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ebc726's review against another edition
4.0
Totally breaks through the stereotype of Patti as a diva. She's truly a fierce, strong, sassy, badass woman who works incredibly hard.
call0way's review
4.0
The ideal audiobook listen - encapsulates the iconic Patti LuPone who is uncompromisingly herself. I especially enjoyed the chapter about The Cradle Will Rock and wish it had been longer/more in depth. Full of gossip, hard work, and stories of a fantastic era in theatre.
autumnblack's review against another edition
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5.0
What a woman. Incredible book, very easy to read and highly insightful. A light in dark times.
booksandqui's review
3.0
I am a huge fan of Broadway and really respected the work of Ms. Lupone. Although some parts made sympathize with her in hard situations, I think a lot of the "bad" things that happened to her in her career were because she had a bad attitude and thought too highly of herself. But that's just my opinion. Still an important read for any aspiring leading lady or anyone that is a fan of musical theatre.
sarahbethbrown's review
5.0
All I want from my celebrity memoirs is gossip. I do not want you to idly ruminate on your childhood, I do not care about your relationship with your mother (unless she was a celebrity too), I do not want you to pretend you are a real writer. I just want GOSSIP.
And this book delivers better than anything I've read since Barbara Walters' memoir. Patti LuPone is not a great, or even very good writer. She spends about 10 minutes on her childhood. She is not particularly clear about the timeline. But WHO CARES bc she HATES ANDREW LLOYD WEBER. Oh my god does she hate him, it's phenomenal. She's not too fond of Glenn Close, either.
You guys the font in this book is like, 14 point, there are a ton of pictures, she dishes on literally everyone, and about a quarter of every page is taken up with her name in fancy script in the top corner. Why haven't you read it yet??
And this book delivers better than anything I've read since Barbara Walters' memoir. Patti LuPone is not a great, or even very good writer. She spends about 10 minutes on her childhood. She is not particularly clear about the timeline. But WHO CARES bc she HATES ANDREW LLOYD WEBER. Oh my god does she hate him, it's phenomenal. She's not too fond of Glenn Close, either.
You guys the font in this book is like, 14 point, there are a ton of pictures, she dishes on literally everyone, and about a quarter of every page is taken up with her name in fancy script in the top corner. Why haven't you read it yet??
ashkitty93's review against another edition
5.0
I feel the need to preface this by saying that I've never been an enormous Patti LuPone fan. I'm not familiar with Evita beyond "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and I'm not familiar with Gypsy at all. However, I do love her on the cast recordings from Anything Goes and Sweeney Todd, and it was such a treat to see her in American Horror Story: Coven. And somehow, being the Les Miserables freak that I am, I was unaware that she originated Fantine in the West End. WHAT EVEN.
I'm also familiar with her reputation as a diva, but let's face it: Patti LuPone is a legendary powerhouse of a singer, not to mention an actress. This book was fantastic in that it detailed everything that was important to her -- from Juilliard (!!!) to traveling the country with the Acting Company to Evita and then onward to Les Miserables, Anything Goes, Sunset Boulevard, and her more recent triumphs in Sweeney Todd and Gypsy. I've seen a few reviews mention how she "conveniently" left out the bit from her Gypsy run when she stopped the show to berate an audience member-- um, it's her book. It's her prerogative if she wants to leave something out.
I would definitely recommend this for theatre junkies!
I'm also familiar with her reputation as a diva, but let's face it: Patti LuPone is a legendary powerhouse of a singer, not to mention an actress. This book was fantastic in that it detailed everything that was important to her -- from Juilliard (!!!) to traveling the country with the Acting Company to Evita and then onward to Les Miserables, Anything Goes, Sunset Boulevard, and her more recent triumphs in Sweeney Todd and Gypsy. I've seen a few reviews mention how she "conveniently" left out the bit from her Gypsy run when she stopped the show to berate an audience member-- um, it's her book. It's her prerogative if she wants to leave something out.
I would definitely recommend this for theatre junkies!
megancrusante's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this- couldn't put it down actually. But I think I was most fascinated by all the pictures!
njasek's review
2.0
Did I read this whole book? Absolutely not…does that make me a bad gay? Possibly. I read the stories and the parts that made me actually interested, but I just wasn’t as invested in this as I would have hoped. Sorry Patti, you are still my everything though.
mimika9's review
5.0
What a mensch! Loved the book,laughed out loud. And I loved when she raked that utterly overrated creepy Andrew Lloyd Webber over the coals. Ugh.