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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: AlexanderKat 01:45 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
| In reply to: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - bobby2 12:36 am EST 02/07/21 | |
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| I really don't think Patti needed to worry. The only squabble Sylvie Drake, the L.A. Times theatre critic, harped on was the floral dress Patti wore. I don't recall any L.A. buzz about her being replaced (unlike the buzz three years later that Patti would possibly be replacing Betsy Joslyn in A DOLL'S LIFE). I had a student card in 1979 that assured me an orchestra seat for just three dollars. This allowed me to go back over a dozen times during its nine-week run. I saw Patti perform many many times from her first preview to her last unfortunate closing night performance. The audience gave her nightly standing ovations (though they all had already stood up for Patinkin). . I also saw Klausner, Lacey, Opel, and Atlay. Florence Lacey was by far my favorite Evita next to Patti. But watching all these other actresses no one came close to Lupone and I'm sure Prince noticed that. So my question is, "Did Patti get lazy with her diction as the years passed?" I had no problem at all understanding her during EVITA. And I'm sure the Los Angeles papers would have noticed and reported it at the time. But in WAR PAINT it was a whole different story. |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: WWriter 08:10 pm EST 02/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - AlexanderKat 01:45 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| A friend of mine saw Evita early in the run and told me not to bother. He said he couldn't understand a word she said--and he knew the albums by heart! He said the whole thing was a disappointment. So, I didn't see her. I semi-regret that. | |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: Snowgrace 11:12 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - AlexanderKat 01:45 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| Re consonants, interesting how with the spoken word, LuPone can very effectively use words as weapons, with perfect enunciation....she sure did as a defense attorney in a delicious performance I recently saw on a LAW & ORDER from around 1997! :) | |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: bobby2 05:43 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - AlexanderKat 01:45 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| What did you think of Klausner, Lacey, Opel and Altay? | |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 02:16 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - AlexanderKat 01:45 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| This allowed me to go back over a dozen times during its nine-week run. I saw Patti perform many many times from her first preview to her last unfortunate closing night performance. I feel like you might not be entirely unbiased on this topic. Just a hunch. ;) |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:14 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - AlexanderKat 01:45 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| "I saw Patti perform many many times from her first preview to her last unfortunate closing night performance." No details on that last performance? Is this a story we're all supposed to know? |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: AlexanderKat 05:52 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - Michael_Portantiere 02:14 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| Sorry, Michael. After two months, Patti was determined not to miss her final performance in Los Angeles. She didn't want to disappoint her friends and fans who'd be attending. However, the box office knew my face by this point and told me Patti was not in good shape. She'd been recording the 2 LP OCR of EVITA during the day and was experiencing vocal strain. But she was just fine during her opening "Buenos Aires" number but it all went downhill shortly after that. By mid-act, she could no longer sing and shouted out her lyrics instead. For the act one finale, "A New Argentina", she couldn't even shout. Her voice was gone. So at this performance, she died during the first act instead of the second. After intermission, she was replaced but I have to admire her determination. The only time I've experienced a similar situation was with the wonderful Barbara Harris in THE APPLE TREE but that's another story, Michael. |
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| re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 12:21 pm EST 02/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Was LuPone ever really in danger of being fired from Evita? - AlexanderKat 05:52 pm EST 02/07/21 | |
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| Wow, thanks. That must have been a very difficult situation for Patti, the rest of the cast, and the audience. These things happen, but I admire her determination. | |
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