Tony winner Patti LuPone working on memoir Jun 18, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) Broadway star Patti LuPone, known for her Tony Award-winning roles in Gypsy and Evita, is working on a memoir, tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010 by Harmony Books, an imprint of Random House Inc.. The book is currently untitled. (USA Today -- Life)
Tony Tony for Boeing Boeing as awards shared around Jun 17, 2008
But Patti LuPone, who played Mama Rose in Gypsy, won the award for leading actress in a musical with Boyd Gaines, winning his fourth Tony, and Laura Benanti winning awards for featured actor and actress ... Best performance by a leading actress in a musical Patti LuPone - Gypsy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pacific scoops seven Tony Awards Jun 17, 2008
Patti LuPone received a rousing ovation as she won the actress-musical prize for her performance as Rose, an indomitable stage mother. "It's such a wonderful gift to be an actor who makes her living on the Broadway stage and then every 30 years or so picks up one of these," said LuPone. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'In the Heights' edges Berkeley Rep's 'Passing Strange' with 4 Tony awards Jun 17, 2008
"Gypsy" picked up all three remaining musical acting awards, led by Patti LuPone as best actress ... Actress-Musical: Patti LuPone, "Gypsy.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
'In the Heights,' 'August' take top Tonys Jun 17, 2008
Patti LuPone was cheered mightily as she won the actress-musical prize for her powerhouse performance as Rose, an indomitable stage mother. It was LuPone's second Tony, the first since 1980 when she won for playing another strong-willed woman, Eva Peron, in "Evita.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Hip-hop takes Broadway Jun 17, 2008
Best Leading Actress (Musical): Patti LuPone, "Gypsy" ... The revival of Gypsy earned three honors, including one for Patti Lupone, named best leading actress in a musical nearly three decades after winning the same award for Evita. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'South Pacific' enchants the Tonys Jun 16, 2008
But three of four musical performance awards went to the show's leading rival in the revival category, "Gypsy": Patti LuPone for best actress, and Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti for their featured roles. Only Paulo Szot scored for "South Pacific," as best actor - a slot for which "Gypsy" has no part. (Boston Globe)
'Heights' Ascends Jun 16, 2008
" More than a few shows were counting on Tony victories to boost business. Sunday's winner 00004000 s in 26 competitive categories were voted on by 795 members of the theatrical community. The Tonys were founded by the Wing in 1947. Share: Top Video Showbiz News ADVERTISEMENT "Tim was a great dad," the late newsman's sister tells PEOPLEThe actress joins her cyclist beau for a Canadian fund-raiser and a romantic getawayPlus: Whoopi dances with Mario Lopez, while Gypsy star Patti LuPone is a big... (Fox News)
Chanel Casts Mademoiselle Hermione Jun 16, 2008
A source close to Watson said: 'Emma has been excitedly telling friends that she is going to be taking over from Keira," the paper reported. Other faces of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle have included super model Kate Moss, who was signed up in 2003 but dropped a year later for Knightley. Share: Top Video Showbiz News ADVERTISEMENT "Tim was a great dad," the late newsman's sister tells PEOPLEThe actress joins her cyclist beau for a Canadian fund-raiser and a romantic getawayPlus: Whoopi dances with... (Fox News)
Broadway's best front and center at Tonys Jun 16, 2008
Another great old American musical featuring Sondheim lyrics, Gypsy, scored victories for leading actress Patti LuPone and featured actor and actress Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti ... Gypsy queen: Patti LuPone, who performed during the awards show, later won for best leading actress in a musical, one of Gypsy's three awards. (USA Today -- Life)
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But Patti LuPone, who played Mama Rose in "Gypsy," took home the leading actress in a musical award with Boyd Gaines (winning his fourth Tony) and Laura Benanti taking featured actor and actress awards. "It's such a wonderful gift to be an actor making her living working on the Broadway stage and then every 30 years or so pick up one of these," said LuPone, a previous Tony winner and multiple Tony nominee. (International Herald Tribune)
South Pacific sailing at Tonys Jun 16, 2008
Patti LuPone was cheered mightily as she won the actress-musical prize for her powerhouse performance as Rose, an indomitable stage mother ... Actress-Musical: Patti LuPone, Gypsy. (Globe and Mail)
'Heights' wins best musical Jun 16, 2008
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Tony Awards nod to past, future Jun 16, 2008
The most dramatic was Patti LuPone s win for her portrayal of Rose, the ultimate stage mother. Her rendition of Everything s Coming Up Roses during the show got the cheering audience to its feet. (KHOU.com, TX)
'THE HEIGHTS' OF BROADWAY Jun 16, 2008
Everything also came up roses for Broadway vet and 1980 "Evita" Tony-winner Patti Lupone, who won Best Actress in a Musical for "Gypsy.". Two other "Gypsy" stars took home prizes as well: Boyd Gaines won his fourth Tony, for his portrayal of Herbie, LuPone's long-suffering boyfriend, and Laura Benanti, who plays the musical's title character. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
"South Pacific" takes seven Tonys Jun 16, 2008
Broadway veteran Patti LuPone won best actress in a musical for her role in "Gypsy," while her co-stars won best featured actor (Boyd Gaines) and featured actress (Laura Benanti). The show is a revival of a musical suggested by a stripper's memoir with Stephen Sondheim lyrics. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tonys get spiced up by two singular sensations Jun 16, 2008
Kerry Butler, Xanadu ; Patti LuPone, Gypsy ; Kelli O'Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific ; Faith Prince, A Catered Affair : Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park With George ... And I also want those same people who are going to see Patti Lupone (in 'Gypsy') to come see our show, and vice versa. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Broadway has something to sing about Jun 15, 2008
Patti LuPone as the unstoppable Mama Rose, or Kelli O'Hara as the unsinkable Nellie Forbush. Both women deliver carefully shaded yet powerful performances, but, for my money, O'Hara's feels fresher and more revealing. (Boston Globe)
First show, first nomination? Strange Jun 13, 2008
"You see a lot of different races and economic backgrounds. You have traditional theatergoers -- who also want to see Patti LuPone in 'Gypsy' -- and you have college students who have been back five, six, 13, 17 times. We call them 'Strange' heads. It's what we wanted -- a mixed bag of people.". Because "Passing Strange" is reaching out to new audiences, it's considered the "Rent" of another generation. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Tonys: Who should win, who will win Jun 13, 2008
Will win: McCormack's portrait of a domineering German flight attendant will prevail, for the same reason that Patti LuPone's domineering American stage mother will: Tony voters love hysterical women. Best featured actor in a musical. (USA Today -- Life)
Everyone hates the Tonys Jun 13, 2008
Can Patti Lupone still shred the stage in her turn as "Gypsy's" Mama Rose. These answers, and more to come on Sunday. (Salon)
August: Osage County shoo-in for best play Jun 11, 2008
Actress-musicalWill win: Patti LuPone, "Gypsy." Should win: Patti LuPone, "Gypsy.". Only Hamlet is a bigger theater role than Rose, the ultimate stage mother in what is possibly the greatest of all American musicals. (MSNBC -- News)
New plays and newcomers salvage Broadway season Jun 11, 2008
Along with "Gypsy," starring the indefatigable Patti LuPone, and a projection-savvy production of "Sunday in the Park With George," nostalgia never looked or sounded better. And, sure, there were disappointments. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'August: Osage County' will capture best-play Tony Jun 11, 2008
Will win: Patti LuPone, Gypsy. Should win: Patti LuPone, Gypsy. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Keeping her busy? Beckham buys wife vineyard Jun 9, 2008
Gypsy star Patti LuPone, who is nominated for leading actress in a musical, and fellow leading actress nominee Faith Prince of A Catered Affair, have a long-standing rivalry that might require some careful arrivals planning. A source familiar with the rivalry says it began back in 2001 when LuPone and Prince both appeared in the revival of Noises Off. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Theater Journalists' Picks May 21, 2008
The revival of "Gypsy" picked up three musical performance awards: for its star, Patti LuPone, as well as for two of its featured or supporting players, Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti. The revival-play award went to the farce "Boeing-Boeing." One of its leading men, Mark Rylance, who portrays a hapless visitor to Paris, won the lead actor in a play prize. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Some enchanted evening at Drama Desk Awards May 20, 2008
The revival of Gypsy picked up three musical performance awards -- including one for its star, Patti LuPone. The revival-play award went to the farce Boeing-Boeing. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Little Heathens' offers pleasures of a tech-free life May 15, 2008
In the best actress in a musical category, O'Hara will go against Patti LuPone in "Gypsy," Faith Prince in "A Catered Affair," Kerry Butler in "Xanadu" and Jenna Russell in "Sunday in the Park With George.". Szot's competition will be Lin-Manuel Miranda in "In the Heights," Daniel Evans in "Sunday in the Park With George," Stew in "Passing Strange" and Tom Wopat in "A Catered Affair.". (Cleveland.com)
And The Nominees Are May 15, 2008
O'Hara will go against Patti LuPone, "Gypsy"; Faith Prince, "A Catered Affair"; Kerry Butler, "Xanadu"; and Jenna Russell, "Sunday in the Park With George.". The actor-play category will provide some star power with Patrick Stewart, the title character in "Macbeth," going up against Laurence Fishburne in "Thurgood"; Mark Rylance, "Boeing-Boeing"; Ben Daniels, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"; and Rufus Sewell, "Rock 'n' Roll.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Musicals 'In the Heights,' 'South Pacific' top Tony nominees May 14, 2008
In those lists, the actress award looks to be a battle between Patti LuPone in "Gypsy" and Kelli O'Hara in "South Pacific," though nominees Kerry Butler ("Xanadu"), Faith Prince ("A Catered Affair"), and Jenna Russell ("Sunday in the Park") all deserve their places. The actor nominees, meanwhile, are as diverse a bunch as you could ask for, each excellent in his way: Daniel Evans for "Sunday in the Park," Lin-Manuel Miranda in his own "In the Heights," Stew for his "Passing Strange," Paulo Szot... (Boston Globe)
In the Heights heads list of Tony nominees May 14, 2008
In the actress-musical category, OHara will go against Patti LuPone, Gypsy; Faith Prince, A Catered Affair; Kerry Butler, Xanadu; and Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park With George ... Actress-Musical: Kerry Butler, Xanadu; Patti LuPone, Gypsy; Kelli OHara, South Pacific; Faith Prince, A Catered Affair; Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park With George. (MSNBC -- News)
Tonys give newcomers' musicals their due May 14, 2008
The race for musical revival will pit a Gypsy starring another formidable femme, Patti LuPone, against Lincoln Center's ravishing South Pacific, up for 11 awards, and a celebrated Sunday in the Park With George, up for nine ... "For me, the year's great performance is Patti LuPone, but it could go to (South Pacific's) Kelli O'Hara.". (USA Today -- Life)
See all the nominations May 14, 2008
Complete nominations for the 2008 Tony Awards - USATODAY.com. Sign up to receive our free Books e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. (USA Today -- Life)
US critics give Broadway honours May 14, 2008
The outstanding actress in a musical award was won by Patti LuPone for Gypsy and the outstanding revival of a play award went to The Homecoming. Hollywood star Kevin Kline picked up the award for outstanding actor in a play for his leading role in Cyrano de Bergerac, opposite Jennifer Garner. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
"Into the Heights" nabs 13 Tony Award nominations May 14, 2008
Expect fierce competition between Patti LuPone, nominated for "Gypsy," and Kelli O'Hara, "South Pacific.". For play revivals, an exceptionally competitive category this season, "The Homecoming," "Macbeth," "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and "Boeing-Boeing" are nominated. (Newsday)
Encores! Says Feh To Bway May 14, 2008
Best Actress in a Musical: Kerry Butler ("Xanadu"), Patti LuPone ("Gypsy"), Kelli O'Hara ("South Pacific"), Faith Prince ("A Catered Affair"), Jenna Russell ("Sunday in the Park With George"). SHARE BOX Show your support. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
An unlikely cast of contenders for Tonys May 14, 2008
A scene from "In the Heights," which received a Tony Award nomination for best musical (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times). Published: May 13, 2008. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Heights,' 'South Pacific' top Tony nominations May 14, 2008
Patti LuPone as a ferocious stage mother in "Gypsy" heads the list of nominees for the actress-musical prize. Others nominated include Kelli O'Hara as the sunny Nellie Forbush of "South Pacific"; Faith Prince, the unhappily married mother in "A Catered Affair"; Jenna Russell, the artist's lover in "Sunday in the Park With George"; and Kerry Butler, a roller-skating Greek muse in "Xanadu.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
South Pacific: Strong Tony Contender May 13, 2008
O'Hara should be joined in the actress-musical race by Patti LuPone, the fierce Madame Rose of "Gypsy" - with other slots probably filled by Faith Prince, "A Catered Affair"; Jenna Russell, "Sunday in the Park With George"; and maybe Kerry Butler, the roller-skating heroine of "Xanadu.". Cheyenne Jackson, Butler's co-star in "Xanadu," might gain an actor-musical nomination with other leading contenders including Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer and star of "In the Heights"; Stew, who did the same... (CBS News)
"Xanadu," "Young Frankenstein" nab NY stage awards May 13, 2008
The outstanding actress in a musical award was won by Patti LuPone for "Gypsy" and the outstanding revival of a play award went to "The Homecoming.". Among the Hollywood stars awarded for their stage work in New York were Oscar winner Kevin Kline, who picked up the award for outstanding actor in a play for his leading role in "Cyrano de Bergerac" opposite Jennifer Garner. (Reuters)
Outer Critics feel 'August' heat May 13, 2008
Patti LuPone took home lead musical actress honors from the OCC for her role in 'Gypsy ... In a competitive slot likely to prove equally tough in the Tony race, Patti LuPone nabbed lead musical actress for her role in Gypsy, besting a formidable lineup of nominees including Kelli OHara (South Pacific) and Faith Prince (A Catered Affair) ... ACTRESS IN A MUSICALPatti LuPone - "Gypsy". (Variety)
'Working' class heroes returned May 10, 2008
Starring Patti LuPone and Joe Mantegna, the Schwartz-helmed production lasted just a month. "When it opened on Broadway, it really was not quite ready," Schwartz says. (Variety)
Everything's coming up Patti May 8, 2008
So the story of "Gypsy," in spite of its colorful backstage comedy and the iconic, anthem-rich score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, is always about who plays Rose, from the original, Ethel Merman, through recent revivalists Tyne Daly and Bernadette Peters, to the performer who was long destined to play her, Patti LuPone. It's a breathtaking performance, especially admirable in LuPone's willingness to embrace Rose's mendacity, manipulation and obsession. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
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The story is always about who plays Rose, from the original, Ethel Merman, through recent revivalists Tyne Daly and Bernadette Peters, to the performer who was long destined to play her, Patti LuPone. 950. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
B'way's Meal Tickets May 5, 2008
Given that its director is John Doyle, the man who made Patti LuPone blow her own tuba, it's no surprise to find Faith Prince's beleaguered housewife scrambling eggs - and the man who plays her hubby, Tom Wopat, eating them for eight shows a week. And to think, Prince says: Doyle once had her gutting fish, too. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Frankenstein' tops Outer Critics nods Apr 22, 2008
Toughest contest among the thesp categories will likely be lead actress in a tuner, with nominees Patti LuPone ("Gypsy"), Kelli O'Hara ("South Pacific") and Faith Prince ("Catered Affair") looking likely to go head-to-head for the Tony as well ... ACTRESS IN A MUSICALPatti LuPone - "Gypsy"Kelli O'Hara - "South Pacific"Faith Prince - "A Catered Affair"Alice Ripley - "Next to Normal". (Variety)
Lopez struts on Broadway in `Chorus Line' revival Apr 17, 2008
The part was originated by actor Robert LuPone, brother of Broadway diva Patti LuPone. INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
‘Evita’ rides wave of popularity to Cultural Center for five shows Friday through Sunday Apr 17, 2008
Originally written as a concept album by Mr. Lloyd Webber and Mr. Rice in 1976, Evita opened on Broadway on Sept. 25, 1979, with Patti Lupone as the title character and Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara. The show, which ran for 1,568 performances, set records for largest box office advance, and went on to win seven Tonys, including Best Musical, Score, Book and Director. (Scranton Times, PA)
Lopez continues 'Dancing' in 'Chorus Line' Apr 16, 2008
The part was originated by actor Robert LuPone, brother of Broadway diva Patti LuPone. "He has natural authority and natural command of the stage, and he's very macho. ... You know, we've always had the part played by a very articulate kind of man," he said. (MSNBC -- News)
Hayes, Krakowski to star in 'Yankees' Apr 11, 2008
The series kicked off last year with Arthur Laurents' staging of "Gypsy," starring Patti LuPone, which has since transferred to a Broadway run at the St. James, earning stellar reviews when it opened March 27. John Rando ("Urinetown") will direct "Damn Yankees," with Hayes starring as the Devil, who bargains for the soul of a Washington Senators fan, aided by Krakowski as the seductive Lola. (Variety)
'When I don't act, I like to take to my bed' Apr 5, 2008
Patti LuPone puts her all into 'Gypsy' - CNN.com ... NEW YORK (AP) -- When Patti LuPone was in her early teens, she appeared in a local Long Island production of "Gypsy," put on by what she says was "a group of kids that got together in the summertime. ... It was just kids who loved musical theater." ... Patti LuPone performed a version of "Gypsy" years ago. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Stones Censor Songs Mar 29, 2008
You don t have to know too much about Broadway to know this: Patti LuPone has been waiting to star in "Gypsy" like forever ... When you see Patti LuPone as Mama Rose and this whole new production, it s as if time has rewound to the golden era of musicals. (Fox News)
'Gypsy' revival revels in some serious camp Mar 28, 2008
Blame Patti LuPone and Arthur Laurents, respectively the star and director of the latest revival of Gypsy (* * * out of four), which opened Thursday at the St. James Theatre ... Stage mom extraordinaire: Boyd Gaines, left, Laura Benanti and Patti LuPone star in the latest revival of Gypsy, now playing on Broadway. (USA Today)
Everything's Bright Lights And Lollipops Mar 28, 2008
March 28, 2008 -- IN truth, no one was ever born to do anything - except bawl their lungs out - but Patti LuPone comes pretty damn close as Momma Rose in Jule Styne's "Gypsy.". LuPone bawls with the best of them, but realizes, to quote the show, that "You Gotta Get a Gimmick." In her case, that "gimmick" is an unassailable talent and showbiz genius. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Weekend Calendar Mar 21, 2008
"GYPSY": Patti LuPone as the ultimate. . (New York Post -- Entertainment)
More of this story Mar 8, 2008
She has played Mrs. Lovett opposite Len Cariou, George Hearn and David Cryer in various productions beginning as far back as 1980, and took over for Patti Lupone when she left the final five weeks of the 2006 Broadway production. Hess, who was a standby for Sweeney Todd and Judge Turpin for the Broadway show, admits with a laugh, "I think the whole thing is very bizarre for a musical frankly. I think it was pretty courageous of Stephen Sondheim to say, 'Okay, I'm going to sit down and write a... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Mama Rose Cleans Up Mar 7, 2008
March 7, 2008 -- PATTI LuPone didn't miss a beat during Wednesday night's preview of "Gypsy" when the curtain rising for the second act knocked a bulb from the giant "Rose" sign high in the rafters, littering the St. James stage with glass. Staying in character as unflappable Mama Rose, LuPone grabbed an offstage broom and swept up the mess. (New York Post -- Gossip)
'Pal Joey' returns to Broadway Mar 7, 2008
Musical has been revived three times on the Rialto (the last time in 1976), and a concert version starring Peter Gallagher and Patti LuPone was staged by Encores. in 1995. (Variety)
They're Glad To Have Met John Doyle Mar 3, 2008
Lucky, indeed - "Sweeney Todd," starring a tuba-toting Patti LuPone, netted him a Tony. Heady stuff for someone who, until four years ago, was directing shows in a 216-seat theater in the English countryside. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Encores! strikes up the band Feb 9, 2008
The July 2007 staging of "Gypsy," toplined by Patti LuPone, came on the heels of a glowingly received production of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies," which kept Broadway abuzz with transfer chatter -- although that stint on the main stem never materialized. Last year's spring season also included Irving Berlin Hart's 1932 "Face the Music," and "Stairway to Paradise," an original compilation of Broadway revue numbers that starred Kristin Chenoweth. (Variety)
NO CELEBRITIES POSIN' AT POSEN SHOW - HOST TAKES BACK INVITES Feb 8, 2008
Last night the star power consisted of Patti LuPone. Yeah. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The demands of 'Evita' Feb 1, 2008
Patti LuPone, the woman who created the role on Broadway, didn't do matinees because it was so demanding. Wade. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
RKO Signs Interim Agreement With Writers Guild Jan 26, 2008
a new version of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, starring Ice Cube; on Broadway, Curtains, a musical nominated for eight Tony Awards, starring David Hyde Pierce; and Gypsy, the Sondheim musical, starring Patti LuPone. In the past, RKO gave the world such classics as King Kong, Citizen Kane, and It's a Wonderful Life, WGA East president Michael Winship and WGA West president Patric Verrone said in a joint statement. (Multichannel News)
* Murder most musical Jan 18, 2008
It seemed a lot less funny in the recent revival, which starred Michael Cerveris and Patti Lupone in roles originated on Broadway by Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury in 1979. Burton's film, in spite of the participation of Sacha Baron Cohen (as a mountebank barber in a skin-tight costume) and Timothy Spall (as a louche bailiff) pretty much casts out frivolity altogether. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Celebrity Rehab' is sobriety as career move Jan 10, 2008
At this moment in this kooky, crazy, mixed-up thing we call pop culture, the notion of building a Hollywood career out of rehab - going in and out of recovery like Patti LuPone does Broadway shows - is not completely Swiftian, or Chayefskian, or Onionian. And so tonight at 10, VH1 fills the market gap with a new reality show called "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew." On it, an assembly of lower-echelon performers de tox together at the Pasadena Recovery Center under Dr. Drew Pinsky, radio host and,... (Boston Globe)
