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Patti LuPone Born April 21 1949 In Northport Long Island New York Is An American Singer And Actress. She Is Most Famous Stage For Her Tony Award-Winning Roles In Evita 1979 And Gypsy 2008 . LuPone Has Also Appeared In The 1987 Revival Of Anything Goes And 2005 Revival Of Sweeney Todd. She Has Achieved Iconic Status For Her Involvement In Productions Of Les Miserables Sunset Blvd. Noises Off Company Candide Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown Oliver! The Three Sisters And Master Class. She Is The Author Of "Patti LuPone A Memoir." Early Life
LuPone Is Of Italian Sicilian 1 Descent. 2 She Is A Graduate Of Northport High School. LuPone Was Part Of The First Graduating Class Of Juilliard’s Drama Division. Theatre
In 1972 John Houseman Took His Beloved Class And Formed The Acting Company Making Them America’s Foremost Nationally Touring Repertory Theater Company. Her Stint With The Acting Company Lasted From 1972 To 1976 And She Was Featured In Such Works As The School For Scandal Women Beware Women The Beggar’s Opera The Time Of Your Life The Lower Depths The Hostage Next Time I’ll Sing To You Measure For Measure Scapin Edward II The Orchestra Love’s Labours Lost Arms And The Man The Way Of The World And The Robber Bridegroom For Which She Received A Tony Award Nomination. In 1986 Alumni Members Of The Acting Company Joined Forces For A West End Revival Of The Cradle Will Rock In Which LuPone Played Moll And For Which She Received An Olivier Award. Ms. LuPone Is An Important Player In Contemporary American Musical Theater. She Made Her Broadway Debut In The Play Three Sisters Her First Leading Role In A Musical Was The Baker’s Wife Which Did Not Make It To NYC. She Has Performed On Broadway In Works By Andrew Lloyd Webber Stephen Sondheim And Others. She Won A Tony Award For Evita In 1980. In 1987 LuPone Landed The Role Of Reno Sweeney In The Broadway Revival Of Anything Goes For Which She Won The Drama Desk Award For Best Actress In A Musical. LuPone’s Return To Broadway Was Supposed To Be With The Musical Sunset Boulevard However Andrew Lloyd Webber Breached LuPone’s Contract By Recasting Her Role For The New York Production. LuPone Subsequently Sued Webber But The Two Settled The Dispute Out Of Court With A Hefty Settlement In Favor Of LuPone. After This LuPone Was So Disappointed It Took Her A Year To Return To The Stage. In 1996 LuPone Returned To Broadway In A Triumphant Fashion In A Concert Style Celebration Of Her Career Called Patti LuPone On Broadway For Which She Received An Outer Critics Circle Award For Outstanding Solo Performance. Also In 1996 LuPone Was Asked To Replace Zoe Caldwell In The Terrance McNally Play Master Class For Which She Received Rave Reviews And Later Performed In The West End. In 2001 She Starred Along Side Peter Gallagher In The Broadway Revival Of Noises Off. Other Broadway Credits Include Working 1978 Oliver! 1984 And Accidental Death Of An Anarchist 1982 . LuPone Has Worked With David Mamet Since 1977 Acting In His Plays Including The Woods 1977 All Men Are Whores 1977 The Blue Hour 1978 The Water Engine 1978 Edmund 1982 And The Old Neighborhood 1997 Ms. LuPone Has Been A Part Of Many Semi-Staged Concerts Of Musicals In New York Such As The Encores! Production Of Pal Joey 1994 Opposite Peter Gallagher And Bebe Neuwirth Sweeney Todd 2000 Opposite George Hearn And Audra McDonald Can-Can 2004 Opposite Michael Nouri Candide Opposite Kristin Chenoweth And Passion 2005 Opposite Michael Cerveris And Audra McDonald. LuPone’s Triumphs In The Opera World Extend To Kennedy Center’s Production Of Regina The World Premier Of Jake Heggie's To Hell And Back And The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny Opposite Long Time Friend Audra McDonald And Directed By John Doyle With The Los Angeles Opera. She Has Three One-Woman Shows That She Performs Across The Country Matters Of The Heart Coulda Woulda Shoulda And The Lady With The Torch Which Sold Out Carnegie Hall. She Originated The Role Of Fantine In The Royal Shakespeare Production Of The Musical Les Misérables Becoming The First American Actress To Win The Olivier Award. LuPone Returned To The London To Portray Norma Desmond In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard In The West End. LuPone Recently Starred On Broadway As Mrs. Lovett In John Doyle’s New Staging Of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. Ms. LuPone Was Nominated For A Tony Award For This Role. A Regular Star At The Ravinia Festival’s Annual Sondheim Concerts In Highland Park IL Ms. LuPone Has Had Starring Turns In Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd 2001 A Little Night Music 2002 Passion 2003 Sunday In The Park With George 2004 Anyone Can Whistle 2005 And Gypsy 2006 . With Her Unanimously Rave Reviews From The Ravinia Production Of Gypsy LuPone Was Offered The Opportunity To Star In A New Production Of Gypsy Directed By Arthur Laurents Who Had Directed Tyne Daly And Angela Lansbury In Previous Broadway Revivals. This Production Launched A New Broadway Performance Series Encores! Summer Stars A Spin-Off Of The Popular Encores! Series. The Encores! Summer Stars Production Of Gypsy Is Scheduled To Open July 9 2007. Film
Among LuPone’s Film Credits Are Witness Just Looking The Victim Summer Of Sam Driving Miss Daisy King Of Gypsies 1941 'Wise Guys 24 Hour Woman Family Prayers Bad Faith And City By The Sea. She Has Also Worked With Legendary Playwright David Mamet On Several Movies Including The Water Engine The Critically Acclaimed State And Main And Heist . Television
LuPone Played Libby Thatcher On The Television Drama Life Goes On Which Ran On ABC From 1989 To 1993. She Has Twice Been Nominated For An Emmy Award For The TV Movie The Song Spinner And Her Guest Appearance On Frasier. LuPone’s Further TV Career Includes A Recurring Spot On The Last Season Of HBO’s Hit Series Oz. She Had A Cameo As Herself In The Episode Of Saturday Night Live Hosted By Kelsey Grammer In 1998. She Also Played Herself In An Episode Of Will And Grace Entitled "BullyWoolley" 2005. She Also Appeared On The Series "Ugly Betty" In 2007 As Mrs. Jean Wiener The Mother Of Wilhelmina's Secretary Mark. Known For Her Range And Versatility She Once Played Lady Bird Johnson Opposite Randy Quaid’s Lyndon B. Johnson In The Television Movie LBJ. Recordings
LuPone Recorded A Duet With Seth MacFarlane In Character As Glenn Quagmire On The 2005 Album Family Guy Live In Vegas. LuPone Released A New CD In 2006 Of One Of Her Shows The Lady With The Torch On Sh-K-Boom Records. In December She Released Bonus Tracks For That CD Only On ITunes. Selected Recordings Include The Baker’s Wife Original Cast Recording Evita Original Broadway Cast Recording The Cradle Will Rock The Acting Company Recording Les Miserables Royal Shakespeare Company Recording Anything Goes Lincoln Center Theater Recording Heat Wave John Mauceri Conducting The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Patti LuPone Live Solo Album Sunset Boulevard World Premiere/original London Cast Recording Matters Of The Heart Solo Album Sweeney Todd New York Philharmonic Recording Sweeney Todd 2005 Broadway Cast Recording The Lady With The Torch Solo Album The Lady With The Torch...Still Burning Solo Album To Hell And Back Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra World Premier Recording Personal Life
Her First Name Patti Is Not Short For “Patricia” It Is Her Mother’s Maiden Name. LuPone’s Great-Grand-Aunt Was The Celebrated 19th-Century Opera Singer Adelina Patti. Her Brother Is Actor Dancer And Director Robert LuPone And Her Other Brother William Is A Teacher. When They Were Young They Performed On Long Island As The LuPone Trio. She Had A Long-Term Relationship With Fellow Juilliard Classmate Kevin Kline. She Married Matthew Johnston In 1988 On The Vivian Beaumont Stage At Lincoln Center After Filming The TV Movie LBJ They Had One Child On 21 November 1990 Joshua Luke Johnston. She Currently Resides With Her Family In Upstate Connecticut. Source Wikipedia read less