EVITA 1980 Tony Awards

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MrPoochsmooch

12 жыл бұрын

Mary Tyler Moore introduces EVITA on the 1980 Tony Awards ("New Argentina" - Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin and Company)

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@usarmybama 9 жыл бұрын

Patti LuPone ruined it for those who came after her, no one comes remotely close to her. Never has, never will.

@Q69573 8 жыл бұрын

Yup

@Kasino80 7 жыл бұрын

Billy Short Madonna is better...said no one ever.

@vallauritz311 7 жыл бұрын

Billy Short Pleaseeee Elena Roger was absolutely incredible!!

@artistphx 7 жыл бұрын

There is room for everyone's interpretation of a role but in this case between Patti and Madonna, there really is no comparison.

@MostlyVintageVoices 7 жыл бұрын

Gimme a break, she's the worst to play Evita onstage!

@JulianneHannes 9 жыл бұрын

Patti set the bar too high too too high

@TheAmityElf 8 жыл бұрын

Rainbow high?

@rachelcoleman4693 6 жыл бұрын

she set the bar rainbow high

@andrewjones1143 6 жыл бұрын

Double rainbow high, yo.

@bookerjones8123 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could've seen her. I saw the Broadway touring show in L.A. in '80 without her or Patinkin (I don't know about the Peron actor), and the actress who played Evita was great, but she didn't have Lupone's massive, vulgar energy/charisma or that ravenous mouth.

@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 5 жыл бұрын

@@bookerjones8123 i read the description box & was like: "Wow. Mandy went into MAKE-UP(!) for this!! He looks, acts, even holds his cigarettes like Juan Peron did irl!!" Then Che appeared & i said: oops.😂

@ez88uc 8 жыл бұрын

How in the hell did she do this show 8 shows a week... her vocal ability is AWESOME! WOW.... incredible.

@sfogjm 8 жыл бұрын

+Scott A While you make a good point about how difficult this role is to perform, in every one of those original English and American Hal Prince productions, the actress cast as Eva performed just six performances a week with an "alternate" cast for the other two performances. The Eva understudy would only be tapped when the other two performers were both indisposed. In the U.S., it meant there was a "matinee Eva" but it was scheduled a little differently in English productions. When LuPone had vocal problems resulting from the the pre-Broadway run in Los Angeles, the alternate's presence (who was already performing two performances a week) made it easy to give LuPone some respite by reducing her performances to five per week while the production ran it's final pre-Broadway booking in San Francisco.

@JerkyPuck 6 жыл бұрын

Scott A She has spoken on it quite a bit. At first she couldn't. Most of the role lies in the passaggio. She worked with a coach every day to get through it. By the end she was exhausted.

@KeithDunnFernandez 6 жыл бұрын

It's lip-syncing!!!!! Despicable for a "live" Tony performance!

@ZoraTheberge 6 жыл бұрын

Keith Dunn where?

@Alex-px7db 6 жыл бұрын

Keith Dunn you can see her throat moving with each note wtf she isn’t atleast

@sarahmiller2413 9 жыл бұрын

If I had to travel back in time for one event in history, I seriously think it would be the opening night of Evita on Broadway with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.

@zac613 9 жыл бұрын

no not opening night becuz everybody was still nervous and not prepared.... try near the end of Patti's contract time... around 1980ish. she was a ball of fire on the stage.

@sarahmiller2413 9 жыл бұрын

Good point. :)

@rosabenn7953 6 жыл бұрын

Y-e-s-s-s-s-s-s

@bugaloo2836 6 жыл бұрын

zac613 oh hell yesssss

@geoffreyprince 6 жыл бұрын

It was my first trip to NY, and I decided to see Evita (I later learned it was one of Patti's final performances) I had nose bleed seats and i was hypnotized by her. Yes, she was on fire - and there were tears aplenty in the audience.

@wotan10950 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely extraordinary! Evita (in Patti’s interpretation) nearly spills the secret at 1:12, that SHE is the one who wants power. She covers her tracks very quickly. Legendary performance.

@ShadowPoet174 5 жыл бұрын

I was in a local production of Evita last summer. This part always made me chuckle.

@kaorujustice2590 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant observation!

@Carolina.Cacace 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the problem is that, that's not how history was, so her interpretation was not suitable with Evita

@wotan10950 3 жыл бұрын

@@Carolina.Cacace Yeah, well, unlike in The Sound of Music, the Nazis didn’t go around singing and dancing either. And the soldiers in the South Pacific didn’t sing about “dames” either; they screwed them and moved on. It’s a Broadway show, get off your soapbox.

@questionforquestion 3 жыл бұрын

@@Carolina.Cacace Next you'll tell us Jesus Christ Superstar isn't an accurate account of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

@madisonsadler6850 3 жыл бұрын

Belting straight E5s for half the song... Patti’s got pipes!

@eduardochavacano 3 жыл бұрын

her voice is horrible compared to Madonna. Even when Madonna it live in Tours. So this explains why she hates madonna. Madonna reduced her to second rate Evita for all eternity.

@user-ez5ml9dy3k 3 жыл бұрын

@@eduardochavacano 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@yikes3386 3 жыл бұрын

@@eduardochavacano dude madonna took it multiple steps down. the two of them sang it in ENTIRELY different keys, so it is impossible to compare them

@debradominiakrinck6699 3 жыл бұрын

@@eduardochavacano You've got to be kidding me! Patti is spot and on and Madonna cant and will never hold a candle to her. In fact who can touch Patti L in her prime. answer! nobody.

@questionforquestion 3 жыл бұрын

@@yikes3386 I was honestly so flabbergasted by this comment I genuinely went to link this exact video as a rebuttal. How could anyone listen to 3:27 and say her voice is horrible....

@angie-noh8 5 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what she’s singing but boy is she singing it

@georgesmith4307 4 жыл бұрын

I assume you're talking about the really high parts, the first and third ones are "he supports you, for he loves you, understands you, is one of you" and the second one is "but I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation"

@DavidTorresFuentes 4 жыл бұрын

SomethingIncredible she's referring to her diction being unintelligible

@balconybill.21 4 жыл бұрын

You should probably listen again. I have no problem.

@beek.4860 3 жыл бұрын

If that isn’t me listening to anything Patti sings 😂 Love her though

@silentsmurf 3 жыл бұрын

Balcony Bill. Nah , I’m with OP. If you know the lyrics already you can hear it, but listening for the first time, I couldn’t discern what she was saying.

@alejandromorales9516 6 жыл бұрын

Patti LuPone is perfection here. It's everything I love about theater and drama and illusion and magic. The physicality is sharp and precise while the singing just a gale force coming out of her. It's astounding.

@nyrockchicxx 4 жыл бұрын

There is nothing like LIVE shows! The vibe is amazing.

@ajdc88 Жыл бұрын

well put

@audra5942 7 жыл бұрын

"My name is Che Guevara. You ruined the government. Prepare for revolution" I just couldn't get that out of my head

@vitorhugosantana7053 Жыл бұрын

He's not Che Guevara!! Just Che, everyone is Che in Argentina.

@L-O-L-za 4 жыл бұрын

If an Evita movie came to fruition in the 80s and Patti reprised her role. She would've won an OSCAR easily

@AlexeBriand2002 4 жыл бұрын

Lucky Lawrence thank god they waited until the 90s because Madonna was perfect for the movie version.

@L-O-L-za 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexeBriand2002 Haha! good one!!

@kevinwilson3609 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexeBriand2002 madonna is a movie killer and can't act her way out of a paper bag because she is dead behind the eyes - Patti LuPone

@AlexeBriand2002 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Wilson i think she’s a pretty decent actress, she was phenomenal in Evita

@kevinwilson3609 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexeBriand2002 Madonna gave a flat dead performance because she is not an actress. As well she couldnt sing significant parts of the score. The movie did not understand what the show is about and tried to make Evita sympathetic because Madonna didn't want to play a negative character. It was a confused mess

@isabellabankston3893 6 жыл бұрын

I die laughing everytime when Patti LuPone misses linking Juan Peron's arm with hers at 4:41 lol

@markuse3472 5 жыл бұрын

Good eye. Wow. What big eyes you have: You should play Grandma/the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood.

@mattyboimushroom 5 жыл бұрын

I have watched this performance hundreds of times and never noticed till now... too funny

@MartyMusic777 4 жыл бұрын

@Ed Miller That's why it's so damn funny - Patti just KILLED the entire number with insane belts up to a G and with perfect emotion and passion...and tried to link arms but failed because she wasn't used to the stage. It's just funny to see almost perfection get dashed, and absolutely an element of live performance.

@angelcitygirl 4 жыл бұрын

Not that important. She's a LEGEND.

@williammayhall7184 4 жыл бұрын

Ehhh it coulda been on purpose. Maybe he was like “yeah let’s do it together” and she had other plans lol. Probably just a faux pas though

@briankeith6610 4 жыл бұрын

Thank god for VCR’s, otherwise all of this would be lost.

@iAmMadeOfSoup 4 жыл бұрын

Brian Keith nah. Definitely in an archive

@alexi8741 4 жыл бұрын

4:00 love the stage direction of having Evita blind herself to Peron’s corruption to gain power

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

She knew he was corrupt because SHE was as well!

@joaquin3509 Жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 not in the play

@retroguy9494 Жыл бұрын

@@joaquin3509 Granted it's been 43 years since I saw the play on Broadway. But as I recall, she knew about him and what he could do for her which was why she purposely put herself in the position to meet him at that event that they both were at. She then made her move on him and kicked his mistress out (the song 'another suitcase in another hall;).

@moviebuff1941 2 жыл бұрын

Mandy’s tenor is incredible

@raucousmortuary Жыл бұрын

OMG, so much star power in one place! LuPone is perfect, Patinkin nearly blows the doors off the theatre, and Gunton is killing me with those rolling RRRRRs. It will never be done better.

@csc115 10 жыл бұрын

There is no other Evita except Patti LuPone

@stevenszmutko3501 9 жыл бұрын

And, ya know, Eva Peron XD

@mikep6467 6 жыл бұрын

Caroline Bowman

@colinwright4488 6 жыл бұрын

Elaine Paige

@Jeanlouis012 6 жыл бұрын

Madonna ❤️❤️❤️

@ohfantine 5 жыл бұрын

The real Eva Perón :-)

@neilspenceredwards1 6 жыл бұрын

Patti was almost-pefection. ALW tried to switch her out for "bigger stars" but not one of them was able to sing it in the original key, which he was insistent on. She is a brilliant, Jullliad-trained actress, who was the only one able to carry the original key, vocally.

@gavinlogan1743 2 жыл бұрын

That's actually completely untrue. ALW did no such thing.

@lepetitchat123 2 жыл бұрын

Really? ALW willingly lowered the key for Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard

@lindas.martin2806 2 жыл бұрын

No “almost” for me :-). I am continually amazed every time I hear and see this!! Wow!

@neilspenceredwards1 2 жыл бұрын

@@gavinlogan1743 She must be lying in her autobiography. I wasn’t there, so I’ll leave it to you. Perhaps I should have said: while touring with it for months they tried to find better (as with Glenn Close and Sunset), as Patti is divisive/Marmite but she was the only one who could sing as it was originally written.

@neilspenceredwards1 2 жыл бұрын

@@lepetitchat123 That sounds like that would have needed to be the case. I think my point was more that she was the best option (in my opinion) and also the only one who could sing and sustain in keys not easy on the ear, in her unique way. A lot of people can’t bear OBC soundtrack because of her being a difficult listen but for me she gets extra credit. No doubt they would have bumped her if there had been a Glenn Close to play Eva (after Elaine Paige) and lowered the key in compromise, as you say. What do I know? I posted that 4 years ago when drunk, I imagine; happily drunk

@sav1052 6 жыл бұрын

The way Che just turned straight into a lunge is hysterical.

@beek.4860 3 жыл бұрын

I know I’m two years late to this comment but I actually lost it. I don’t know why it’s so funny but it IS.

@sav1052 3 жыл бұрын

@@beek.4860 It just proves the LUNGE-vity of the joke! * * * I'll see myself out.

@beek.4860 3 жыл бұрын

*applause*

@privatecocky8971 3 жыл бұрын

Oh fuck me I'm gonna die 😂😂😂

@sav1052 3 жыл бұрын

@@privatecocky8971 I just rewatched it and I'm still cackling

@occasionalmarksman4865 2 жыл бұрын

How did they both do it? They are lying down, smoking a cigarette, and singing like Gods. AND incorporating more character depth and emotion in their facial expression than the entire cast of the last 20 movies out of Hollywood combined.

@blulinx 9 жыл бұрын

Good God Patti. Those pipes

@zephrynk9693 2 жыл бұрын

Patti is stellar, no doubt, but can we give a nod to Bob Gunton as Peron...not too shabby a voice for a Bronze Star-awarded Vietnam veteran who's had a great movie career--who'll ever forget that bastard of a warden in the Shawshank Redemption?

@gnirolnamlerf593 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I would have loved to play Peron. (...more important, they're not DEAD. I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay -- a brilliantly written and performed line.)

@melrupp2129 9 ай бұрын

And massive comedy chops in Greg the Bunny! Vive le Junction Jack!

@dfsnsdfn 9 жыл бұрын

I've only ever listened to cast recording and I never realised Mandy Patinkin was Che, I love him.

@margaretmcglynn5077 5 жыл бұрын

Love Mandy as Che!!! Such intensity! Such amazing notes!

@jayclawwit6489 5 жыл бұрын

Patti will be remembered for many performances but her performance as Evita made her a legend

@karinayum8858 8 жыл бұрын

His rolled r's are on pointe.

@TheHatchetwoman 7 жыл бұрын

No, they're exaggerated -- no native Spanish-speaker would trill them like that.

@leandro43606 7 жыл бұрын

Karina Yum I'm argentinian and ni tu vieja habla así acá.

@karinayum8858 7 жыл бұрын

Everything in musical theatre is exaggerated.

@kevinr.m.richardson812 7 жыл бұрын

And no first lady would power belt in a negligee while revolutionaries performed choreography with torches in her bedroom. So...... oh, that's right, this is a stylized interpretive portrayal and not a documentary.

@kaitlinr9271 6 жыл бұрын

^this comment made my day

@katford7286 7 жыл бұрын

Everybody in this production was so great, but Patti LuPone is just stratospherically talented. What a great show.

@bbiffster 3 жыл бұрын

Go ahead and talk about Patti and Mandy. Start recognizing the true greatness of Bob Gunton as Juan Peron. This is Warden Norton from Shawshank Redemption for crying out loud. Give the man some cred!!!

@larrysmith2638 2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting that he exaggerates his rolling r's to the point of campiness, but it also establishes his take on Peron as someone who is more style rather than substance. Contrast that with Jonathan Pryce (from the film), who plays it in a very understated way. I really like both interpretations.

@billleach8930 2 жыл бұрын

Yes…Mr.Gunton was incredible too! Such a versatile performer.

@maestroclassico5801 Ай бұрын

I didn't recognize him!

@baileyboone5429 3 жыл бұрын

Bob Gunton’s monogrammed pajamas are giving me LIFE.

@scottdunavent 10 жыл бұрын

No one performs this as well as Patti!

@writerswhorock228 4 жыл бұрын

Love the way she salutes after each verse. Pure joy. There's no one like Patti.

@dorit33 8 жыл бұрын

My grandmother lived with me and my mother growing up. She introduced me to Broadway and we sang along together to show tunes on her cassette player. This is one of my favorite songs from her tapes. She died in June and this song just hit my heart!

@sonospiacente3334 5 жыл бұрын

So sad :(

@KaiAnneClews 3 жыл бұрын

I've just discovered it now. Wow. I hope you're feeling ok dear.

@dorit33 3 жыл бұрын

@@KaiAnneClews thank you!

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

What amazing and wonderful memories you have to sustain you! In MY family, we were all lucky enough to live very close to one another (most of us within a mile of each other). MY grandmother lived with my aunt and they were the 2 people I loved most on earth. When I graduated college and got my first job, the following mother's day I bought them tickets to a Broadway show. It was 42nd Street! I'll never forget that evening. This was back when people used to dress to go to the theater. I lost my grandmother too. It will be 21 years next month. But she made it to 91. I still miss her (and my aunt) every day of my life!

@Patrick3183 2 жыл бұрын

RIP

@leftjabrighthook 6 жыл бұрын

Patti is the only Evita I recognize.

@theresag1969 3 жыл бұрын

Madonna doesn't exist.

@brittneypalmer5824 5 жыл бұрын

2:14 the oh s**t look is iconic... she’s such a powerhouse and I idolize her!!

@zueruka 3 жыл бұрын

I swear to God, I watch this video every few days

@natatouille310 4 жыл бұрын

yo Patti went OFF

@Raina430 Жыл бұрын

I saw her in person in 1979. Unforgettable, riveting. And I have always wondered how she could’ve possibly done that 8 times a week. The passion that she expressed on that stage was astonishing. I wish they had made a movie of Evita starring Patti and the rest of the incredible cast.

@sarahking7862 3 жыл бұрын

Apparently she had a pretty bad experience during this show. The producers treated her like a background performer when she played this beast of a role.

@annali7666 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah apparently her only friend on set was Mandy

@scorpioninpink 3 жыл бұрын

She have a very bad working relationship with Andrew Lloyd-Webber and was even fired from Sunset Boulevard before she was able to play her role apparently.

@ms.marvelous8156 2 жыл бұрын

@@scorpioninpink didn’t she have such a bad experience that she named the pool at her house “the Andrew Lloyd Webber memorial pool?”

@Ballerina00 2 жыл бұрын

I adore Mandy as Che and Patti as Eva, 2 of my favs. But I also adore Bob Gunton as Juan. I always thought he was the best Juan.

@catalinacruz7801 Жыл бұрын

He also played the Warden from Shawshank Redemption, and he brings the same perfectly slippery, subtly malicious politician energy to both roles.

@Ballerina00 Жыл бұрын

@@catalinacruz7801 Ooo i didnt know that! thanks i need to watch that movie again

@somepersonontheinternet6879 Жыл бұрын

A lotta people don’t like the accent he puts on, but I think it adds to his character as a conniving corrupt politician

@Hartdance 7 жыл бұрын

Incredibly hard to sing...she is the best! What a voice!!

@genevitale7974 8 жыл бұрын

Check out 4:41. She is supposed to link her arm in his but misses because they are standing too far apart! I love this show - my pic is me as Peron.

@fatovamingus 8 жыл бұрын

+Gene Vitale I've seen people on this site accuse her of lip synching. Ridiculous. She is one of the greatest.,

@genevitale7974 8 жыл бұрын

She may be lip synching here. No reflection on her talent (she is great). Sometimes award shows do that for technical reasons.

@User-wo1be 3 жыл бұрын

Dude the man who plays Juan his r rolling spectacular

@lalagonegaga 5 жыл бұрын

Pipes: on point. Scenery: chewed.

@zookytar 3 жыл бұрын

Eva Peròn was a (second-rate) actress so I think they were trying to show how she used that to help rile up her base

@scottdunavent 11 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC, I love Patti and Mandy. It has never gotten better than the original NYC cast. They blew the London cast away is quality of singing and the expressions. Viva LuPone and Mandy Patinkin@

@borombon 8 жыл бұрын

OMG that Peron really looks like the original one.

@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 5 жыл бұрын

RIGHT????

@angelcitygirl 4 жыл бұрын

Patti is in a league of her own. And jeez, Mandy was such a hottie then.

@sallybowles2781 5 жыл бұрын

now THIS is what I call belting :D

@TudorQueen 4 жыл бұрын

I've always felt that Bob Gunton's performance as Peron was strangely underrated, but he shows to fine advantage here, as does Mandy Patinkin's incandescent brilliance as Che. Patti LuPone, years later, said that she never felt she completely nailed the role of Evita. I respectfully and humbly disagree - no one played her nearly as well after LuPone.

@zookytar 3 жыл бұрын

She killed the role. It was dead to anyone who attempted it after her.

@rebeccaxcarol 4 жыл бұрын

This performance made me fall in love with her voice. She is truly a masterpiece and fucking genius.

@mariaregina4242 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. All I can say is Madonna really did the best she could but couldn't hold a candle to Patti Lupone.

@dearluciella5032 3 жыл бұрын

Her singing in the first half is so buttery and so seductive. And the acting omg.

@dais1151 3 жыл бұрын

Not seen anyone saying this Peron is good but his voice and facial expressions are brilliant!! Obviously Patti and Mandy are just Broadway gods no need to say that XD

@dais1151 3 жыл бұрын

(not saying his accent is good though haha i wouldn't know lol...i mean none of them should be white actors but ugh)

@mosaics2024 4 жыл бұрын

No microphones, just voices that can fill a theatre.

@kevinwilson3609 4 жыл бұрын

They are lip syncing to a pre recording

@mosaics2024 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwilson3609 Why would Patti Lupone need to do that?

@kevinwilson3609 4 жыл бұрын

@@mosaics2024 it was 1980. Sound wasn't as good on television. The Tonys used lip syncing. It was about technology not Patti's voice

@mosaics2024 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwilson3609 Ah. That makes sense.

@MarvinBradford323 3 жыл бұрын

You mean lip syncing lol

@btomimatsucunard 3 жыл бұрын

Oh god the way she switched from We'll to you'll is acting goals

@CyraEmm 2 жыл бұрын

My dad saw Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin in Evita when it first hit Broadway. I’ll never not be jealous.

@marywatkins6798 10 ай бұрын

Brilliantly performed. Pattie Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, the best. I was in college and had this soundtrack LP that I played over and over. Loved it.

@michaelhiggins7365 2 жыл бұрын

OH ! This was like going back forty years. The power of Patti LuPone's voice cannot be underestimated. I don't think any woman could rival what she brought to the stage. Having seen her and Mandy up close, literally, a few feet away, is something I will treasure my whole life. This experience was a once in a lifetime.

@elizabethallen4353 4 ай бұрын

Omg their voices, both at their peak. Wow.

@elizabethmiller1804 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most powerful scenes in all of musical theater. And Patti Lupone was just mesmerizing.

@scarlitrosemusic7159 8 жыл бұрын

You know I like this Juan Peron better. The movie one was way too serious and static ! Nice pink pyjamas while smoking in bed. 1940's Fascism styleee ;D

@musicaltheatergeek79 7 жыл бұрын

The smoking implies that they just had sex.

@rosiesummer2711 6 жыл бұрын

I liked Jonathan Pryce's portrayal. He was showing the side of Juan that was using Eva as prop for the people. Sure there was some romantic sexual spark but in the end he just used her as a prop. Hence the exchange between Che and Juan in Lament. Che was shaming Juan for using Eva and not loving her as a person. The real Juan Peron was kind of an arse hole. In the later stages of Eva's cancer, he authorized a lobotomy on Eva without her consent. After he was disposed as president, he exiled to Spain with his new wife Isabel. After Eva's body was found after many years missing. Juan kept the body in his dining room, then when he was elected to be president again he left Eva's body behind.

@samanthacor7589 6 жыл бұрын

The real Eva was an asshole too though

@belencufre8733 6 жыл бұрын

Rosie Summer There are many comments of people who knew them and were with them in life of the love they had for each other and the respect they had for each other's political ideas. Eva was no prop. It's true that there would have been no Perón without Eva, but it is also true that she had true faith in what Perón and his movement could signify to the people and she chose to "have his back" instead of being a political figure with a title herself. Even Isabel would recognize that Eva was the love of Perón's life. The nurse who stayed with Eva until the end said: "nobody had ever seen the General cry as he did when Eva died"

@Lucas-iw5xo 5 жыл бұрын

You do not know a damn about Juan and Evita Perón! Eva's body was kidnapped, Perón did not know for a time where they had it. When he recovered it, he took her with him. You should study a little and write less stupid things. The lobotomy was not proven.

@dalemccarthy 3 жыл бұрын

Mandy Patinkin is spectacular, my god! Ms Lupone is utterly extraordinary too, obvs

@kareno8873 Жыл бұрын

I often wonder what auditions must have been like. I imagine a lot of eye rolling by the casting team, until Patti, and then their jaws hit the floor.

@TheAnkrman 2 жыл бұрын

On New Year's Eve 1980 my wife and I were in New York--where we had rendezvoused with a couple of my college fraternity brothers. We had seen a couple of shows during the previous two days. We had reservations for dinner at the Russian Tea Room. Before leaving the hotel for dinner, I said we should at least t-r-y to see EVITA. One of my frat brothers said--and I quote--"You hick! Patti LuPone won the Tony, she's leaving the show in two weeks, this is New Year's Eve. You can't get a ticket to see that show tonight!" My wife was ready to eat and had pretty much had her fill of Broadway shows by this point. But one of my frat brothers wanted to see EVITA, too. I said, "Well, it's worth a try. I tell you what: Mike and Bette go on to the restaurant. Coble and I will walk toward the restaurant. The theater's on the way. If we can't get tickets, we'll just walk on and meet you at the restaurant.." We walk to the Broadway Theater and immediately in the crowd beneath the marquis we spot a guy with tickets held aloft, waving his arm back and forth. I approach him and say, "Are you selling those tickets?" "Yes. My wife and I live in New Jersey. We've had these tickets for nine months, but she's come down with a terrible case of flu. I will sell them to you for face-value." So, we bought his tickets--dead-center orchestra seats, 10th row from the stage--for $40.00 (!) apiece. When LuPone sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the balcony of the Casa Rosada, my nose was dead-center on her cleavage. If I had TRIED to get tickets that good in advance, if would never have happened.

@musicaltheatergeek79 2 жыл бұрын

Serendipity! Great story. *Evita* is one of the shows I wish I had seen the original Broadway cast. Alas, I had just turned 1 in December 1980. Did you like it?

@karenkaren3189 9 ай бұрын

Notice the very simple production values. This musical didn’t need lasers and computers and all sorts of fancy stuff. Just an interesting story, great music and talented people!

@Lauras-Cozy-Grotto Жыл бұрын

I still shake with emotion when I hear her voice. She will never be topped on Broadway.

@ericdickey6523 6 жыл бұрын

Wish I could watch this entire production!

@johnlennin5528 7 жыл бұрын

One of the best musical ever made.

@helens1016 3 жыл бұрын

the charisma, the stage presence, the body language, the BELTING! what an icon.

@maria00200 3 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after watching Randy Rainbow’s duet with Patti LuPone?

@Jackie-cw7qz 2 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that the signs are in Spanish, it really makes it special and more realistic

@jadezee6316 3 ай бұрын

show-stopping performance

@Buckleigh 3 жыл бұрын

Man! My first look at EVITA, Patti and Mandy on that night. Finally got to see the touring production in Chicago.

@tharold8639 2 жыл бұрын

Will never forget seeing the original cast on Broadway. Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin were phenomenal. Her performance as Eva Peron was beyond magnificent!!

@stereoplayers 9 жыл бұрын

Patti, to me, was Evita!

@suzannecoffman5741 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Mandy in concert a couple years ago. He's still amazing. I've seen Patti in concert twice. She's also amazing. And this performance on the Tonys, which gave me chills when it was done live, still gives me chills.

@writegirl422 9 жыл бұрын

Patti is a goddess

@paigeleigh2554 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I have never seen an Evita so brilliantly played.

@loganatreides9389 5 жыл бұрын

Goose Bumps and tears of joy as I listen to Patti's , Mandy's and the chorus' God given vocal skills

@OhWattFun2020 4 жыл бұрын

Man, LuPone is a legend! I love watching her. Oh, and Mandy! Such a perfect cast. 💙

@kdn1681 10 жыл бұрын

I had no idea Mandy Patinkin could sing or had won a Tony. He is an amazing screen actor and apparently an amazing stage actor as well. Thanks for posting this!

@claudiamastroianni4300 3 жыл бұрын

kdn1681 Now seek out Sunday in the Park with George. :)

@JaniceLDN 4 жыл бұрын

Magnificent all! You can truly imagine Lupone's Eva, reasoning with Peron. Her voice is urgent, powerful, imperious. Fantastic

@jamescampbell39 7 жыл бұрын

I attended one of the showings while stationed in New York during the 1980 season . All but Patti was present she was ill that day but her understudy did a excellent job. I wonder if we see Americas current future through this tale makes one wonder.

@kevinr.m.richardson812 7 жыл бұрын

Hillary lost, so I guess we'll never know.

@zairemoorer9666 5 жыл бұрын

pal joey ?

@Balletlove282 9 жыл бұрын

She's so beautiful!

@joeluft8969 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great reminder why Ms LuPone was put on the map. She handled this unimaginably difficult (vocally) role masterfully, and even looked the part, back then! Mr Patinkin handled his role admirably, as well…although, personally, I have never been a fan of his voice. But I admire his masterful technique and talent-he handles his incredibly taxing, super-heavy role with total ease and flexibility. Two pros at the top of their game.

@tomassampaio2605 5 жыл бұрын

Yellow diamond and her pipes

@vitricewashington6510 3 жыл бұрын

I know, right?! When I found out she was yellow diamond, I don't think I breathed for like 2 minutes. 😂

@absolutebuffoon6375 5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen Evita (never been interested in the madonna version) so now i obviously need to see a full version of it with my main girl Patti

@AlexeBriand2002 4 жыл бұрын

Absolute Buffoon the movie version is amazing, and the original song Madonna recorded, You Must Love Me, written by Webber and Rice, is beautiful. her power is not necessarily in her voice but it’s in the emotions she puts when she sings.

@dawnlovescouture2644 2 жыл бұрын

You have to see it live. I have been fortunate to have seen it twice live, touring versions, but it’s a magnificent show, one that if you can see you should.

@Azzeyman25 6 жыл бұрын

The actor playing Juan Peron played the warden in Shawshank Redemption

@davidsbunny01 5 жыл бұрын

OMG! Thank you! I knew that he looked familiar but I couldn't figure out who it was. Doy!!!

@Shyaporn 6 жыл бұрын

Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin.... madness. MADNESS!

@micaelaroyo4837 3 жыл бұрын

damn only in those days would Broadway actors smoke and still sing the way they do. Also, as an Argentinian, all the rolling r's were hilarious lmao

@scottdunavent 10 жыл бұрын

Outstanding Patti and Mandy!

@Valentina-ly6bu 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way music changes for each character

@ivannano 3 жыл бұрын

And that's when I knew I was gay.

@mngarrison 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, me too!!

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

You knew you were gay when you heard this song? Do tell bruh!

@Joeys4921 2 жыл бұрын

I personally knew I was gay when I was like, “ oh ya… I would raise up my mans hope, so I can also gain power.” 😂😂

@mervyngreene6687 2 жыл бұрын

What I liked the most about this show was the amazing performances of Peron, his child mistress, and Magaldi. With the fire power of Mandy and Patti, some producers would have ignored the others--especially Magaldi and the mistress. However, they each turned in charming performances.

@entr_acte 8 ай бұрын

This is such an iconic performance! Patti is perfection

@gwarner9517 3 жыл бұрын

Saw this on Broadway in 1979. Patti made a huge impression. Have adored her ever since..

@bleezuss1436 3 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine the energy in the room! What a powerhouse.

@FredHerrman 6 жыл бұрын

Jesus, could they sing! Really amazing.

@Fronema1 3 жыл бұрын

I want to see full performance so much now

@-savannah Жыл бұрын

Patti lupone gained a new fan in me

@sylviareplogle-cdle5894 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this production with the original cast, I found myself in my seat sobbing. Magical theater, such talent from the music, lyrics, and the fabulous cast. So glad some of it taped for the ages.