And more on her feelings on doing Evita... she is entitled to feel however she felt and remember it however she did. But again, while Prince is known more for casting the actor his thinks is the exact right fit and letting them give their performance rather than coddling or micro-managing... and I'm sure he could be abusive in some ways or negligent in others, and intimidating whether he even meant to be (though he also has a rep from many people for being very warm as a director) .... and I can't know what it was like for her nor can I doubt how she felt.
But despite how she talks about it, Patti she was not an inexperienced child plucked from obscurity and thrown into a tornado musical when she was hired for Evita (hired... for a job she auditioned for, not a role she was blackmailed into taking). She talks as if she were Linzi Hateley in Carrie... but Patti was a *30 year old* seasoned actor by now, with many great plays under her belt, a graduate of Juilliard, and had already gotten a Tony nomination for her work in a musical *4 years prior* to being cast in Evita. There is plenty of reason to think Prince thought she was good to go. I'm sure she needed some directorial help or attention he didn't give her, but come on, a little perspective. |
