Broadway legend Patti LuPone hit the Madison Square Garden stage at last night’s Grammy Awards to perform a tribute to composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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LuPone took everyone to queer church by reprising her iconic Tony-winning role in Evita, singing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” And the crowd went wild.
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Gay twitter also went wild.
Here’s what folks have been saying…
https://twitter.com/lpolgreen/status/957815240569360389
if gay twitter can come together to celebrate Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters in the same week without fighting about Gypsy, there is nothing the human race can't accomplish
— Jennifer Tepper (@jenashtep) January 29, 2018
Nothing is more real than Patti LuPone singing “Nothing impressed me at all.”
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) January 29, 2018
My Baba. Had the NERVE. Had the GALL to go onto Facebook dot com and say right on my wall. MY wall. That Madonna sang "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" better than Patti LuPone.
— Jenny Trout (@Jenny_Trout) January 29, 2018
Dear music industry….
That’s what talent looks like. #PattiLuPone— Eric King (@TVsEricKing) January 29, 2018
If #OriginalKey doesn’t trend after Patti LuPone nails Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina at the #Grammys, Twitter is dead to me.
— Jordan Roth (@Jordan_Roth) January 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/AudraEqualityMc/status/957823404547166208
Next Patti LuPone will sing an eight-octave version of “Take a Bow” and vogue for 45 straight minutes.
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) January 29, 2018
Patti Lupone took us to Drag Church and said High Mass.#Grammys
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) January 29, 2018
Who are these folks that are on my timeline saying Madonna sings "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" better than Patti Lupone. Did you not see how Patti commanded the stage and had the crowd mesmerized? #GRAMMYs Pattie originated the role on BROADWAY. #EducateYourself
— Ms. Dawn Says VOTE! #BidenHarris2024 (@Ladybellesfic) January 29, 2018
I consider that Patti LuPone performance to be the State of the Union
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 29, 2018
kevininbuffalo
So what?
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Is Patti LaPone LGBT or “queer”? Is Andrew Lloyd Webber LBGT or “queer”? I know, I know..silly irrelevant question. Meanwhile how about even the barest mention of an actual gay Grammy nominee? Maybe even * one that is *gasp* MALE!!!!
paul dorian lord fredine
forget ‘irrelevant’, how about just plain stupid? and in case you missed it, the majority of the nominees were male. besides, just like many articles, the prerequisite is not that any story here has to be about gays. if that’s all you care about you certainly live in a very small narrow world.
Terrycloth
Why. Isn’t there more complaints about the awful out of tune Eric Clapton song “tears in heaven ” those country stars sang for the in memoriam spot…? It was terrible
Paulie P
that was horrible… such a beautiful song ripped apart by four off key “singers”…
OzJosh
Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber? In truth, it was more like a f*** you Andrew Lloyd Webber. ALW fired Lupone from Sunset Boulevard to replace her with Glenn Close, and Patti has never forgotten it. She hasn’t spoken to him since.
Paulie P
actually the two of them made up earlier in the week after 28 years of not speaking….. they have buried the hatchet.. google the vanity fair article… it is a short good read….
AlbertW
I saw Patti LuPone play Eva at The Broadway Theatre in 1979 and understood the meaning of “Diva”.
He BGB
This was more suitable for the Tonys, unless Madonna did sing it. Grammys,are about recorded music and even though there are original cast albums, it all is done live on a stage. But Patti originated it (I used to have the vinyl). So he fired her too? I knew he fired Faye Dunaway because she couldn’t sing. I’m old enough to remember when these were called “rock operas”…
Paulie P
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/patti-lupone-and-andrew-lloyd-webber-have-ended-their-two-decade-feud
oaksong
It’s interesting to learn that, unlike Madonna, Patti LuPone actually sings live on stage, according to He BGB
Paulie P
Imagine that a singer who sings live and like that at the age of 70! A singer who has trained her voice to keep those notes and not blowing them out ala Madge, Mariah and the rest…. Imagine doing 8 shows a week for years and still being able to sing… 🙂
o.codone
Who is this shrill old, drag queen? Nobody’s ever heard of this fat guy. Besides all that, what an awful performance of an otherwise fabulous song. Patti, old man, go home and rest. Please. Go home and rest.
Paulie P
That shrill old drag queen at the age of 70 showed every performer who is used to over produced auto tuned music how when singing live it is done. She’s had a much longer career than any of todays performer’s no matter how “shrill” you think she may be. And I’m sure she rests comfortably on her long career.