Show People with Paul Wontorek: Broadway Icon Patti LuPone

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Published 2011-04-29

When you've got the currently-hot career of Broadway icon Patti LuPone, you gotta know how to multitask. On the day the beloved two-time Tony Award winner paid a visit to Show People, she had already had an early-morning filming on the set of Glee and a rehearsal at New York City Ballet for her upcoming appearance in Seven Deadly Sins. Despite the busy day, LuPone was in high spirits as she chatted with host Paul Wontorek about the the Kurt Weill rarity, the recent artistically-satisfying-yet-commercially-disappointing run of the musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (thankfully preserved on the upcoming Ghostlight Records CD), her must-read memoir and her festive summer vacation plans (man soup, anyone?). Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Patti LuPone!

All Comments (21)

@carlyzee97 8 years ago

I love Patti! Who could hate her?? She's brutally honest which I love
@aidanhiggins5737 6 years ago

Just for the record.. You can take what you want from interviews with Patti, Sorry Ms LuPone However as a young 18yr old I had the privilege of working with Ms Lupone in Les Mis when I was part of the ensamble both at the Barbican and in the West End way back in 1985,,,,, I have only good memories of this amazing lady and an amazing time
@carolynsilverberg3217 10 years ago

YES. Bring the orchestra back to the pit for the Tonys. Absolutely horrible they're banished to a different location.
@castalbumload 11 years ago

"(Lloyd Webber) Doesn't edit". LuPone hit the nail on the head as to why Lover Never Dies failed so badly.
@kda340 11 years ago

I consider Patti Lupone the first lady of the Musical Theater. Always admired her talent.
@deannemencher 13 years ago

Patti Lupone is amazing.. I'm a huge fan. She is so natural and unaffected and talented both in musicals and drama...... love her
@MusicalLover6 13 years ago

God, this woman knows how to tell a story. I want her to write another book. More specifically about Webber. Anything where she was slamming him was perfection.
@sativumcoalho3920 7 years ago

If it wasn't for Steven Universe, I'd never got to know this incredible woman. She's great and does a wonderful job as Yellow Diamond.
@lukethomas658 7 years ago

I like how she isn't a PR puppet. Agree with them or not, but she has her own opinions.
@nlawrence321 8 years ago

I love Patti LuPone.
@musicalfool 13 years ago

I'm with Patti! Put the Orchestra in the ORCHESTRA PIT! She is so wonderful and wonderfully wise!
@princepeterwolf 12 years ago

her interviews are always amazing, she's one of the most "real" artists out there. Thank you for the amazing interview
@johndennehy44 4 years ago

6:21 'She's LIT-HE'. I live for Patti's diction and the way she uses words.
@jacksonkamiska 7 years ago

Patti is AMAZING! Love her as a performer and as a person <3
@catulusfelis 10 years ago

Hurray for keeping us in the pit!!!! You are right, it's our home!
@iggirocks 12 years ago

Love her laugh
@d0cn0tes 3 years ago

The crush I had on this woman growing up... She still looks great.
@xxfayerocksxx 6 years ago

She’s such a sweetheart I love her ☺️❤️
@andygreen1a 2 years ago

Amazing woman, I love her. Yet so grounded and down to earth
@ggfanjase 13 years ago

I'm in love with her and her candor. She's just so REAL. And her talent is stuff of legends. Bow down, ya'll!