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| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:34 am EST 02/13/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Did the Sunset Blvd debacle actually make Lupone a Bway superstar? - Zelgo 10:04 pm EST 02/12/21 | |
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| The question is not still valid, because the error in your timeline also answers your question. If there was any lingering doubt about LuPone's greatness in the decade after "Evita", it was confirmed by her bravura turn in "Anything Goes". When I started following Broadway seriously in '91 or '92, that performance was already legendary, as it showed that she wasn't just a voice who could carry a giant spectacle, but was an all around accomplished leading lady. And, frankly, while "Life Goes On" doesn't seem to have outlasted its era, it was a reasonably successful and culturally important series at the time, so that part of your argument is also questionable. The "Sunset" firing made headlines partly because it happened to the "Life Goes On" / "Evita" lady. And it wasn't necessarily a flattering story, as it communicated that she wasn't a star and wasn't as good as Glenn Close - who while a legend, was not a musical theater performer. So while it may have raised her profile, it also just as much may have been damaging. In any event, she was back on Broadway only a year later, replacing no less than Zoe Caldwell in "Master Class" (and giving a spectacular performance as well). And the whole time, she was doing concerts and the kind of galas where she came out on stage, belted a big showy song, and walked offstage burnishing her reputation as a major diva. That's how she became the woman who went from hit to hit. She gave good performances in a variety of mediums for decades. The Sunset news may have given her a boost, but it isn't the reason she is who she is today. |
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