THE TRUTH IS SHE NEVER LEFT US! This Spring 2019, the 2 time Tony Award winning versatile star of stage and screen Patti LuPone is about to celebrate another huge milestone in her life….. HER 70TH BIRTHDAY!!!
This spring, the Broadway legend will return home to New York to celebrate with a one…
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Yesterday was the 10th Anniversary of one of the most famous rants ever in Broadway history… the one that started all the headlines about horrible Theater Etiquette behavior on the Great White Way.
On January 10th, 2009, the recent Broadway revival of the legendary musical GYPSY was performing on its 2nd to last day of its run at the St. James Theatre. During her performance of the musical's showstopping finale ROSE'S TURN, Broadway legend Patti LuPone (who won her 2nd Tony for her performance in this production as "Mama Rose") experienced several flashes that were coming from the audience causing her to almost trip on stage twice. By the time the 3rd flash went off, LuPone knew enough was enough. She stopped the show to yell at the rude audience members taking the pictures before kicking them out and starting the song all over again.
In addition to the event happening, another naughty audience member snuck an illegal audio recording from that performance. It was posted on YouTube which the rant went viral.
During one of our recent tours within this past year, there was something we just learned from some of the ushers that work at the St. James Theatre (during GYPSY) remembering that night. The audience member turned out… HE WAS A REPORTER. OOPS!!!
Still to this day, Patti LuPone has officially become the chief officer of Theater Etiquette police. Fun little fact for those who have seen Patti LuPone in the current gender swap revival of Company West End in London, she does the pre-show announcement for it at the very beginning reminding everyone no cell phones, cameras, or recordings.
BREAKING NEWS: 2 Tony winning Broadway legends are set to hit center stage at the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs Awards this month.
Not only there were be performances from some of your favorite recording artists but there will be special performances from…
this past year’s Tony winning star of Dear Evan Hansen himself and upcoming Atlantic Records recording artist Ben Platt performing a classic from West Side Story (in support the Leonard Bernstein ? The Composer compilation album nominated this year for Best Historical Album)
and 2 time Tony winner Patti LuPone will return to the Grammys for the first time in 15 years to reprise one of her most iconic performances during the music Awards show history, a powerful performance of her signature song that made her a worldwide star DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA from Evita – The Musical (which also is in celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 70th Birthday).
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will be coming to you from New York’s famed Madison Square Garden (The Garden) on January 28th, 2018.
In addition to the Broadway performers, several of the best cast albums from 2017 have been nominated for Best Musical Theatre album. They are…
Dear Evan Hansen,
Come From Away,
and the revival of Hello, Dolly on Broadway.
BREAKING NEWS: The Tony nominated smash hit War Paint (starring 2 time Tony winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole) will now end it’s Broadway run on November 5th, 2017 (instead of December 30th, 2017) at the Nederlander Theatre. The show is closing early due to LuPone having an immediate hip-replacement surgery. Following the closing, it will have run for 33 previews and 236 regular performances. Who is sad to see the show leave? Pray for Patti!!
War Paint, the new musical starring two-time Tony winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, will play its final Broadway performance earlier than planned. The …
WE’LL DRINK TO THAT! Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical COMPANY is making it’s way back to London’s West End next year in an all new production. This time, it’s going to be GENDER SWAPPED!! Several roles have been switched opposite sex including the lead role of “Bobby” now going by “Bobbi” and “April” now going by “Andy”.
The cast will feature Rosalie Craig in the lead role of “Bobbi” as well as 2 time Tony and Olivier Award winner Patti LuPone (following the final performance of War Paint this December) in the role of “Joanne”, a role she previously played in the acclaimed 2011 New York Philharmonic production.
This production is set to begin performances at London’s Gielgud Theatre on September 26, 2018.
Thoughts on seeing Sondheim’s legendary musical in a whole new direction?
