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strandinthewind

06-16-2008, 10:02 AM

gretchen

06-16-2008, 11:43 AM

Outstanding!!!! She was magnificent! Thanks for posting this!

strandinthewind

06-16-2008, 11:53 AM

RavenOfRhiannon

06-16-2008, 12:27 PM

All I can say is...

It's About F*cking Time!!!! She should have won for Mrs. Lovett last year as well (and also Reno Sweeney, and Norma Desmond (Damn you Glen Close-but-no-cigar!!!))

Brwn_eyes0511

06-17-2008, 12:15 AM

mylittledemon

06-17-2008, 05:49 AM

RavenOfRhiannon

06-17-2008, 08:09 AM

Dont even know who that is...

For the uninitiated:

Patti LuPone was the original Broadway 'Evita' for which she won her first Tony in1980. She is the borther of actor Robert LuPone, who played the role of Zach in the original Broadway production of 'A Chorus Line.'
For many seasons (4, I think) she played mother Libby Thatcher on the show 'Life Goes On.' She even sang the theme. When LGO ended, Patti was offered the chance to create the role of Norma Desmond in the London production of 'Sunset Boulevard,' another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The show opened to mediocre reviews, but most were unanimous in their praise for LuPone. However, Webber reneged on his assurance (and contract) that LuPone would take the role to Broadway. Instead, Glenn Close channeled her inner Carol Burnett and won a Tony for the role. LuPone and Webber settled out of court.

Many musical credits, including:
Anything Goes
Sweeney Todd
The Baker's Wife
Les Miserables
Oliver
Master Class
Noises Off
The Robber Bridegroom
Working

just to name a few

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 09:10 AM

^^^

She also has one of the most technically acrobatic voices in the biz. She can BELT in head voice and it counds delightful. She also slammed out 16 high E's in three choruses in "A New Argentina" in Evita and threw in a high G in the last one for good measure. Very few voices can do that. to wit:

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andother explanation of the voice:

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Anyhoodle - she is now 60 years old giving the performace in the first post. I know few 20 year olds who could do it like Patti.

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 09:11 AM

She was so amazing!!! Gave me chills

I rather enjoyed the entire show this year.. The Tony Awards have become probably the only award show I can sit all the way through..

btw: I thought Ms. Minnelli was looking AMAZING!
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5237/r198920225xk4.jpg

She most certainly did. That outfit is a dog though and WAY age inappropriate (her bra is showing :eek: ) . I am, however, happy for her in that she seems to have calmed the demons in her head.

RavenOfRhiannon

06-17-2008, 09:41 AM

Hey Strand, have you heard Elena Rogers (the 2006 London revival Evita)?

I always wondered what it would sound like if Maria Conchita Alonso played Eva. Now I know.

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 09:48 AM

Hey Strand, have you heard Elena Rogers (the 2006 London revival Evita)?

I always wondered what it would sound like if Maria Conchita Alonso played Eva. Now I know.

That is a VERY good analogy!!!!

She is good though - but a slightly abrupt voice :shrug:

RavenOfRhiannon

06-17-2008, 09:53 AM

Thanks.

She's argentine, so it's much more authentic, but that same authenticity grates on your nerves after a while. Patti is still the iconic performance (Sorry Elaine I-Slept-With-Tim-Rice Paige)

David

06-17-2008, 02:32 PM

That is a VERY good analogy!!!!

She is good though - but a slightly abrupt voice :shrug:Strandy, have you done any practicing of the Egmont from the music I posted? I'm sort of like waiting here to hear it. Am I waiting in vain?

petep9000

06-17-2008, 03:42 PM

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 03:58 PM

Strandy, have you done any practicing of the Egmont from the music I posted? I'm sort of like waiting here to hear it. Am I waiting in vain?

Well, I have no piano. But, I will be around one in a week or so. So, then, I will look into it. I do, however, have limited access to a harp - but have no clue how to play it.

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 03:59 PM

Nice legs. I can't violate HIPAA by saying anything more, but she was in good hands.

I hope so. She is a tremendous talent and, from what I hear from people who have worked with and for her, a truly nice and warm person. So, kudos to her to chasing down her demons.

Now, La Lupone, on the other hand, could lay off the pasta and push a few meals back :eek:

David

06-17-2008, 06:03 PM

Well, I have no piano. But, I will be around one in a week or so. So, then, I will look into it. I do, however, have limited access to a harp - but have no clue how to play it.If you don't want to try it for me, just say so. I don't force people.

Harp?

RavenOfRhiannon

06-17-2008, 06:15 PM

Patti LuPone working on memoir 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

Broadway star Patti LuPone, known for her Tony Award-winning roles in "Gypsy" and "Evita," is working on a memoir, tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010 by Harmony Books, an imprint of Random House Inc.

The book is currently untitled. Financial details were not available.

According to the publisher, the actress will write about her whole life, "From her beginnings in Northport, Long Island, where she discovered that being onstage was the one place she couldn't get into trouble, she takes us on the roller-coaster of professional highs ... and emotional lows (her humiliating firing from `Sunset Boulevard,' nightclub work in the Catskills to pay the bills)."

LuPone won her first Tony in 1980 for playing Argentine leader Eva Peron in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical "Evita." She won her second Tony on Sunday night for her performance in the Broadway revival of "Gypsy." She plays Madame Rose, the driven stage mother who pushes her daughters into show business, particularly the ugly duckling Louise who becomes the legendary stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.

LuPone's other stage credits include the original London company of "Les Miserables" and Broadway revivals of "Sweeney Todd" and "Anything Goes." She has also appeared in such films as "Witness," "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Summer of Sam," as well as the television series "Life Goes On."

The Theatre Gods are smiling upon us, Strand!!!!!!!!!!!

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 06:19 PM

^^^^^^

:eek:

She knows where ALL the bodies are buried and Glenn Close better run for cover :laugh:

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 06:20 PM

If you don't want to try it for me, just say so. I don't force people.

Harp?

This crazy neighbor of mine has a harp - go figure.

bucklind17

06-17-2008, 07:05 PM

Patti is convinced her dressing room is haunted by Merman.

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Video.aspx?ci=567065

strandinthewind

06-17-2008, 07:43 PM

He was GREAT as Tulsa.

Thanks for posting that, I'd not seen it. Also, how about Patti in the wigcap dishing it up with the case and BW.com :laugh:

Brwn_eyes0511

06-24-2008, 04:22 AM

She most certainly did. That outfit is a dog though and WAY age inappropriate (her bra is showing :eek: ) . I am, however, happy for her in that she seems to have calmed the demons in her head.

Well, Liza has pretty much always been known for her kooky tastes in clothing.. (and men). But I too am happy she is at a great place right now. And If you get a chance to see her.. please do. Her tribute show to her Godmother Kay Thompson is AMAZING! And I do believe its going to broadway soon. :thumbsup: