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Legendary Broadway star Patti LuPone raised the roof at the Kennedy Center\u2019s Concert Hall on Friday, giving ecstatic fans a musical tour through her decades in show business. Now 75, with two bionic hips, a new shoulder and a possible second one to come (each of which resulting from strenuous, long-running roles), LuPone has not lost one ounce of her grace and verve. Her extraordinary voice purred, preened, and exploded with depth and power, often within a single phrase.<\/p>\n

LuPone\u2019s new concert tour, which extends to Australia next month, was beautifully written by Jeffrey Richman from the singer\u2019s rich recollections. Musical Director Joseph Thalken, who has collaborated with luminaries including Bernadette Peters and Ren\u00e9e Fleming, accompanied her on piano and offered occasional vocal harmony. Brad Phillips, who has also worked with a slew of musical superstars, backed up LuPone on an array of string instruments. At every turn, the singer gratefully acknowledged her collaborators and encouraged her audience to do the same.<\/p>\n

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Patti LuPone. Publicity photo by Douglas Friedman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sporting a smart black pantsuit with twinkling sequin lapels, LuPone traced her musical journey from Northport, Long Island, where she came of age desperately in love with movie star Troy Donahue. She recalled that achingly painful teenage era through some of its most memorable anthems, including \u201cTeen Angel\u201d and \u201cTown Without Pity.\u201d Then it was on to the sixties with \u201cAlfie\u201d and \u201cThose Were the Days.\u201d LuPone infused each of these enigmatic songs with an astute mix of wistfulness and joy.<\/p>\n

She emerged in the second half in a splendid silvery gown with diaphanous \u201cwings\u201d that sashayed dramatically as she moved. Now we were in the era of LuPone\u2019s most memorable Tony- and Olivier-winning roles, including Eva Peron in the original production of Evita.<\/em> \u201cDon\u2019t Cry for Me Argentina\u201d brought the audience to its feet. Recalling her role as Fantine in Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, which she also originated in London, LuPone gave her audience a rendition of \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d that spoke to the pathos of lost love and bitterly dashed hopes. Yet even among a succession of high points, LuPone\u2019s sterling performance of \u201cLadies Who Lunch\u201d from Steven Sondheim\u2019s Company,<\/em> arched way, way over the top, bringing her fans out of their seats once again.<\/p>\n

Like all of us, LuPone\u2019s forced at-home stint during the pandemic allowed time for her to reflect on what meant most to her. Family came first. She now looks back on her life with gratitude and ahead with tempered joy. The songstress gently brought us down to earth with a series lighter but no less entertaining songs, including Cole Porter\u2019s 1930s romp, \u201cAnything Goes\u201d and Cyndi Lauper\u2019s \u201cTime After Time.\u201d Bob Dylan\u2019s \u201cForever Young\u201d \u2014 truly a description of LuPone herself \u2014 rounded out an evening that offered something memorable for every one of her fans at the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n

Running Time: Two hours plus a 15-minute intermission.<\/p>\n

Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>played at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC, for one night only, May 17, 2024.<\/p>\n

The program for Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes\u00a0<\/em>is online here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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