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It’s a Patti LuPone fest around here
I’m in love with this Out.com interview with LuPone by Mickey Rapkin. It’s ripe with gems: For a second LuPone is quiet. “It’s show business,” she says. “Sometimes it fucking sucks.” “I’m Sicilian....
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It’s (finally) arrived.
Review to come. (And, oh boy, I can’t wait to write it.) Get your copy > “Fasten your seatbelts; it’s going to be a bumpy night.”
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Things I learned reading Patti LuPone’s memoir: a fan’s perspective
To say I’m a fan of Patti LuPone’s would be an understatement. Sixteen years ago, I happened upon a record (the vinyl kind) of the 1987 cast recording of Anything Goes where she starred as the sassy...
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Patti LuPone will get you sh*tfaced
LuPone and BenantiYesterday, Broadway diva Patti LuPone was honored by The Drama League for, basically, being Patti LuPone. Fancy Broadway types, socialites (and the lovely SarahB, who volunteered at...
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Patti LuPone on Barbara Streisand in ‘Gypsy’
Ah, Patti LuPone — always one with a colorful quote. To add to this list, here’s what the Broadway diva had to say in a recent Q&A about Streisand starring in an on-again/off-again movie adaptation...
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Some thoughts after watching Sondheim’s ‘Company’ in the movie theatre
A few friends and I drove up and over to icky Rosemont yesterday to see the filmed NYPhil concert of Company starring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert, Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton and more. Here...
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Bway’s Funny Girl announced (sorry, LuPone)
And now for something completely unrelated to Chicago theatre. After much speculation, gossip and conjecture, they’ve announced the star of the new Bartlett Sher-helmed production of Funny Girl, set to...
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Patti LuPone gives a true audition
Remember this classic scene from “Life Goes On”? No? Well, take a moment and watch the clip below, if not only to witness LuPone (as Libby Tatcher) give one kick-ass audition, but to see LuPone stop...
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Ravinia Bob returns: LuPone, Callaway and more planned for Ravinia 2012
There are some people out there (you know who you are) who refer to me as “Ravinia Bob.” Over time, this nickname was been truncated to “RivB,” and eventually “Riv2theB.” Why? Because I’ve made some...
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New documentary series offers a rare backstage glimpse of working actor,...
Sometimes you wake up to discover that the world has bestowed a rare gift to you. Something that gives you hope for the world at large. In this case, it’s a YouTube documentary series on one of my...
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