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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 9:06:18 GMT
I appreciate frankness, but it increasingly feels like she is playing a character "Brash Patti Lupone Who Tells It Like It Is," often bordering on caricature. She could benefit from a "Director" who might rein in this performance. YMMV.
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Post by jakobo on May 26, 2020 12:49:51 GMT
She continues to S#!% on Lloyd Webber and his works - despite the fact that were it not for Evita, she would be "Patti who?" That's about the most classless and mean-spirited comment I've read in a while.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 14:53:54 GMT
What does she say that’s wrong? Patti is asked, Patti answers. She has absolutely zero reason to self edit at this stage in her career - she’s said a number of times she doesn’t think she’d do musicals again but then Company came along, so I’m sure she’s not worried about job prospects at this point in life. Who ever says anything nice about their old boss, if they’re fired from a job they were perfectly capable of doing? As much as I love Glenn Close in Sunset, Patti was ultimately replaced in a musical by someone less vocally gifted - who then went on to win a Tony award. That has to sting and whilst I’m sure it doesn’t anymore, I see no reason to let ALW off the hook just because it doesn’t hurt anymore.
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Post by chernjam on May 26, 2020 17:28:35 GMT
What does she say that’s wrong? Patti is asked, Patti answers. She has absolutely zero reason to self edit at this stage in her career - she’s said a number of times she doesn’t think she’d do musicals again but then Company came along, so I’m sure she’s not worried about job prospects at this point in life. Who ever says anything nice about their old boss, if they’re fired from a job they were perfectly capable of doing? As much as I love Glenn Close in Sunset, Patti was ultimately replaced in a musical by someone less vocally gifted - who then went on to win a Tony award. That has to sting and whilst I’m sure it doesn’t anymore, I see no reason to let ALW off the hook just because it doesn’t hurt anymore. Fair points Kevin... I guess it just seems so petty at this point. Yes she was treated poorly - but ever since then it's a complete re-writing of history where she goes out of her way to pan ALW's music. She rips Evita as being one of the worst experiences of her life (dismisses that score - even though she kept doing subsequent productions of it) it was so bad that she actively auditioned and wanted Sunset when it seemed every female actress was jealous of her getting the role of Norma. The fact that she wasn't well received was in part the production itself which was vastly improved by the time it got to Los Angeles - but was also just her not being right for the part. In any event, when she went on the Grammy's two years ago to sing Dont Cry for Me Argentina and there was that public meeting and moment where she announced a "detente" it appeared, momentarily that they had reconciled. ALW gushed about her and seemed obviously eager to mend fences. But days later she had to go out of her way to say that nothing changed there was no "peace" treaty. It's just a sad, ugly look to me - and there's way too much of that sh*t in the world right now
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 10:21:00 GMT
What does she say that’s wrong? Patti is asked, Patti answers. She has absolutely zero reason to self edit at this stage in her career - she’s said a number of times she doesn’t think she’d do musicals again but then Company came along, so I’m sure she’s not worried about job prospects at this point in life. Who ever says anything nice about their old boss, if they’re fired from a job they were perfectly capable of doing? As much as I love Glenn Close in Sunset, Patti was ultimately replaced in a musical by someone less vocally gifted - who then went on to win a Tony award. That has to sting and whilst I’m sure it doesn’t anymore, I see no reason to let ALW off the hook just because it doesn’t hurt anymore. Fair points Kevin... I guess it just seems so petty at this point. Yes she was treated poorly - but ever since then it's a complete re-writing of history where she goes out of her way to pan ALW's music. She rips Evita as being one of the worst experiences of her life (dismisses that score - even though she kept doing subsequent productions of it) it was so bad that she actively auditioned and wanted Sunset when it seemed every female actress was jealous of her getting the role of Norma. The fact that she wasn't well received was in part the production itself which was vastly improved by the time it got to Los Angeles - but was also just her not being right for the part. In any event, when she went on the Grammy's two years ago to sing Dont Cry for Me Argentina and there was that public meeting and moment where she announced a "detente" it appeared, momentarily that they had reconciled. ALW gushed about her and seemed obviously eager to mend fences. But days later she had to go out of her way to say that nothing changed there was no "peace" treaty. It's just a sad, ugly look to me - and there's way too much of that sh*t in the world right now I could be wrong, but I think she has only ever hated on how vocally challenging Eva’s role is? Something about it being too consistently high and demanding throughout. I actually agree with that - I tend to prefer Madonna’s softer vocal approach to Evita if I’m honest... it makes the character more sympathetic imo. I just don’t like the idea that anyone calls out someone as being ugly for having a consistent opinion on something. I especially disagree with the undertone that a woman should keep quiet in order to appear dignified in an attempt to appease onlookers.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 7, 2020 11:54:43 GMT
I'm loving this
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Post by justsaying113 on Aug 10, 2020 11:44:48 GMT
Love her or loathe her, LuPone is something of legend and - of course - no one should ever resort to personal insults. She is, though, not averse to using them against others herself - and often in really nasty tones. She's always been singularly ungracious about 'Evita'. Yes, it's a vocal Everest, but there are plenty of other talented ladies who played it wonderfully over the years without resorting to unpleasantries. The fact she wasn't up to it is more about her than the role. Personally, I think she's great value and when she's face-to-face with an intelligent interviewer she's really great fun and very engaging - but she's turning into a bit of an unpleasant, bitter cliche. And that's sad.
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Post by theatreian on Jun 18, 2021 21:43:56 GMT
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Post by marob on Jun 19, 2021 16:23:51 GMT
It’s always less impressive though when you remember that the celebrity in question has pay $50,000 for the honour themselves.
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 19, 2021 20:40:13 GMT
The woman is 72....she's still got it!
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Post by LaLuPone on Jun 19, 2021 20:45:21 GMT
Just fabulous!
Surely we’re well overdue a Patti at the Palladium concert? Would be an amazing event once everything’s back to normal, and I’d pay £100s to be honest, especially if she did some Sunset Boulevard numbers.
I’m just imaging an evening of her belting Evita, Les Mis, Sunset, Gypsy, Sweeney, Company, Anything Goes, the setlist would be insane.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 20, 2021 11:26:35 GMT
I'd love to see Patti in concert again. Last time I saw her in concert was Divas at the Donmar and that was more years ago than I care to remember. Mind you we would need surtitles at the theatre to actually understand what she is singing. The Anything Goes video reminds me of a very funny version on one of the Forbidden Broadway cd's where the words "Anything Goes" is substituted for "Patti LuPone". Its hilarious.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 1, 2021 22:57:32 GMT
I love that she sounds like a piss take of Patti Lupone.. a true camp icon
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Post by Mark on May 11, 2022 4:58:22 GMT
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Post by LaLuPone on May 11, 2022 5:14:28 GMT
As if she’s treated us to another “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?” moment😭
What an icon.
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Post by WireHangers on May 11, 2022 10:32:13 GMT
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE: The Sequel
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Post by sukhavati on May 11, 2022 23:23:54 GMT
It’s always less impressive though when you remember that the celebrity in question has pay $50,000 for the honour themselves. Not necessarily true. Oftentimes, it's fan clubs that raise the money; ages ago, I was part of Jackman's Landing, donating funds when Hugh was working in "Boy from Oz" on Broadway. There was a time I contacted a well known British stage/screen star's agent to see about getting the process started for a star in Hollywood; the agent called me back and said the actor had declined, that if the application was to be launched, it had to go through his fan club, and at that point, he was subsidising the costs of the fan club out of his own pocket. If all the stars were self-funded, every pavement in Los Angeles County would be covered in them.
Here's the criteria:
The Walk of Fame includes six categories:
Motion Pictures Television Radio Recording Live Theatre/Performance Sports Entertainment
All Nominations must include these documents:
Photo of the nominee Brief bio of nominee – no more than 2 pages Nominee’s qualifications List of contributions to the community and civic-oriented participation of the nominee Letter of agreement from the nominee or his/her management
The committee will select approximately 30 names for insertion into the Walk. Nomination of an individual or group must be approved by the Walk of Fame Committee, sometimes requiring several annual nominations before a nominee is selected to receive a star. The most qualified artists nominated are eligible for a star to be installed in the Walk during the subsequent year. Those not selected for the current year are requested to resubmit for the following nomination period. Should the sponsor not want to make a second attempt, they must notify the Hollywood Chamber immediately, and the application will be pulled.
The criteria for receiving a star consists of the following: professional achievement, longevity in the category of five years or more, contributions to the community and the guarantee that the celebrity will attend the dedication ceremony if selected. Posthumous awards require a five-year waiting period.
After the Walk of Fame Committee has made its selections, the Hollywood Chamber’s Board of Directors also votes to approve the star and then for a final approval, the names are submitted to the City of Los Angeles’ Board of Public Works Department.
All honorees must be approved by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the decisions of which are final and entirely within the Chamber’s discretion. Nomination and selection procedures, forms, and qualifications are guidelines only, entirely within the Chamber’s discretion, and are subject to change at any time, without notice.
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Post by raider80 on Oct 17, 2022 15:29:07 GMT
I'm not sure if she is being serious in this tweet or if she is just dramatic. Tweet
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2022 16:39:16 GMT
I'm not sure if she is being serious in this tweet or if she is just dramatic. Tweet
She is certainly living up to her reputation ... whichever it is.
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Post by lolalou on Oct 20, 2022 1:22:09 GMT
She has a point 😂
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Post by justsaying113 on Oct 20, 2022 7:49:41 GMT
I can take or leave Ms LuPone but she's bang-on here. Theatre has been dumbed down, here in the UK as well. Audiences who don't know how to behave, over-pricing, unimaginative producers - and don't get me started on those who join a standing ovation like sheep. There is still great theatre to be enjoyed but truly memorable evenings that challenge and thrill (think 'The Doctor') are increasingly rare.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2022 19:47:27 GMT
Those dues she is too entitled to pay go a long way to help members get healthcare and more services they sorely need. Miss LuPone doesn't need them because she's wealthy. She could easily pay those dues and not bat an eyelash, continuing to support those in the trenches who she has worked along for decades. But no. It's all about her.
As usual, entitled, arrogant, immature. A true egomaniac.
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Post by shady23 on Dec 28, 2022 10:24:08 GMT
Patti is the guest on Michelle Visage's Rule Breakers podcast, available on BBC Sounds.
A really enjoyable listen.
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Post by marob on Jan 1, 2023 17:50:00 GMT
She’s trending on twitter for dropping an F-bomb on TV. But saw this also.
Obviously there’s no love lost between her and ALW, but have to say, I agree with her. I don’t think any show is so good that it deserves to run for decades.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 1, 2023 18:14:16 GMT
“It should just die” LOL.
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