I saw Patti when I saw the show in February. It was a Friday night so I was hoping to see Victoria. At first I was very dissapointed, then my dad told me that I saw her in my first show(The Sound of Music, I was 6), and that she had an incredible voice. Since my dad said this and he may be one of the toughest critics I know, it made me less dissapointed.
Then the show starts, and like dancingthrulife said, after 5 minutes, it was almost hard to picture anyone else in the role. Besides Patti being amazing in the role, she was also a joy to talk to at the stage door, the whole day was great.
Sorry for the rambling, I was just happy to see the thread.
oy with the poodles already!