I saw Patti LuPone in her show "Matters of the Heart" last night --

[Radio_Lady]

It moved me to tears and laughter and back to tears again.

Stunning! Hard to believe she is almost 56 years old! (Born April 21, 1949 according to internet sources!)

[Dookus]

1. I'm jealous

she's one of my favorites.

[Radio_Lady]

2. She was just magnificent. I was surprised that she sang so many --

songs that I didn't know. Maybe it's a reflection on the fact that we haven't been to many of the new musicals.

I was disappointed in one thing -- she did not sing anything from "Evita" -- but there were a lot of favorites. She sang one about a mother and child on a carousel that was just beautiful. Haunting. She works with a pianist and a quartet -- three violins and a cello. Never saw that before, either.

Have you ever seen her on stage? What songs do you like? The couple behind us wanted her to sing "Alone Again, Naturally" -- and she did!

If you're interested, here's a link to an interview from the Portland Oregonian, prior to her opening:

http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/111218076812940.xml?oregonian?alap#continue

[Dookus]

3. no, I haven't

unfortunately. But one of my favorite CD's is a show of hers where she does a variety of songs from all the shows she's been in.

It's this CD:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003FJT/qid=1112853180/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-8637048-1740744?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

[Radio_Lady]

4. Good tracks, but she didn't sing any of these --

They were selling her new album "Matters of the Heart" at the show.

Was there a track from "Evita" on that CD? Yes, there was -- on Disc 2! Thanks! :->

[Radio_Lady]

5. "Sand and Water" was one of the songs that made me cry --

Also "Look, Mummy -- No Hands" -- just beautiful.