can be quite a pistol and not in a good way. I'm not sure what other jobs Patti has had outside of acting, but there are many others jobs(construction worker, fast food worker) that are far from pretty either, so I'm not sure why she responded like that. Being on stage can be VERY demanding, but it also has it's rewards. Not everyone can say they LOVE their job or get to have fans bring them flowers or wait around in the cold to see them.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 6:24pm

Honestly, I thought her response did this guy the favor of treating him like an adult.

Yes, she could have just said "Thank you"--which, presumably, she'd say in response to almost anything anyone said to her at the stage door. Or she could have just been patronizing and said "Good for you. I'm sure you'll be a big star."

Instead she gave him an honest and serious, albeit brief, response. In other words, I think she took his aspirations seriously for that one moment and treated him like an adult.

That, of course, is just my take. I wasn't there, and I certainly wasn't in her head. But there are interpretations of that moment that don't rely on the Patti-is-a-b!tch trope.

[BradMajors]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 9:14pm

I'm a fan of Miss LuPone. I have been ever since I heard the 1979 Cast Album of EVITA. She's a great singer and a great performer. I wasn't there either. She could have said "It Ain't Pretty" in a matter-of-fact way. She could have said "It Ain't Pretty" with a sarcastic undertone. She could have said "It Ain't Pretty" with all the sincerity and honesty she could muster. So in hindsight I take back what I wrote originally. She may have meant no harm in her response and the fan just over reacted. We'll never really know will we? We weren't there.

[haddaddy3]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:23pm

In response to somebody, I wasn't "hurt" that she didn't look me in the eye, it just would have been cooler if she did, and I could've gotten a better picture, but I was two feet from her, so I'm happy.

This thread has gone on forever...wow, um, for those who wonder about her tone, I don't think she said it in a cruel way. She was being honest, yes, and knowing LuPone, she probably meant it lightly and it came off harder.

My reason for originally posting was to see if you guys thought she could've chosen her words better (I agree with those of you who said she could've prefaced it with "thank you"), and I also wondered if you thought the guy was crying because she spoke to him or because of what she said.

[A Director]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:25pm

Perhaps the scene will show up on YouTube. A simple Thank You would have been enough.

[Jane2]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:31pm

This is still going on? lol.
It's silly to decide what someone else should say. Patti's Patti and that's what she said.

Again, don't have expectations or rules about what someone else SHOULD say or do, or you'll be disappointed.

[bundy5000]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:48pm

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[nealb1]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:51pm

I agree 300% with what she said. She was totally and completely honest. Let's get real here, there was no way that she could have had a full on converstation, or say, "Hey, Kid. Let's go to Junior's around the corner and discuss your career." The fact that you didn't like her answer, doesn't change, the fact that she didn't do anything wrong.

Let me ask you this question........should she have lied? Would that have made it better?
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[elphiesmagic]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 10:59pm

"She was being honest, yes, and knowing LuPone, she probably meant it lightly and it came off harder."

I think it's pretty clear from this thread that you DON'T know her. I find it a little creepy how an actor's throwaway words can engender so much fervent discussion. I know it happens all the time here, that only makes it creepier.

Updated On: 8/18/08 at 10:59 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:09pm

I feel bad that this young gay man's private emotional reaction is being discussed in such a widely read public forum.

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:12pm

^^^^^^^
Well said. C'mon guys, drop it. Yes, she made him cry, but was being honest. End of story. I don't see why people get so worked up over someone they don't even know.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:42pm

People obviously have forgotten what it's like to be young, gay and devoted to a diva. It was that she spoke to him at all that made him cry.

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 8/18/08 at 11:45pm

Even if Patti cursed me off, I would cry, but not because of what she said, but that she would talk to me at all!!!!!!

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 8/19/08 at 5:05am

Patti poops like everyone else....who cares. I have no idea why people get soooo obsessed with performers anyways. Yes, it's a hard life being on Broadway. Boo-Hoo. Maybe her and Terrence Howard should have a cup of tea and discuss what a sad life they lead.

[Jane2]

Posted: 8/19/08 at 9:37am

Oh yeah! The importance that some people place on actors is indeed frightening.

[benjaminthemusical]

Posted: 8/19/08 at 10:46am

I got a pic with her right before the Tonys when she was nominated for Sweeney Todd.She wasn't the nicest woman but I loved her.and she stuck a pose.

[Rymes_With_Witch]

Posted: 8/19/08 at 10:54am

Um, I think she was just being honest. It's a very, very, very hard life. Someone like her who's been in the business for decades should know. I don't see her as the sugar-coating type.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/19/08 at 10:56am

She was just being honest and her response was probably just a little too blunt and came off as harsh.