Such a flat and uninteresting interpretation, I feel. I am far more comfortable with either Elaine Paige or Petula Clark who both seem to know what's what here...Sorry to all
She's the only woman who could ever sing this song (and the entire score, for that fact) as ALW wrote it. After Patti left the show, the score was revised and this song was changed to modulate "down" a key so the final notes are reachable for other actresses. It's performed with the key change to this day. No one sings it as written, except Patti. Rock on, Patti!
I'm sorry but comparing Patti and Glenn is like comparing apples and oranges. They both had COMPLETELY DIFFERENT views on the character. Also Patti had to sing the songs significantly higher than Glenn did. Personally I prefer Patti because I like subtly, as opposed to Glenn whose far to over the top for my taste. But both women were fantastic in the role. Even though Glenn isn't for me I can appreciate her talent and that she did a good job.
I'm a fan of Lupone (I think she's the closest we can get to a perfect Mama Rose) but I greatly prefer Glenn Close in this role. Close had a raw energy and I think got the movie star aspect of it more than Lupone did.
So many of the Norma Desmonds where very good - My favorite is Diahann Carroll - give here a listen - and let's here what you think - Ms. Carroll played Norma Desmonf for 2 years and 10 million in the Canadian Cast with Rex Smith as her Joe Gillis.
the first norma was nia jones at the sydmoton festival, later patti b4 the west end opening, having seen the original and the run till it closed, i don't think the producers knew how to handle the show till it was too late.
there have been some amazing Normas and some bad ones, we all have our favourites. lets rejoice in the fab show that is SUNSET BLVD
I think Patti's take on Norma is an aquired taste--it's small and remote, like she's from another time. My personal favorite was Glenn Close--just because it was so raw and uncontrolled. But there's no touching Patti's voice in this--amazing.
Unfortunately she was used to build the material. This happens all the time in NY, a vary qualified actor plays the part in ALL the workshops and once the show is ready to move to Broadway a "Name" is brought and replaces the no name. LuPone deserved every penny of that settlement, she had a lot to do with the gestation period of that show. If you look at the productions starting with the earliest, you can see the change the show had to undergo before it could come to Broadway. And
SHE WAS MISCAST. I am a HUGE Patti fan but I have to say I much prefer Glenn Close in this role, regardless of her sub-par singing, when she was onstage she was ELECTRIC. Patti, Glenn, Betty, Karen, and Linda, they all had their phenomenally unique interpretations. Now Petula...
I think she's fabulous. If she seems a little static, I'd blame the director. Also, she went first, so Close and Buckley could learn from her. And, to Patti's credit, she's the only Norma who hits the high notes at the end without modulating. Listen to Close and Buckley again and you'll hear them drop a few tones before the last verse for a cheat high note at the end. Apparently Lu Pone bought a fab house in Connecticut with her Sunset settlement and dubbed it the Andrew Lloyd Webber Memorial!
You would think that with such a great voice, she could have injected more emotion in it. She's playing it imperial and regal but the singing has no emotions.
@annalee12345 This is some weird tv bit they did in England to promote it. I saw her live and, while I agree she is reserved in this video, I can assure you it was not the case in person. She was remarkable!
There was a huge controversy because Patti was promised the broadway run and was fired by Andrew Lloyd Webber. She actually sued him and said in an interview that even if she was given the opportunity she would never work with ALW again
@AngelorPhantom1359 I would only add to this that Glenn Close was also the original Los Angeles Norma, which opened after London and before Broadway. I first saw Glenn Close in the LA production and even though the LA run was billed as preparing for Broadway, Glenn Close, in my heart, already had a lock hold on the role of Norma. I later saw her on Broadway and she was just as impressive then.
You guys should see the Patti version when she was older. I rank that one the best "With One Look". In that version, she looked older and that made her look more real!!! Power and emotion she expressed in that version almost got me to lose my tears. I really love it and recommend it to all of you (in case you miss it)
I have ssen both the Patti Lupone, and Glenn Close versions (on DVD that is), and while I absolutely love both of them, and is a patti fan to the bone, not one of them comes even close the the breathtaking Kathryn Evans, who is not doing the role in the west end priduction. She completely brought the house down with all of her numbers, and had the audience on their feet at several ocations
I agree! I saw Kathryn Evans on the West End as Norma and she was AMAZING! I had goosebumps. She had a layer of subtlelty and sheer drive that I've never seen in the role. I do wish they would have preserved her performance on CD or video. Alas, I only have my memories...
SB played in London last winter (08-09). I saw her in Feb. 09...I'm not sure when it closed (maybe April '09), but it was amazing. She played every beat just right and the whole production just clicked. It should have run a lot longer, but alas, it was for a limited time only. There's a great clip of her from the PAUL O'GRADY show, which I recommend watching.
ok. Patti is a great Mama Rose. She is awesome as Eva Peron. I even consider her my favorite Mrs. Lovett, but after seeing the original Sunset Boulevard, I cannot see her as Norma Desmond. Glenn Close, yeah, but not Patti LuPone
Norma IS a characture of a Human Being. That's the whole point of it. Glenn is hardly doing a Carol Burnett version. She has a regal, historic Hollywood feeling, that none of the other performers have. And I respect and adore all of them.
Patti LuPone is my favorite overall Norma (although I really like the way Elaine Paige sings the songs from the show). Patti captures the vulnerabilty of Norma. Her Norma comes across as a real person rather than a caricature. I like Glenn Close, but Glenn's Norma (in my opinion) was just a few steps away from the parody of the character that Carol Burnett used to do. (And I love Carol Burnett.)
I have to admit, her singing is better than Glenn's (if we have to compare them). BUT when she plays Norma, it's like Norma is a an actress who have beautiful voice but cannot act... ^^" She's not very good as acting with her voice as well as her body.
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she is horrible - i cant underestand how somebody with such a whorish accent can make a singing career - she sings everything the same way no difference between roles - always that nasal unpleasant upset voice
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She was miscast. She can sing, but can not act. I have always considered her to be hugely over rated. Thank God Miss Lloyd Webber saw the ligth and sacked her. He is no fool !
THIS WAS NOT A FLOP! Patti LuPone should have starred in the film, if there was one! SHE IS AMAZING! JUST AMAZING!Many people think that silent film actors overact but they don't understand that the actors had no other way to convey their message/lines/emotions to people from all over the world!
I agree. She overacts somewhat on the recording, but is still very impressive and more emotionally dynamic. No disrespect towards LuPone, whose performance is good but different.
Yeah, GC on the recording just sounded really bad, it didn't do her justice. Check out the clip of her doing WOT and AIWNSG at the ALW Celebration, I was like blown off my seat.
The ALW Celebration is wonderful, Close was fantastic there. She has said herself she's not very happy with the recording because she kept improving after it, and I see what she meant.
Oh yes, it was very fitting. My wording was incorrect. It was more that a few of her line readings were a bit over-the-top, but that would have varied performance to performance. I've seen other clips of her where she delivers them and sings the songs somewhat differently, but still with the same power. It's just a few spots on the recording that I found her a little over-the-top, but overall she's fantastic in her approach.
beautiful, webber made a mistake in messing up her contract, she could have very well won the tony for this play had she been cast in the b'way production.
Northport high? my aunt went there, and when i saw patti after gypsy my aunt screamed out: "Your Northport's favorite daughter!" and she smiled cause she hated it she said
And she was forty four when she played the part! Talk about aging extremely well! Actually, the youngest Normas were Linda Balgord, Debra Byrne and Helen Schneider. And all four (LuPone included) were the most STUNNING!
I wouldnt say he is a Hack. he is still an amazing musical theater identity but god knows he has made some mistakes in casting. Im sure he regrets firing patti.
Preface: I am a Patti fanatic and still think she is the best Norma. That said, I have to admit, there is a bit of truth about being "too good" as a singer, and maybe she was too young. I do however much prefer her Norma's slow descent into madness over Glenn's "crazy as an outhouse rat from the moment I walk onto stage" interpretation. I saw Betty and Karen Mason, both amazing, and Helen Schneider is a goddess, but Patti, she's the one. ALW is a douche and a hack.
I really think that in terms of "acting" "Evita" was her best hour. Vocally she is stunning, in terms of her portyal like the others she was so stiff, lifeless and over the top at certain times. Glenn Close even being the weakest of all vocally blew all the other ladies out of the water easily!~
I have yet to find anything that Patti Lupone isn't amazing singing!
To quote the most annoying line ever said the thousands of times by Randy during American Idol, She could LITERALLY just start singing the phone book and it seem the slightest bit odd, she's that fantastic!!! :D
I saw a preview performance of this in London (the one Princess Di, and the prince's William, & Harry attended). I thought Patti LuPone did an outstanding performance. The only real complaint the critics had about her was that her physical features were not perfect enough to resemble those of a silent film actress. A real slap in the face if you ask me. I liked Glenn Close, but Patti's performance was much more natural.
I think that patti acted this right. most of the other normans were too vulnerable. Norma thought she was a huge star and everyone loved her. Where does doubt and vulnerablility enter the picture? She was wrapped in emotional bubblewrapped so her ego wouldnt be hurt. She doesnt realize her new career is false until the end. Then she is filled with all that emotion. In the meantime she is still confident in herself.
In a way, Patti is TOO GOOD a singer to be an effective Norma. Norma is delusional about her talent, and Glenn Close ACTS that better than Lupone ever could. In terms of acting, Glenn is a total master.
I attended opening night of 'Evita' on Broadway. Lupone was beyond fabulous that night I think she could never top that role or that performance. Forgive me, but exactly why was she fired from 'Sunset Boulevard'? thanks
She wasn't technically fired in the sense that they didn't get rid of her in the middle of a run. She performed for the entire original London run (for which she received excellent reviews in London press). The issue came when the Broadway production went under way. Lupone was under contract to do the Broadway run but found out at the end of the London run that they wanted someone else. The reasons for this casting change were never made public and Lupone herself has said she was never told why.
It's actually quite obvious why... Paramount, which was one of the backers, wanted a bigger name for the Broadway run and Glenn Close could offer that.
Am I the only one who finds it oddly poetic that Patti build a POOL, of all things, with the money awarded for being screwed over with "Sunset Boulevard?"
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Since this is very bad quality, I'm going to refrain from judging Patti too much. This woman worked wonders in "Evita", but I just don't think her Norma Desmond is believable.
Good voice, no emotion. You simply do not believe her in this role. I admire LuPone and love much of her other work, but this was not the part for her.
Well, it's all a matter of taste, really. I personally don't feel it. Her face is too expressionless. When she sings "no words can tell the stories my eyes tell", her eyes should light up, but she remains deadpan. Perhaps that's only true for this performance, but it doesn't do it for me.
reason I say this is because there's a sunset Blvd. at the library in black and white, and I'm wondering if this is it... Cuz now i feel compelled to watch it.... :D
OKAAAAY.... You're WAY off. This is a promo clip from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1993 musical version of "Sunset Boulevard," which originally a film noir made in 1950. The original film was NOT a musical, however.
Actually, if you had been in the Shubert Theatre and watched Glenn in the original production, you would say Glenn Close nailed it...she was absolutely amazing...had all 2,000 of us in her hands especially with her first entrance at the top of that amazing staircase...kabuki wardrobe, yes, but amazing acting and singing...she brought the house down with both of the big arias. My palms took days to recover from all the applause she deserved and we gave her.
Yes. I'll never forget when she entered from the top of the stairs-strongest stage presence I've ever felt. Vocally though, no one can do it like Patti.
Patti's got the voice, but Close has got a great voice in her own right and her acting nails the part of Norma. Oftentimes, an imperfect voice describes a characer perfectly, and such is the case with Glenn's Norma.
It's interesting to hear her version for the first time. I have to say comparing her version to Glenn Close's, Patti's version to me is more old school. Ie her voice reminded me of hearing something from early 1920s which is appropriate for this show. Glenn to me is a more updated version. I like both because they offer something different.
I adore Patti. But not even Patti can save this terrible musical. To say the musical themes are reccuring would be a masterpiece of an understatement. There are three in total. How long did ALW take to write it? A weekend? Also, maybe I'm a tad too spoiled by Cole Porter and Lorenz Hart, but the lyrics are worse than terrible. At least the leading ladies (like LuPone or Close) tend to help this show a little.
Andrew Lloyd Webber began working on it in the early '70s, put it away and came back to it in 1989 after "Aspects of Love" and worked on it through opening week in 1993...It's one of my favourites, but I agree it's not his best as he intended it to be. On one of Patti's interviews somewhere she said that Lloyd Webber intended it to be the best musical the world had ever seen...but obviously it wasn't as it monetarily flopped in the U.S.! Oh well, go Patti!
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Patti LuPone can't act for shit!! she is dead and the words all come out the same... and frankly i cant stand the tone in her voice. Close is a million times better because she occupied the role, didn't just rely on big belt notes like Patti in both Evita and Snst. Also Close in my opinion didn't overact, Musical Theatre is not naturalistic acting, and she was a silent film actress her body and her face was all she had which in my opinion makes Closes characterisation precise and superior.
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Patti LuPone can't act for shit!! she is dead and the words all come out the same... and frankly i cant stand the tone in her voice. Close is a million times better because she occupied the role, didn't just rely on big belt notes like Patti in both Evita and Snst. Also Close in my opinion didn't overact, Musical Theatre is not naturalistic acting, and she was a silent film actress her body and her face was all she had which in my opinion makes Closes characterisation precise and superior.
All of these women have their "strong suits"---but hands down, the best was PETULA CLARK. She was tiny, older, and played Norma like a spoiled little girl (she HAD been a teenager when her moviestardom happened, after all)--and at 60, she belted the high D's to the back wall!!!!
I saw Patti LuPone's performance in London and was floored by how brilliant she is (again). I saw all the other Norma's on B'way and Buckley was a great replacement. Glenn Close....but no cigar...... Simply, I think LuPone rocks and should have opened the show on Bway. I did see her play after the Sunset Blvd mess that Lloyd Weber created (greed), in Master Class, and it was a wonderful parallel to what LuPone had endured and what is explored in Master Class about Maria Callas.
What acting?? In the Broadway version, it was song after dance, dance after song? I loved Patti in the West End version. Lloyd-Webber said recenting he had nothing to do with yanking Patti from the US version. Paramount insisted on having Glenn Close with the contracts and sales potential. Now, what about Faye -- do you reckon it was L-Webber or Faye doing the diva there then??
AdArmand, after hearing Patti's original vocal interpretation of the part, I don't think anyone else could or will live up to her. But I agree from an acting standpoint, Glenn's was the strongest by far and her vocal performance was admirable as well. I think Betty butchered the part vocally. And I think Elaine Paige's performance was way too animated, though I might place her second, vocally, after Patti.
Nobodys voice will ever match or come near pattis though I must say I like Glenns Norma best bc even with the singing not as good the acting is amazing and if I have to choose between the best voice with a semi weak character or the best damn character and a semi week voice i think ill see Glenns BC its a musical not a concert acting plays a aprt too
Glenn's version is ultimately the triumphant performance if you think of it in terms of the ACTING. Its ripped up. Its powerful, it delivers. She's a magnificent actress.
it's a little true. you know it is. I'm a huge Patti fan, but Betty Buckley was my favorite in this role. Glen is a great actress, but that performance was kabuki.
too bad the quality of the film isn't better but thanks for uploading it any way. I saw Patti in London and thought she did a much better job singing than all the rest (Glenn, Elaine, etc) but her acting wasn't well directed.
yeah, for Evita! and when she gave her acceptance speech, she didn't even give any thanx to Webber. from what i know, she openly complained about the score to Webber. but i don't want to accuce her of anything, b/c that's only what i heard and it might not be true for all i know. i think Patti's very talented with amazing vocal power and impeccable stage prescence. but Glenn stole my heart as Norma
She thanked "Hal Prince for casting me" and "believing in my abilities" "The WRITERS of Evita for creating the challenge of my lifetime". In addition to the writer and directer she also thanked the cast and stated that if she is good it is only because of them. She never openly complained about the script to weber but it was known that it was very hard on a voice which is why this was the first show where an alternate performed the matinees
I saw Glenn Close and Petula Clark. Vocally, seeing Glenn Close was a BIG let down, especially the third verse of "With One Look" when they lowered the key. In retrospect, I think Glenn was adequate for the part vocally, and she has a HELL of a stage presence.
coming from someone who is a musical theater actress, it's a well known fact that acting is the CORE of musical theater! and Glenn Close acted the role of Norma the strongest. Patti didn't act (or sell) the songs to the same extent as Glenn (just an opinion)! honestly , you DON'T have to be that great of a singer to star in a Broadway musical.
Great voice or not, Glenn Close did receieve strong reviews back when she first did the role. I absolutely agree that LuPone is the stronger vocalist, but at times I think she's a bit too refined. I prefer Glenn Close, but also agree she's a bit over-the-top at times. I ultimately like both of them as Norma, they each have something different to offer.
Only Patti can this song as it was originally written, unlike Glenn Close, Elaine Page, Betty Buckely or any of the others. I saw Glenn Close and Petula Clark in the role and though they performed admirably they couldn't hold a candle vocally to Patti. And I hate to piss off the Betty fans, but she BUTCHERED this song by basically belting the whole thing.
Andrew Lloyd Weber fired Ms. Lapone from the West End version because Glen (acts like a man spell it like a man) Close got better reviews in a revised version of the play in Los Angeles. He's nothing but a mean pimp.
This isn't true. Patti LuPone left the production to honor another contract. She was supposed to do the Original Broadway production but Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to use Glen Close instead because of her already established success in the role in Los Angeles. She was not fired from West End. He breached her contract to do this show in NYC!!! She sued him for breach and won. The Second Circuit upheld the ruling and the U.S. Supreme Court denied writ. So she won.
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Actually Ms. Lapone was and is a very difficult actress to work with and acts like a diva. Glenn Close, yes may not have the vocals of Lapone, but she knows how to act and has excellent stage presence and is not a demanding actress but a professional who is easy to work with. Time to get your facts straight hon.
be careful about your information...as it IS well known that Lupone used to have a bad rep, she actually has changed her ways and is well liked now. there was an artical about what went wrong her career a few years back and she talked about her issues and such and how she was resolving them....shes actually a sweetheart now. whose facts should be straight?
WillowGirl, speaking of facts, HON, her name is spelled LuPone. If you're going to trash somebody, the least you could do is get their name right.
And by the way, two Tony awards (not to mention five nominations) later, I believe Miss LUPONE has proven that she can act and has phenomenal stage presence.
Bottom line, learn to spell, win a Tony or two, and then come back and your trashing of a legend may just have a bit of credibility.
i worked front of house for the entire year on her run when i was at college and she was perfect EVERY night. 8 shows a week for ONE YEAR! I saw a lot of others in the role too but in my personal opinion nobody came close to Patti Lu Pone. She was robbed of that Broadway opening!
Such a flat and uninteresting interpretation, I feel. I am far more comfortable with either Elaine Paige or Petula Clark who both seem to know what's what here...Sorry to all
avuncular300 3 months ago
She's the only woman who could ever sing this song (and the entire score, for that fact) as ALW wrote it. After Patti left the show, the score was revised and this song was changed to modulate "down" a key so the final notes are reachable for other actresses. It's performed with the key change to this day. No one sings it as written, except Patti. Rock on, Patti!
lcowles 6 months ago
@lcowles Linda Balgord, of the 1st U.S. national tour, sang the songs as they were originally written as well.
blyan85 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
SO freakin' much better than Glen Close... Oh why couldn't they have stuck with Patti???
shivaree1025 9 months ago 3
shes my hero im so sad at what happened to her at this show.. damn webberm, i lovED him too..
phillipBR 1 year ago
I'm sorry but comparing Patti and Glenn is like comparing apples and oranges. They both had COMPLETELY DIFFERENT views on the character. Also Patti had to sing the songs significantly higher than Glenn did. Personally I prefer Patti because I like subtly, as opposed to Glenn whose far to over the top for my taste. But both women were fantastic in the role. Even though Glenn isn't for me I can appreciate her talent and that she did a good job.
AngelorPhantom1359 1 year ago 5
I'm a fan of Lupone (I think she's the closest we can get to a perfect Mama Rose) but I greatly prefer Glenn Close in this role. Close had a raw energy and I think got the movie star aspect of it more than Lupone did.
SDoesNotKnow 1 year ago
GOD when she does the last section WITHOUT a key change.... it just heightens the drama...so amazing
eyesopenuw 1 year ago 2
So many of the Norma Desmonds where very good - My favorite is Diahann Carroll - give here a listen - and let's here what you think - Ms. Carroll played Norma Desmonf for 2 years and 10 million in the Canadian Cast with Rex Smith as her Joe Gillis.
ramona2400 1 year ago
the first norma was nia jones at the sydmoton festival, later patti b4 the west end opening, having seen the original and the run till it closed, i don't think the producers knew how to handle the show till it was too late.
there have been some amazing Normas and some bad ones, we all have our favourites. lets rejoice in the fab show that is SUNSET BLVD
carwyncymru 1 year ago
I think Patti's take on Norma is an aquired taste--it's small and remote, like she's from another time. My personal favorite was Glenn Close--just because it was so raw and uncontrolled. But there's no touching Patti's voice in this--amazing.
drewqq 1 year ago 2
Unfortunately she was used to build the material. This happens all the time in NY, a vary qualified actor plays the part in ALL the workshops and once the show is ready to move to Broadway a "Name" is brought and replaces the no name. LuPone deserved every penny of that settlement, she had a lot to do with the gestation period of that show. If you look at the productions starting with the earliest, you can see the change the show had to undergo before it could come to Broadway. And
rhonesilva 1 year ago 4
SHE WAS MISCAST. I am a HUGE Patti fan but I have to say I much prefer Glenn Close in this role, regardless of her sub-par singing, when she was onstage she was ELECTRIC. Patti, Glenn, Betty, Karen, and Linda, they all had their phenomenally unique interpretations. Now Petula...
rhonesilva 1 year ago 2
I think she's fabulous. If she seems a little static, I'd blame the director. Also, she went first, so Close and Buckley could learn from her. And, to Patti's credit, she's the only Norma who hits the high notes at the end without modulating. Listen to Close and Buckley again and you'll hear them drop a few tones before the last verse for a cheat high note at the end. Apparently Lu Pone bought a fab house in Connecticut with her Sunset settlement and dubbed it the Andrew Lloyd Webber Memorial!
scallywag77 1 year ago
@scallywag77 No she's not. Linda Balgord and Debra Byrne also sang it in the original key.
HouseOnSunset 1 year ago
You would think that with such a great voice, she could have injected more emotion in it. She's playing it imperial and regal but the singing has no emotions.
annalee12345 2 years ago
@annalee12345 This is some weird tv bit they did in England to promote it. I saw her live and, while I agree she is reserved in this video, I can assure you it was not the case in person. She was remarkable!
ozzian2000 1 year ago
god she is so flat emotionally compared to Buckley and Close
karrezza 2 years ago
Ok to clear the confusion
Patti LuPone was the original London Norma
Glenn Close was the original Broadway Norma
There was a huge controversy because Patti was promised the broadway run and was fired by Andrew Lloyd Webber. She actually sued him and said in an interview that even if she was given the opportunity she would never work with ALW again
AngelorPhantom1359 2 years ago
@AngelorPhantom1359 I would only add to this that Glenn Close was also the original Los Angeles Norma, which opened after London and before Broadway. I first saw Glenn Close in the LA production and even though the LA run was billed as preparing for Broadway, Glenn Close, in my heart, already had a lock hold on the role of Norma. I later saw her on Broadway and she was just as impressive then.
avesraggiana 2 months ago
NOOO... Betty Buckley replaced Patti in London. Glenn Close replaced Patti as the opener of the Broadway run.
HouseOnSunset 2 years ago
First time I heard this. Elaine Paige was even shorter and they lowered the bannister on both sides of the Atlantic!
HouseOnSunset 2 years ago
Well, that wasn't accurate... At all.
HouseOnSunset 2 years ago
LOL, EZECHEESY, you're quite good at revising history! xD
HouseOnSunset 2 years ago
You guys should see the Patti version when she was older. I rank that one the best "With One Look". In that version, she looked older and that made her look more real!!! Power and emotion she expressed in that version almost got me to lose my tears. I really love it and recommend it to all of you (in case you miss it)
aebengie 2 years ago
Where did you see that particular version? :-)
MusicalDevotee 2 years ago
I have ssen both the Patti Lupone, and Glenn Close versions (on DVD that is), and while I absolutely love both of them, and is a patti fan to the bone, not one of them comes even close the the breathtaking Kathryn Evans, who is not doing the role in the west end priduction. She completely brought the house down with all of her numbers, and had the audience on their feet at several ocations
magnuswarnessmusical 2 years ago
I agree! I saw Kathryn Evans on the West End as Norma and she was AMAZING! I had goosebumps. She had a layer of subtlelty and sheer drive that I've never seen in the role. I do wish they would have preserved her performance on CD or video. Alas, I only have my memories...
andrew42083 2 years ago
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ozzian2000 2 years ago
SB played in London last winter (08-09). I saw her in Feb. 09...I'm not sure when it closed (maybe April '09), but it was amazing. She played every beat just right and the whole production just clicked. It should have run a lot longer, but alas, it was for a limited time only. There's a great clip of her from the PAUL O'GRADY show, which I recommend watching.
andrew42083 2 years ago
Closed on May 30th 2009.
freedom509rwk 2 years ago
Patti LuPone sings this fantastically! Frankly, my only problem with this is that she looks too young to be Norma!
blackpython 3 years ago 3
exactly!!!!
jaymaravilla0702 2 years ago
She seems rather board in this song, Granted I have never been much of a fan of hers, but shes lacking dynamics.
Rugger0430 3 years ago
ok. Patti is a great Mama Rose. She is awesome as Eva Peron. I even consider her my favorite Mrs. Lovett, but after seeing the original Sunset Boulevard, I cannot see her as Norma Desmond. Glenn Close, yeah, but not Patti LuPone
sorcerersinger24601 3 years ago
Same here. Not her ideal role.
bm237 3 years ago
Patti was the original, the world premiere Norma in LOndon, Close was teh original Broadway, but not the general original
KaraokeKid22 2 years ago
Technically, Ria Jones was the "original." Or, if we want to get VERY technical, it was Gloria Swanson. :-P
emlodik 2 years ago
the first woman who recorded this song was Barbra Streisand... was she the first Norma??
ferbrinner 2 years ago
@KaraokeKid22 Glenn Close was also the original in Los Angeles, where SB had its only US run before going to Broadway.
avesraggiana 2 months ago
Oh...I respect her due to her history in the 1960's.
Due you live on Sunset Blvd.?
MediaPointEnt 3 years ago
Norma IS a characture of a Human Being. That's the whole point of it. Glenn is hardly doing a Carol Burnett version. She has a regal, historic Hollywood feeling, that none of the other performers have. And I respect and adore all of them.
MediaPointEnt 3 years ago 4
Except Petula Clark, right? ;-)
HouseOnSunset 3 years ago
Patti LuPone is my favorite overall Norma (although I really like the way Elaine Paige sings the songs from the show). Patti captures the vulnerabilty of Norma. Her Norma comes across as a real person rather than a caricature. I like Glenn Close, but Glenn's Norma (in my opinion) was just a few steps away from the parody of the character that Carol Burnett used to do. (And I love Carol Burnett.)
seleehwekim 3 years ago
I have to admit, her singing is better than Glenn's (if we have to compare them). BUT when she plays Norma, it's like Norma is a an actress who have beautiful voice but cannot act... ^^" She's not very good as acting with her voice as well as her body.
17hat 3 years ago
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midgetashley - NO u can NOT screw me. I am a top and have the dick to go wit it u silly queen. And LuPone got SACKED - that says it all !
fellatio24 3 years ago
Vapid, to say the least. She says she can play any role, but her eyes tell no stories here.
bm237 3 years ago 2
how can you see her eyes?
KaraokeKid22 3 years ago
Well, I can see she doesn't use them in the expressive way Glenn Close and Helen Schneider did. Her interpretation is just not my favourite.
bm237 3 years ago
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she is horrible - i cant underestand how somebody with such a whorish accent can make a singing career - she sings everything the same way no difference between roles - always that nasal unpleasant upset voice
drxxiinnxxiinn 3 years ago
Betty Buckley was horrible in this role!
rogueromulan 3 years ago
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She was miscast. She can sing, but can not act. I have always considered her to be hugely over rated. Thank God Miss Lloyd Webber saw the ligth and sacked her. He is no fool !
fellatio24 3 years ago
screw you, patti OWNED glenn at this. at least patti can sing more than one note. unlike glenn.
midgetashley 3 years ago
Midgetashley, you dumb cunt, how HAVE you been?
HouseOnSunset 2 years ago
If Lloyd Webber wanted to bring this thing back and have it kick ass, he'd make nice with Patti LuPone again and let her play it on Broadway.
Javert55 3 years ago 3
THIS WAS NOT A FLOP! Patti LuPone should have starred in the film, if there was one! SHE IS AMAZING! JUST AMAZING!Many people think that silent film actors overact but they don't understand that the actors had no other way to convey their message/lines/emotions to people from all over the world!
I THINK THIS VIDEO CLIP IS RIGHT ON!
joeocho88 3 years ago 2
She was wonderful in Evita! She is a singer and she looks like she could still be in the SILENT FILMS.
Whoever oversaw THIS production got it JUST RIGHT!
But, then, I am a FAN!
She did her research too.
joeocho88 3 years ago 2
Wow she plays a totally diffrent Norma then Elaine Paige and Glenn Close...way more mellow...but still fricken amazing!!!!
offtobroadway 3 years ago
i wonder if ALW regrets dumping her... mabey the show would have been a success
Selendomono 3 years ago 5
it ran for roue years, how is that a flop?
onlyalittlewicked 3 years ago
It's a "flop-hit." The expenses were bigger than the revenue.
emlodik 3 years ago 2
I love Patti, I really do.
But Glenn just brings a whole new dimension to this role.
bohemiawelcumsyou 3 years ago
I agree. She overacts somewhat on the recording, but is still very impressive and more emotionally dynamic. No disrespect towards LuPone, whose performance is good but different.
bm237 3 years ago
Yeah, GC on the recording just sounded really bad, it didn't do her justice. Check out the clip of her doing WOT and AIWNSG at the ALW Celebration, I was like blown off my seat.
bohemiawelcumsyou 3 years ago
The ALW Celebration is wonderful, Close was fantastic there. She has said herself she's not very happy with the recording because she kept improving after it, and I see what she meant.
bm237 3 years ago
overact? well, she is playing norma desmond, an affected personality. it was fitting.
BrochtrupBean 3 years ago
Oh yes, it was very fitting. My wording was incorrect. It was more that a few of her line readings were a bit over-the-top, but that would have varied performance to performance. I've seen other clips of her where she delivers them and sings the songs somewhat differently, but still with the same power. It's just a few spots on the recording that I found her a little over-the-top, but overall she's fantastic in her approach.
bm237 3 years ago
Yes, the Hollywood dimension. But it's Broadway that's needed
gabsylv 3 years ago
she remembers me of the evil witch from disney's sleeping beauty...
but she is almost as good as elaine paige.
SomethingStupide 3 years ago
beautiful, webber made a mistake in messing up her contract, she could have very well won the tony for this play had she been cast in the b'way production.
powerfulpowerzz 3 years ago
By far, the best Norma Desmond. Love her and love this show! Thanks for posting.
Ekir75 3 years ago
o. my. GOD! THEE BEST Norma!
Patti Lupone<3333 we're from the same town and school
DannyMegs411 3 years ago 2
Northport high? my aunt went there, and when i saw patti after gypsy my aunt screamed out: "Your Northport's favorite daughter!" and she smiled cause she hated it she said
Museleaders 3 years ago
yupp! hahaha
DannyMegs411 3 years ago
that's cool
Museleaders 3 years ago
The power of LuPone is AWESOME to behold!
<3 Pat
ILiveForLaguna 3 years ago
Patti is certainly the most beautiful and youthful looking of all the Normas. And what's better than the original anyway? In this case, nothing.
greentyce 3 years ago 3
And she was forty four when she played the part! Talk about aging extremely well! Actually, the youngest Normas were Linda Balgord, Debra Byrne and Helen Schneider. And all four (LuPone included) were the most STUNNING!
emlodik 3 years ago
I wouldnt say he is a Hack. he is still an amazing musical theater identity but god knows he has made some mistakes in casting. Im sure he regrets firing patti.
Selendomono 3 years ago
Preface: I am a Patti fanatic and still think she is the best Norma. That said, I have to admit, there is a bit of truth about being "too good" as a singer, and maybe she was too young. I do however much prefer her Norma's slow descent into madness over Glenn's "crazy as an outhouse rat from the moment I walk onto stage" interpretation. I saw Betty and Karen Mason, both amazing, and Helen Schneider is a goddess, but Patti, she's the one. ALW is a douche and a hack.
fanadiana 3 years ago 3
I really think that in terms of "acting" "Evita" was her best hour. Vocally she is stunning, in terms of her portyal like the others she was so stiff, lifeless and over the top at certain times. Glenn Close even being the weakest of all vocally blew all the other ladies out of the water easily!~
positivityforever 3 years ago
My goodness she's amazing.
I have yet to find anything that Patti Lupone isn't amazing singing!
To quote the most annoying line ever said the thousands of times by Randy during American Idol, She could LITERALLY just start singing the phone book and it seem the slightest bit odd, she's that fantastic!!! :D
foreverjynxed 3 years ago 11
Eerie how the poor quality of this video actually makes it look like a silent movie...
slobone 3 years ago
I saw a preview performance of this in London (the one Princess Di, and the prince's William, & Harry attended). I thought Patti LuPone did an outstanding performance. The only real complaint the critics had about her was that her physical features were not perfect enough to resemble those of a silent film actress. A real slap in the face if you ask me. I liked Glenn Close, but Patti's performance was much more natural.
findthelight2000 3 years ago
I love Patti, but not in this role. It seems like she was being upstaged in this role as Norma... by her own self.
bohemiawelcumsyou 3 years ago
I think that patti acted this right. most of the other normans were too vulnerable. Norma thought she was a huge star and everyone loved her. Where does doubt and vulnerablility enter the picture? She was wrapped in emotional bubblewrapped so her ego wouldnt be hurt. She doesnt realize her new career is false until the end. Then she is filled with all that emotion. In the meantime she is still confident in herself.
Selendomono 3 years ago
to quote the song "Salome"
"Nobody can play her like I can"
If patti had said that about norma shed be right.
Selendomono 3 years ago 4
I have to say in retrospect that she was probably too young for this part. But I've said it before, no one can sing this part like she can!
rogueromulan 3 years ago
In a way, Patti is TOO GOOD a singer to be an effective Norma. Norma is delusional about her talent, and Glenn Close ACTS that better than Lupone ever could. In terms of acting, Glenn is a total master.
AdArmand 3 years ago
I attended opening night of 'Evita' on Broadway. Lupone was beyond fabulous that night I think she could never top that role or that performance. Forgive me, but exactly why was she fired from 'Sunset Boulevard'? thanks
funnyguy52 3 years ago
She wasn't technically fired in the sense that they didn't get rid of her in the middle of a run. She performed for the entire original London run (for which she received excellent reviews in London press). The issue came when the Broadway production went under way. Lupone was under contract to do the Broadway run but found out at the end of the London run that they wanted someone else. The reasons for this casting change were never made public and Lupone herself has said she was never told why.
naters81 3 years ago
It's actually quite obvious why... Paramount, which was one of the backers, wanted a bigger name for the Broadway run and Glenn Close could offer that.
emlodik 3 years ago
Without Patti, there wouldn't BE any paramount studio!
tadzio999 3 years ago 5
Am I the only one who finds it oddly poetic that Patti build a POOL, of all things, with the money awarded for being screwed over with "Sunset Boulevard?"
emlodik 3 years ago 5
I would be willing to bet that Patti totally "got" the symbolism!
boohface62 3 years ago 4
LOL! I wonder if there's a mannequin of Andrew Lloyd Webber's corpse floating around in the water at all times...
emlodik 3 years ago
I DON'T GET IT! EXPLAIN PLEASE!
bWAYb0undXx8 3 years ago
In 'Sunset' someone gets shot and their body's found floating in a pool.
Marialuvr01 3 years ago
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Since this is very bad quality, I'm going to refrain from judging Patti too much. This woman worked wonders in "Evita", but I just don't think her Norma Desmond is believable.
bohemiawelcumsyou 3 years ago
I was lucky enough to see this production in london SHE WAS AMAZING!!!! simply the best!
Richardkingston72 3 years ago 2
I must admit, her youthful appearance is a bit distracting.
emlodik 3 years ago 2
Good voice, no emotion. You simply do not believe her in this role. I admire LuPone and love much of her other work, but this was not the part for her.
bm237 3 years ago
I disagree. I believe her.
11shoo 3 years ago
Well, it's all a matter of taste, really. I personally don't feel it. Her face is too expressionless. When she sings "no words can tell the stories my eyes tell", her eyes should light up, but she remains deadpan. Perhaps that's only true for this performance, but it doesn't do it for me.
bm237 3 years ago 2
That's how I feel about Betty Buckley's performance-powerhouse vocally, but completely void of any emotion
rogueromulan 3 years ago
I agree with you on that one. Buckley's voice is big, but the emotional force was all wrong.
bm237 3 years ago
WOW! Does anyone can tell me where can I buy a DVD or CD for this particular production? Thanks.
11shoo 3 years ago
what year is this? 50's-60's?
pulidos824 3 years ago
reason I say this is because there's a sunset Blvd. at the library in black and white, and I'm wondering if this is it... Cuz now i feel compelled to watch it.... :D
pulidos824 3 years ago
OKAAAAY.... You're WAY off. This is a promo clip from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1993 musical version of "Sunset Boulevard," which originally a film noir made in 1950. The original film was NOT a musical, however.
emlodik 3 years ago
well i cleared that up a month ago X3
pulidos824 3 years ago
i think early 90's.
the black in white one is the movie off of which this is based.
dudewheresmydignity 3 years ago
Oh thx :D
pulidos824 3 years ago
she is amazing
Glenn Close can suck it!
squeegeebeckenhiem 3 years ago
Here here!
BlackMamba24601 3 years ago
Actually, if you had been in the Shubert Theatre and watched Glenn in the original production, you would say Glenn Close nailed it...she was absolutely amazing...had all 2,000 of us in her hands especially with her first entrance at the top of that amazing staircase...kabuki wardrobe, yes, but amazing acting and singing...she brought the house down with both of the big arias. My palms took days to recover from all the applause she deserved and we gave her.
mwp2paris 3 years ago 5
Yes. I'll never forget when she entered from the top of the stairs-strongest stage presence I've ever felt. Vocally though, no one can do it like Patti.
rogueromulan 3 years ago
Patti's got the voice, but Close has got a great voice in her own right and her acting nails the part of Norma. Oftentimes, an imperfect voice describes a characer perfectly, and such is the case with Glenn's Norma.
bm237 3 years ago
Thank you so much for posting!!
Seeing her performance live is one of my dreams!! She is just awesome....*admire*
Angelainmusical 3 years ago
Amazing. The only Norma I know who actually took the last 32 bars up the half step to belt the end! Incredible.
goober1632 3 years ago 3
Patti looks so young here...
emlodik 4 years ago
It's interesting to hear her version for the first time. I have to say comparing her version to Glenn Close's, Patti's version to me is more old school. Ie her voice reminded me of hearing something from early 1920s which is appropriate for this show. Glenn to me is a more updated version. I like both because they offer something different.
kevinh73 4 years ago
saw the play on Broadway an I loved it as well as the music.
sschev 4 years ago
Ehm-
I adore Patti. But not even Patti can save this terrible musical. To say the musical themes are reccuring would be a masterpiece of an understatement. There are three in total. How long did ALW take to write it? A weekend? Also, maybe I'm a tad too spoiled by Cole Porter and Lorenz Hart, but the lyrics are worse than terrible. At least the leading ladies (like LuPone or Close) tend to help this show a little.
DavidHuxley 4 years ago
Andrew Lloyd Webber began working on it in the early '70s, put it away and came back to it in 1989 after "Aspects of Love" and worked on it through opening week in 1993...It's one of my favourites, but I agree it's not his best as he intended it to be. On one of Patti's interviews somewhere she said that Lloyd Webber intended it to be the best musical the world had ever seen...but obviously it wasn't as it monetarily flopped in the U.S.! Oh well, go Patti!
gb363gb 4 years ago
Three? I counted nine. Which is more than I can say for "Sweeney Todd!"
emlodik 4 years ago
I adore Patti :)
celestialsam 4 years ago
I'm a huge Patti fan. Yes, Betty ownes this role. Ownes it!
Glen Close was grand.
But Patti is clear vocal perfection in everything she does.
emaffett 4 years ago
Trevor Nunn and prozac screwed Patti's Norma up. Watch the Sydmonton videos. She's acted it there. She sings it better here.
matonad44 4 years ago
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Patti LuPone can't act for shit!! she is dead and the words all come out the same... and frankly i cant stand the tone in her voice. Close is a million times better because she occupied the role, didn't just rely on big belt notes like Patti in both Evita and Snst. Also Close in my opinion didn't overact, Musical Theatre is not naturalistic acting, and she was a silent film actress her body and her face was all she had which in my opinion makes Closes characterisation precise and superior.
mykat2 4 years ago
Nobody acts for feces except you.
suttonfan123 4 years ago
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Patti LuPone can't act for shit!! she is dead and the words all come out the same... and frankly i cant stand the tone in her voice. Close is a million times better because she occupied the role, didn't just rely on big belt notes like Patti in both Evita and Snst. Also Close in my opinion didn't overact, Musical Theatre is not naturalistic acting, and she was a silent film actress her body and her face was all she had which in my opinion makes Closes characterisation precise and superior.
mykat2 4 years ago
All of these women have their "strong suits"---but hands down, the best was PETULA CLARK. She was tiny, older, and played Norma like a spoiled little girl (she HAD been a teenager when her moviestardom happened, after all)--and at 60, she belted the high D's to the back wall!!!!
LEYLANUT 4 years ago
LEYLANUT, only a complete moron and a braindead retard would even CONSIDER Petula Clark being the best!
HouseOnSunset 3 years ago
can you get the musical of sunset boulevard on video or dvd???
mastersquirrel77 4 years ago
ALW since he lost sequel Phantom.. I hope he gets Glenn Close to do this soon for a movie version.. this 2008 and not 2018>>! like with POTO..;/
whenpigsfly2 4 years ago
I saw Patti LuPone's performance in London and was floored by how brilliant she is (again). I saw all the other Norma's on B'way and Buckley was a great replacement. Glenn Close....but no cigar...... Simply, I think LuPone rocks and should have opened the show on Bway. I did see her play after the Sunset Blvd mess that Lloyd Weber created (greed), in Master Class, and it was a wonderful parallel to what LuPone had endured and what is explored in Master Class about Maria Callas.
Bolo1954 4 years ago 2
What acting?? In the Broadway version, it was song after dance, dance after song? I loved Patti in the West End version. Lloyd-Webber said recenting he had nothing to do with yanking Patti from the US version. Paramount insisted on having Glenn Close with the contracts and sales potential. Now, what about Faye -- do you reckon it was L-Webber or Faye doing the diva there then??
hbotis 4 years ago
AdArmand, after hearing Patti's original vocal interpretation of the part, I don't think anyone else could or will live up to her. But I agree from an acting standpoint, Glenn's was the strongest by far and her vocal performance was admirable as well. I think Betty butchered the part vocally. And I think Elaine Paige's performance was way too animated, though I might place her second, vocally, after Patti.
rogueromulan 4 years ago 3
Nobodys voice will ever match or come near pattis though I must say I like Glenns Norma best bc even with the singing not as good the acting is amazing and if I have to choose between the best voice with a semi weak character or the best damn character and a semi week voice i think ill see Glenns BC its a musical not a concert acting plays a aprt too
DonJuan1992 4 years ago
Glenn's version is ultimately the triumphant performance if you think of it in terms of the ACTING. Its ripped up. Its powerful, it delivers. She's a magnificent actress.
AdArmand 4 years ago
...it's kabuki.
PattiwhackPics 4 years ago
you are so off base- how dare you!
AdArmand 4 years ago
it's a little true. you know it is. I'm a huge Patti fan, but Betty Buckley was my favorite in this role. Glen is a great actress, but that performance was kabuki.
PattiwhackPics 4 years ago
Patti was amazing as Evita but Glenn OWNS this song.
sweetiebunniepie 4 years ago
too bad the quality of the film isn't better but thanks for uploading it any way. I saw Patti in London and thought she did a much better job singing than all the rest (Glenn, Elaine, etc) but her acting wasn't well directed.
DesertAres 4 years ago
yeah, for Evita! and when she gave her acceptance speech, she didn't even give any thanx to Webber. from what i know, she openly complained about the score to Webber. but i don't want to accuce her of anything, b/c that's only what i heard and it might not be true for all i know. i think Patti's very talented with amazing vocal power and impeccable stage prescence. but Glenn stole my heart as Norma
renethel 4 years ago
She thanked "Hal Prince for casting me" and "believing in my abilities" "The WRITERS of Evita for creating the challenge of my lifetime". In addition to the writer and directer she also thanked the cast and stated that if she is good it is only because of them. She never openly complained about the script to weber but it was known that it was very hard on a voice which is why this was the first show where an alternate performed the matinees
tenexe 3 years ago
no what i meant wass that she complained about the , not the script. but that's only what I heard, so it could be wrong for all i know.
renethel 3 years ago
I saw Glenn Close and Petula Clark. Vocally, seeing Glenn Close was a BIG let down, especially the third verse of "With One Look" when they lowered the key. In retrospect, I think Glenn was adequate for the part vocally, and she has a HELL of a stage presence.
rogueromulan 4 years ago
i agree that Patti's more of a stage actress, but Glenn Close has the Tony!
renethel 4 years ago
coming from someone who is a musical theater actress, it's a well known fact that acting is the CORE of musical theater! and Glenn Close acted the role of Norma the strongest. Patti didn't act (or sell) the songs to the same extent as Glenn (just an opinion)! honestly , you DON'T have to be that great of a singer to star in a Broadway musical.
renethel 4 years ago
No, I've just heard both Glenn's and Patti's albums. Patti is a better vocalist, but I just prefer Glenn's interpretation of the role.
bm237 4 years ago
i agree! Glenn is just magical with how truthfully she plays the role! -
renethel 4 years ago
Great voice or not, Glenn Close did receieve strong reviews back when she first did the role. I absolutely agree that LuPone is the stronger vocalist, but at times I think she's a bit too refined. I prefer Glenn Close, but also agree she's a bit over-the-top at times. I ultimately like both of them as Norma, they each have something different to offer.
bm237 4 years ago
Only Patti can this song as it was originally written, unlike Glenn Close, Elaine Page, Betty Buckely or any of the others. I saw Glenn Close and Petula Clark in the role and though they performed admirably they couldn't hold a candle vocally to Patti. And I hate to piss off the Betty fans, but she BUTCHERED this song by basically belting the whole thing.
rogueromulan 4 years ago
hon, It's LUPone, and she does not act like a diva.
isaunder 4 years ago
the character is in 50's so is pattie, and when gloria swanson did the original movie she was in her 50's
cwecub 4 years ago
Andrew Lloyd Weber fired Ms. Lapone from the West End version because Glen (acts like a man spell it like a man) Close got better reviews in a revised version of the play in Los Angeles. He's nothing but a mean pimp.
robertpina99 4 years ago
This isn't true. Patti LuPone left the production to honor another contract. She was supposed to do the Original Broadway production but Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to use Glen Close instead because of her already established success in the role in Los Angeles. She was not fired from West End. He breached her contract to do this show in NYC!!! She sued him for breach and won. The Second Circuit upheld the ruling and the U.S. Supreme Court denied writ. So she won.
oneworldguy 4 years ago
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Actually Ms. Lapone was and is a very difficult actress to work with and acts like a diva. Glenn Close, yes may not have the vocals of Lapone, but she knows how to act and has excellent stage presence and is not a demanding actress but a professional who is easy to work with. Time to get your facts straight hon.
WillowGirl16 4 years ago
be careful about your information...as it IS well known that Lupone used to have a bad rep, she actually has changed her ways and is well liked now. there was an artical about what went wrong her career a few years back and she talked about her issues and such and how she was resolving them....shes actually a sweetheart now. whose facts should be straight?
jbactr 4 years ago
WillowGirl, speaking of facts, HON, her name is spelled LuPone. If you're going to trash somebody, the least you could do is get their name right.
And by the way, two Tony awards (not to mention five nominations) later, I believe Miss LUPONE has proven that she can act and has phenomenal stage presence.
Bottom line, learn to spell, win a Tony or two, and then come back and your trashing of a legend may just have a bit of credibility.
boohface62 3 years ago 17
Even Patti couldn't save this show. Oh well...
TheMerryMisanthrope 4 years ago
Now I love Patti LuPone but she looked a little too young to play this role. Maybe it's just the bad video but she doesn't look the part at all.
6Hex9 5 years ago 2
this is an uninspired performance.
brownbigas 5 years ago
I sort of know what you mean. She's got a fantastic voice, but you do feel a bit cold. her best role will always be in Anything Goes.
spoonguard1989 5 years ago
She is awesome but I loved seeing Glen Close in it on broadway.That was AMAZING!
chaksheba 5 years ago
Were singing this song in choir, its absolutly amazing.
FinalxFantasyx10 5 years ago
Outstanding in every respect! A tour de force.
thepianodude 5 years ago
I luv her voice.
kmit 5 years ago
Petula Clarke Forever... Patti's greatest role shall always be Ms. Lovett... not this.
Levedad247 5 years ago
Well Patti LuPone originated this role. Nobody's does it better.
llamasaresmelly 4 years ago
I agree! Sweeney Todd and Evita are my two favorites of hers.
bm237 4 years ago
i worked front of house for the entire year on her run when i was at college and she was perfect EVERY night. 8 shows a week for ONE YEAR! I saw a lot of others in the role too but in my personal opinion nobody came close to Patti Lu Pone. She was robbed of that Broadway opening!
waterson1 5 years ago 2
It's VERY nice. Where is it from?
iwanttowachit 5 years ago