PATTI AT RAVINIA - please post reviews here
PATTI AT RAVINIA - please post reviews here
#0PATTI AT RAVINIA - please post reviews here
Posted: 8/11/06 at 11:31pm
spill all, peeps.
Updated On: 8/11/06 at 11:31 PM
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:03amAhhhhh it was AMAZING!!!!! Pictures and review to come
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:20am
I'm kinda bad at writing reviews (I'm sure Margo will do a much better job), so I'll give it by actors. But first, I've never seen the Ravinia stage so decorated on the porcenium. They were pretty creative in using a big trunk and door frames as most of the set. The costumes were alright, nothing too special.
Patti LuPone: Rose- Wow, what a performance! Almost everything about it was spot on. With this being her first performance, she looked very comfortable in the role. Her acting in the book scenes were flawless. She exuded sexiness, anger, jealousy, and vulnerability. During the scene where she gets Louise ready for her first strip was perfection. The ny times (or whatever paper) is right in saying that she was born to play this role. All of her songs were pretty much amazing. Her "Everyting's Coming Up Roses" was just astounding. And then there was her "Rose's Turn." There are no words. The only thing that let me down was that she didn't hold out the last note as long as the orchestra did. But it didn't matter that much. She stopped the show for a good 2 mins. That was the first time in my theatre-going career that I was almost moved to tears. One really little blooper was that she couldn't say toothpaste and toothbrush.
Jack Willis: Herbie- Not much of a singer (which isn't required in this role), as his voice didn't blend well with LuPone's, however his acting was quite strong. *SPOILER* He was brilliant in the scene where he leaves Rose.
Jessica Boevers: Louise- I thought she was just alright in the first act, but she really came alive in the second one. Her voice was in fine shape. During the scene where Rose is getting her ready for her first strip was amazing - and she has no lines in the scene. But her body language made the scene all the more powerful. Her strip was very enjoyable. The transformation from timid girl to big celebrity was smooth.
Overall, it was an amazing night of theatre, and one I will never forget. Patti was just breathtaking. She NEEDS to record these songs (be it Broadway [if she gets to] or London). I feel honored to have gone to her first show as Rose.
Curtain call pictures to come once I get them on photobucket.
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:26amwith every minute passing i wish i was in chicago right now more and more and more.
maybethistime
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/04
Color and Light
Broadway Star Joined: 10/23/05
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:31amColor me jealous! I wish I could be in Chicago right now, too!
Stop looking at my charisma.
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:32amWell, originally, I was dying to read the reviews, but after reading maybethistime's signature I'm completely distracted by the idea of Mary Poppins having an orgasm.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:36am
Curtain call: 
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
Londonskyguy
Featured Actor Joined: 7/24/06
#9re: PATTI AT RAVINIA - please post reviews here
Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:36amWell I just got back from seeing Patti in Gypsy,,, FABULOUS,, now I know what Ive always felt to be true,, she needs to do a full scale production of Gypsy,, Note to the people of the Donmar Warehouse in London... I agree her acting scenes with Louise and Herbie in act two were intense,, Vocals Fabulous,, She brought down the house ant the end of act one,,, and having seen Gypsy many times I have never seen anyone,,, get a standing ovation ( and a deserved one ) at the end of Roses Turn..I can only imagine how good she would be in a full scale production.... I say she should do it in London in a year and then New York,, by that time we will have all but forgotton the recent revival.... Congrats to Patti!
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:47amthat was the best i've ever heard her sound. amazing
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:49amchinkie azn jai, thank you for posting those pics! They're wonderful.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:51amI'm still shaking! Wow, what a night! Absolutely incredible! Rose's Turn was AMAHZING! Just beyond belief! And then I got her autograph afterwards! It was just brilliant!!!!!!!!
-Was that a fart?
-My fault, I fear.
-My fault, I fear.
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:52amshe came out of the stage door?
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:53amyes! I was shocked! We weren't allowed to take pics, though.
-Was that a fart?
-My fault, I fear.
-My fault, I fear.
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:55am
*so jealous!*
Bring her to Broadway! Please!
(and the Tulsa is ADORABLE! - what's his name?)
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
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-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:55amDammit!! Soo tempting to go get a lawn seat for this! I hate being so close but I have to save money for college! grr...It's soo tempting though...
RIP Natasha Richardson. ~You were a light on this earth ~
Isabella2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/05
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:55amany chance they'll broadcast this on pbs?
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 12:58amWanna Be A Foster: His name is Leo Ash Evans.
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
C is for Company
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:02amWBAF: Are you going to cheat on David now?
Act4ever
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/04
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:02amit makes me so mad to know that I'm moving to Chicago in 10 days... of course this has to happen NOW
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:10am
Leo Ash Evans.
*googles*
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200506--June+Events.html
He's a total cutie pie, but too young for me. I'll stick with attempting to pry David away from his beau. 
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:31am
More reviews????
Please?!?!?!
(If not for me, then for my overuse of punctuation? Think of the pixels.)
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
maybethistime
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/04
#23re: PATTI AT RAVINIA - please post reviews here
Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:40amGod, I bet the overture sounded INCREDIBLE with that huge orchestra. I wish there was a recording.
LostLeander
Broadway Star Joined: 3/18/05
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Posted: 8/12/06 at 1:41am
Wonderwaiter, I am in LOVE with your avatar.
I have nothing to add.
I'm sure Patti sang that crap out the score with her glorious, brassy trap.
And I'm sure she was frightening as hell.
Personally, I think I have too much bloom.
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