+Scott A While you make a good point about how difficult this role is to perform, in every one of those original English and American Hal Prince productions, the actress cast as Eva performed just six performances a week with an "alternate" cast for the other two performances. The Eva understudy would only be tapped when the other two performers were both indisposed. In the U.S., it meant there was a "matinee Eva" but it was scheduled a little differently in English productions. When LuPone had vocal problems resulting from the the pre-Broadway run in Los Angeles, the alternate's presence (who was already performing two performances a week) made it easy to give LuPone some respite by reducing her performances to five per week while the production ran it's final pre-Broadway booking in San Francisco.
Scott A She has spoken on it quite a bit. At first she couldn't. Most of the role lies in the passaggio. She worked with a coach every day to get through it. By the end she was exhausted.
Absolutely extraordinary! Evita (in Patti’s interpretation) nearly spills the secret at 1:12, that SHE is the one who wants power. She covers her tracks very quickly. Legendary performance.
@@Carolina.Cacace Yeah, well, unlike in The Sound of Music, the Nazis didn’t go around singing and dancing either. And the soldiers in the South Pacific didn’t sing about “dames” either; they screwed them and moved on. It’s a Broadway show, get off your soapbox.
If I had to travel back in time for one event in history, I seriously think it would be the opening night of Evita on Broadway with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.
no not opening night becuz everybody was still nervous and not prepared.... try near the end of Patti's contract time... around 1980ish. she was a ball of fire on the stage.
It was my first trip to NY, and I decided to see Evita (I later learned it was one of Patti's final performances) I had nose bleed seats and i was hypnotized by her. Yes, she was on fire - and there were tears aplenty in the audience.
Patti LuPone is perfection here. It's everything I love about theater and drama and illusion and magic. The physicality is sharp and precise while the singing just a gale force coming out of her. It's astounding.
her voice is horrible compared to Madonna. Even when Madonna it live in Tours. So this explains why she hates madonna. Madonna reduced her to second rate Evita for all eternity.
@@eduardochavacano You've got to be kidding me! Patti is spot and on and Madonna cant and will never hold a candle to her. In fact who can touch Patti L in her prime. answer! nobody.
@@yikes3386 I was honestly so flabbergasted by this comment I genuinely went to link this exact video as a rebuttal. How could anyone listen to 3:27 and say her voice is horrible....
OMG, so much star power in one place! LuPone is perfect, Patinkin nearly blows the doors off the theatre, and Gunton is killing me with those rolling RRRRRs. It will never be done better.
@@joaquin3509 Granted it's been 43 years since I saw the play on Broadway. But as I recall, she knew about him and what he could do for her which was why she purposely put herself in the position to meet him at that event that they both were at. She then made her move on him and kicked his mistress out (the song 'another suitcase in another hall;).
Patti was almost-pefection. ALW tried to switch her out for "bigger stars" but not one of them was able to sing it in the original key, which he was insistent on. She is a brilliant, Jullliad-trained actress, who was the only one able to carry the original key, vocally.
@@gavinlogan1743 She must be lying in her autobiography. I wasn’t there, so I’ll leave it to you. Perhaps I should have said: while touring with it for months they tried to find better (as with Glenn Close and Sunset), as Patti is divisive/Marmite but she was the only one who could sing as it was originally written.
@@lepetitchat123 That sounds like that would have needed to be the case. I think my point was more that she was the best option (in my opinion) and also the only one who could sing and sustain in keys not easy on the ear, in her unique way. A lot of people can’t bear OBC soundtrack because of her being a difficult listen but for me she gets extra credit. No doubt they would have bumped her if there had been a Glenn Close to play Eva (after Elaine Paige) and lowered the key in compromise, as you say. What do I know? I posted that 4 years ago when drunk, I imagine; happily drunk
I wish I could've seen her. I saw the Broadway touring show in L.A. in '80 without her or Patinkin (I don't know about the Peron actor), and the actress who played Evita was great, but she didn't have Lupone's massive, vulgar energy/charisma or that ravenous mouth.
@@bookerjones8123 i read the description box & was like: "Wow. Mandy went into MAKE-UP(!) for this!! He looks, acts, even holds his cigarettes like Juan Peron did irl!!" Then Che appeared & i said: oops.😂
I assume you're talking about the really high parts, the first and third ones are "he supports you, for he loves you, understands you, is one of you" and the second one is "but I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation"
Balcony Bill. Nah , I’m with OP. If you know the lyrics already you can hear it, but listening for the first time, I couldn’t discern what she was saying.
I was at the very first dress rehearsal in L.A. before it went to Broadway. It went off without a hitch, and didn't seem rough or unpolished in the least. I'll never forget Patti's and Mandy's voices. Just an overall epic experience.
My grandmother lived with me and my mother growing up. She introduced me to Broadway and we sang along together to show tunes on her cassette player. This is one of my favorite songs from her tapes. She died in June and this song just hit my heart!
What amazing and wonderful memories you have to sustain you! In MY family, we were all lucky enough to live very close to one another (most of us within a mile of each other). MY grandmother lived with my aunt and they were the 2 people I loved most on earth. When I graduated college and got my first job, the following mother's day I bought them tickets to a Broadway show. It was 42nd Street! I'll never forget that evening. This was back when people used to dress to go to the theater. I lost my grandmother too. It will be 21 years next month. But she made it to 91. I still miss her (and my aunt) every day of my life!
@Ed Miller That's why it's so damn funny - Patti just KILLED the entire number with insane belts up to a G and with perfect emotion and passion...and tried to link arms but failed because she wasn't used to the stage. It's just funny to see almost perfection get dashed, and absolutely an element of live performance.
How did they both do it? They are lying down, smoking a cigarette, and singing like Gods. AND incorporating more character depth and emotion in their facial expression than the entire cast of the last 20 movies out of Hollywood combined.
FANTASTIC, I love Patti and Mandy. It has never gotten better than the original NYC cast. They blew the London cast away is quality of singing and the expressions. Viva LuPone and Mandy Patinkin@
OH ! This was like going back forty years. The power of Patti LuPone's voice cannot be underestimated. I don't think any woman could rival what she brought to the stage. Having seen her and Mandy up close, literally, a few feet away, is something I will treasure my whole life. This experience was a once in a lifetime.
Patti is stellar, no doubt, but can we give a nod to Bob Gunton as Peron...not too shabby a voice for a Bronze Star-awarded Vietnam veteran who's had a great movie career--who'll ever forget that bastard of a warden in the Shawshank Redemption?
Yes, I would have loved to play Peron. (...more important, they're not DEAD. I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay -- a brilliantly written and performed line.)
And no first lady would power belt in a negligee while revolutionaries performed choreography with torches in her bedroom. So...... oh, that's right, this is a stylized interpretive portrayal and not a documentary.
I saw Mandy in concert a couple years ago. He's still amazing. I've seen Patti in concert twice. She's also amazing. And this performance on the Tonys, which gave me chills when it was done live, still gives me chills.
Go ahead and talk about Patti and Mandy. Start recognizing the true greatness of Bob Gunton as Juan Peron. This is Warden Norton from Shawshank Redemption for crying out loud. Give the man some cred!!!
It's interesting that he exaggerates his rolling r's to the point of campiness, but it also establishes his take on Peron as someone who is more style rather than substance. Contrast that with Jonathan Pryce (from the film), who plays it in a very understated way. I really like both interpretations.
Will never forget seeing the original cast on Broadway. Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin were phenomenal. Her performance as Eva Peron was beyond magnificent!!
This is a great reminder why Ms LuPone was put on the map. She handled this unimaginably difficult (vocally) role masterfully, and even looked the part, back then! Mr Patinkin handled his role admirably, as well…although, personally, I have never been a fan of his voice. But I admire his masterful technique and talent-he handles his incredibly taxing, super-heavy role with total ease and flexibility. Two pros at the top of their game.
I've always felt that Bob Gunton's performance as Peron was strangely underrated, but he shows to fine advantage here, as does Mandy Patinkin's incandescent brilliance as Che. Patti LuPone, years later, said that she never felt she completely nailed the role of Evita. I respectfully and humbly disagree - no one played her nearly as well after LuPone.
I recently did this show at French Woods Festival as one of the generals and it made me fall in love with this musical! Patti LuPone created an iconic role!
Apparently she had a pretty bad experience during this show. The producers treated her like a background performer when she played this beast of a role.
She have a very bad working relationship with Andrew Lloyd-Webber and was even fired from Sunset Boulevard before she was able to play her role apparently.
@@ms.marvelous8156more iconic than that. She sued Webber's ass for breaking contract over Sunset Boulevard, won a million out of him and THEN made the pool with that money 💅
Not seen anyone saying this Peron is good but his voice and facial expressions are brilliant!! Obviously Patti and Mandy are just Broadway gods no need to say that XD
Other Eva's may have had more femininity, softness, frailty etc...but none had the sneering power hungry diva attitude that Lupone bought to the role which is what ALW and Rice wrote.
I saw this production with the original cast, I found myself in my seat sobbing. Magical theater, such talent from the music, lyrics, and the fabulous cast. So glad some of it taped for the ages.
Notice the very simple production values. This musical didn’t need lasers and computers and all sorts of fancy stuff. Just an interesting story, great music and talented people!
I was about 10 when the movie happened, I didn’t really understand why people were so mad about the casting. But seeing this explains that to me. Madonna did make it her own, and what you want from a movie isn’t the same as a stage production. But… now I understand why people were upset that Madonna had been cast when this exists
I attended one of the showings while stationed in New York during the 1980 season . All but Patti was present she was ill that day but her understudy did a excellent job. I wonder if we see Americas current future through this tale makes one wonder.
What I liked the most about this show was the amazing performances of Peron, his child mistress, and Magaldi. With the fire power of Mandy and Patti, some producers would have ignored the others--especially Magaldi and the mistress. However, they each turned in charming performances.
I had no idea Mandy Patinkin could sing or had won a Tony. He is an amazing screen actor and apparently an amazing stage actor as well. Thanks for posting this!
How in the hell did she do this show 8 shows a week... her vocal ability is AWESOME! WOW.... incredible.
+Scott A While you make a good point about how difficult this role is to perform, in every one of those original English and American Hal Prince productions, the actress cast as Eva performed just six performances a week with an "alternate" cast for the other two performances. The Eva understudy would only be tapped when the other two performers were both indisposed. In the U.S., it meant there was a "matinee Eva" but it was scheduled a little differently in English productions. When LuPone had vocal problems resulting from the the pre-Broadway run in Los Angeles, the alternate's presence (who was already performing two performances a week) made it easy to give LuPone some respite by reducing her performances to five per week while the production ran it's final pre-Broadway booking in San Francisco.
Scott A She has spoken on it quite a bit. At first she couldn't. Most of the role lies in the passaggio. She worked with a coach every day to get through it. By the end she was exhausted.
It's lip-syncing!!!!! Despicable for a "live" Tony performance!
Keith Dunn where?
Keith Dunn you can see her throat moving with each note wtf she isn’t atleast
Absolutely extraordinary! Evita (in Patti’s interpretation) nearly spills the secret at 1:12, that SHE is the one who wants power. She covers her tracks very quickly. Legendary performance.
I was in a local production of Evita last summer. This part always made me chuckle.
Brilliant observation!
Yeah, the problem is that, that's not how history was, so her interpretation was not suitable with Evita
@@Carolina.Cacace Yeah, well, unlike in The Sound of Music, the Nazis didn’t go around singing and dancing either. And the soldiers in the South Pacific didn’t sing about “dames” either; they screwed them and moved on. It’s a Broadway show, get off your soapbox.
@@Carolina.Cacace Next you'll tell us Jesus Christ Superstar isn't an accurate account of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
If I had to travel back in time for one event in history, I seriously think it would be the opening night of Evita on Broadway with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.
no not opening night becuz everybody was still nervous and not prepared.... try near the end of Patti's contract time... around 1980ish. she was a ball of fire on the stage.
Good point. :)
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zac613 oh hell yesssss
It was my first trip to NY, and I decided to see Evita (I later learned it was one of Patti's final performances) I had nose bleed seats and i was hypnotized by her. Yes, she was on fire - and there were tears aplenty in the audience.
Patti LuPone is perfection here. It's everything I love about theater and drama and illusion and magic. The physicality is sharp and precise while the singing just a gale force coming out of her. It's astounding.
There is nothing like LIVE shows! The vibe is amazing.
well put
Belting straight E5s for half the song... Patti’s got pipes!
her voice is horrible compared to Madonna. Even when Madonna it live in Tours. So this explains why she hates madonna. Madonna reduced her to second rate Evita for all eternity.
@@eduardochavacano 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@eduardochavacano dude madonna took it multiple steps down. the two of them sang it in ENTIRELY different keys, so it is impossible to compare them
@@eduardochavacano You've got to be kidding me! Patti is spot and on and Madonna cant and will never hold a candle to her. In fact who can touch Patti L in her prime. answer! nobody.
@@yikes3386 I was honestly so flabbergasted by this comment I genuinely went to link this exact video as a rebuttal. How could anyone listen to 3:27 and say her voice is horrible....
OMG, so much star power in one place! LuPone is perfect, Patinkin nearly blows the doors off the theatre, and Gunton is killing me with those rolling RRRRRs. It will never be done better.
What today’s singer’s can do this? NO ONE!
@@atlantaga55Shoshana Bean could probably rock it.
Mandy’s tenor is incredible
Good God Patti. Those pipes
4:00 love the stage direction of having Evita blind herself to Peron’s corruption to gain power
She knew he was corrupt because SHE was as well!
@@retroguy9494 not in the play
@@joaquin3509 Granted it's been 43 years since I saw the play on Broadway. But as I recall, she knew about him and what he could do for her which was why she purposely put herself in the position to meet him at that event that they both were at. She then made her move on him and kicked his mistress out (the song 'another suitcase in another hall;).
Patti will be remembered for many performances but her performance as Evita made her a legend
Everybody in this production was so great, but Patti LuPone is just stratospherically talented. What a great show.
Patti was almost-pefection. ALW tried to switch her out for "bigger stars" but not one of them was able to sing it in the original key, which he was insistent on. She is a brilliant, Jullliad-trained actress, who was the only one able to carry the original key, vocally.
That's actually completely untrue. ALW did no such thing.
Really? ALW willingly lowered the key for Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard
No “almost” for me :-). I am continually amazed every time I hear and see this!! Wow!
@@gavinlogan1743 She must be lying in her autobiography. I wasn’t there, so I’ll leave it to you. Perhaps I should have said: while touring with it for months they tried to find better (as with Glenn Close and Sunset), as Patti is divisive/Marmite but she was the only one who could sing as it was originally written.
@@lepetitchat123 That sounds like that would have needed to be the case. I think my point was more that she was the best option (in my opinion) and also the only one who could sing and sustain in keys not easy on the ear, in her unique way. A lot of people can’t bear OBC soundtrack because of her being a difficult listen but for me she gets extra credit. No doubt they would have bumped her if there had been a Glenn Close to play Eva (after Elaine Paige) and lowered the key in compromise, as you say. What do I know? I posted that 4 years ago when drunk, I imagine; happily drunk
Patti set the bar too high too too high
Rainbow high?
she set the bar rainbow high
Double rainbow high, yo.
I wish I could've seen her. I saw the Broadway touring show in L.A. in '80 without her or Patinkin (I don't know about the Peron actor), and the actress who played Evita was great, but she didn't have Lupone's massive, vulgar energy/charisma or that ravenous mouth.
@@bookerjones8123 i read the description box & was like: "Wow. Mandy went into MAKE-UP(!) for this!! He looks, acts, even holds his cigarettes like Juan Peron did irl!!" Then Che appeared & i said: oops.😂
I have no idea what she’s singing but boy is she singing it
I assume you're talking about the really high parts, the first and third ones are "he supports you, for he loves you, understands you, is one of you" and the second one is "but I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation"
SomethingIncredible she's referring to her diction being unintelligible
You should probably listen again. I have no problem.
If that isn’t me listening to anything Patti sings 😂 Love her though
Balcony Bill. Nah , I’m with OP. If you know the lyrics already you can hear it, but listening for the first time, I couldn’t discern what she was saying.
I've only ever listened to cast recording and I never realised Mandy Patinkin was Che, I love him.
Love Mandy as Che!!! Such intensity! Such amazing notes!
I saw him and was like... is that... is thay Saul? OMG it is Mandy Patinkin 😃
I was at the very first dress rehearsal in L.A. before it went to Broadway. It went off without a hitch, and didn't seem rough or unpolished in the least. I'll never forget Patti's and Mandy's voices. Just an overall epic experience.
"My name is Che Guevara. You ruined the government. Prepare for revolution"
I just couldn't get that out of my head
He's not Che Guevara!! Just Che, everyone is Che in Argentina.
@@vitorhugosantana7053 Yes, but they purposely style him to look like Che Guevara.
Thank god for VCR’s, otherwise all of this would be lost.
Brian Keith nah. Definitely in an archive
My grandmother lived with me and my mother growing up. She introduced me to Broadway and we sang along together to show tunes on her cassette player. This is one of my favorite songs from her tapes. She died in June and this song just hit my heart!
So sad :(
I've just discovered it now. Wow. I hope you're feeling ok dear.
@@KaiAnneClews thank you!
What amazing and wonderful memories you have to sustain you! In MY family, we were all lucky enough to live very close to one another (most of us within a mile of each other). MY grandmother lived with my aunt and they were the 2 people I loved most on earth. When I graduated college and got my first job, the following mother's day I bought them tickets to a Broadway show. It was 42nd Street! I'll never forget that evening. This was back when people used to dress to go to the theater. I lost my grandmother too. It will be 21 years next month. But she made it to 91. I still miss her (and my aunt) every day of my life!
RIP
2:14 the oh s**t look is iconic... she’s such a powerhouse and I idolize her!!
I die laughing everytime when Patti LuPone misses linking Juan Peron's arm with hers at 4:41 lol
Good eye. Wow. What big eyes you have: You should play Grandma/the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood.
I have watched this performance hundreds of times and never noticed till now... too funny
@Ed Miller That's why it's so damn funny - Patti just KILLED the entire number with insane belts up to a G and with perfect emotion and passion...and tried to link arms but failed because she wasn't used to the stage. It's just funny to see almost perfection get dashed, and absolutely an element of live performance.
Not that important. She's a LEGEND.
Ehhh it coulda been on purpose. Maybe he was like “yeah let’s do it together” and she had other plans lol. Probably just a faux pas though
Patti LuPone ruined it for those who came after her, no one comes remotely close to her. Never has, never will.
Yup
Billy Short Madonna is better...said no one ever.
Billy Short Pleaseeee Elena Roger was absolutely incredible!!
There is room for everyone's interpretation of a role but in this case between Patti and Madonna, there really is no comparison.
Gimme a break, she's the worst to play Evita onstage!
How did they both do it? They are lying down, smoking a cigarette, and singing like Gods. AND incorporating more character depth and emotion in their facial expression than the entire cast of the last 20 movies out of Hollywood combined.
There is no other Evita except Patti LuPone
And, ya know, Eva Peron XD
Caroline Bowman
Elaine Paige
Madonna ❤️❤️❤️
The real Eva Perón :-)
FANTASTIC, I love Patti and Mandy. It has never gotten better than the original NYC cast. They blew the London cast away is quality of singing and the expressions. Viva LuPone and Mandy Patinkin@
The way Che just turned straight into a lunge is hysterical.
I know I’m two years late to this comment but I actually lost it. I don’t know why it’s so funny but it IS.
@@beek.4860 It just proves the LUNGE-vity of the joke!
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I'll see myself out.
*applause*
Oh fuck me I'm gonna die 😂😂😂
@@privatecocky8971 I just rewatched it and I'm still cackling
#3:30 - Even Bob Gunton couldn't resist being impressed by LuPone's fantastic voice. 😁
This performance made me fall in love with her voice. She is truly a masterpiece and fucking genius.
OH ! This was like going back forty years. The power of Patti LuPone's voice cannot be underestimated. I don't think any woman could rival what she brought to the stage. Having seen her and Mandy up close, literally, a few feet away, is something I will treasure my whole life. This experience was a once in a lifetime.
One of the most powerful scenes in all of musical theater. And Patti Lupone was just mesmerizing.
Patti is stellar, no doubt, but can we give a nod to Bob Gunton as Peron...not too shabby a voice for a Bronze Star-awarded Vietnam veteran who's had a great movie career--who'll ever forget that bastard of a warden in the Shawshank Redemption?
Yes, I would have loved to play Peron. (...more important, they're not DEAD. I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay -- a brilliantly written and performed line.)
And massive comedy chops in Greg the Bunny! Vive le Junction Jack!
That's the same guy???!!! Wow!!!
Oh f$ck, that was him?!?!
Bob Gunton’s monogrammed pajamas are giving me LIFE.
Check out 4:41. She is supposed to link her arm in his but misses because they are standing too far apart! I love this show - my pic is me as Peron.
+Gene Vitale I've seen people on this site accuse her of lip synching. Ridiculous. She is one of the greatest.,
She may be lip synching here. No reflection on her talent (she is great). Sometimes award shows do that for technical reasons.
Incredibly hard to sing...she is the best! What a voice!!
Idol. Patty is legend. And one heck of an amazing human.
Seeing this as a kid is what hooked me on musical theater for life.
His rolled r's are on pointe.
No, they're exaggerated -- no native Spanish-speaker would trill them like that.
Karina Yum I'm argentinian and ni tu vieja habla así acá.
Everything in musical theatre is exaggerated.
And no first lady would power belt in a negligee while revolutionaries performed choreography with torches in her bedroom. So...... oh, that's right, this is a stylized interpretive portrayal and not a documentary.
^this comment made my day
My dad saw Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin in Evita when it first hit Broadway. I’ll never not be jealous.
No one performs this as well as Patti!
Love the way she salutes after each verse. Pure joy. There's no one like Patti.
I swear to God, I watch this video every few days
One of the best musical ever made.
I saw Mandy in concert a couple years ago. He's still amazing. I've seen Patti in concert twice. She's also amazing. And this performance on the Tonys, which gave me chills when it was done live, still gives me chills.
I still shake with emotion when I hear her voice. She will never be topped on Broadway.
Goose Bumps and tears of joy as I listen to Patti's , Mandy's and the chorus' God given vocal skills
Dude the man who plays Juan his r rolling spectacular
its terrible and super exaggerated lol
This is such an iconic performance! Patti is perfection
I adore Mandy as Che and Patti as Eva, 2 of my favs. But I also adore Bob Gunton as Juan. I always thought he was the best Juan.
He also played the Warden from Shawshank Redemption, and he brings the same perfectly slippery, subtly malicious politician energy to both roles.
@@catalinacruz7801 Ooo i didnt know that! thanks i need to watch that movie again
A lotta people don’t like the accent he puts on, but I think it adds to his character as a conniving corrupt politician
the charisma, the stage presence, the body language, the BELTING! what an icon.
yo Patti went OFF
Go ahead and talk about Patti and Mandy. Start recognizing the true greatness of Bob Gunton as Juan Peron. This is Warden Norton from Shawshank Redemption for crying out loud. Give the man some cred!!!
It's interesting that he exaggerates his rolling r's to the point of campiness, but it also establishes his take on Peron as someone who is more style rather than substance. Contrast that with Jonathan Pryce (from the film), who plays it in a very understated way.
I really like both interpretations.
Yes…Mr.Gunton was incredible too! Such a versatile performer.
I didn't recognize him!
Oh wow! IDK that.
Omg their voices, both at their peak. Wow.
Will never forget seeing the original cast on Broadway. Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin were phenomenal. Her performance as Eva Peron was beyond magnificent!!
Unbelievably FLAWLESS, I'm speechless and in awe.
Patti is the only Evita I recognize.
Madonna doesn't exist.
@@theresag1969Madonna who? 😂
Oh god the way she switched from We'll to you'll is acting goals
Patti is in a league of her own. And jeez, Mandy was such a hottie then.
Magnificent all! You can truly imagine Lupone's Eva, reasoning with Peron. Her voice is urgent, powerful, imperious. Fantastic
Her singing in the first half is so buttery and so seductive. And the acting omg.
Man, LuPone is a legend! I love watching her. Oh, and Mandy! Such a perfect cast. 💙
I saw this production with my Spanish class in 1979. I still have my Playbill. I was mesmerized.
Mandy Patinkin is spectacular, my god! Ms Lupone is utterly extraordinary too, obvs
This is a great reminder why Ms LuPone was put on the map. She handled this unimaginably difficult (vocally) role masterfully, and even looked the part, back then! Mr Patinkin handled his role admirably, as well…although, personally, I have never been a fan of his voice. But I admire his masterful technique and talent-he handles his incredibly taxing, super-heavy role with total ease and flexibility. Two pros at the top of their game.
I've always felt that Bob Gunton's performance as Peron was strangely underrated, but he shows to fine advantage here, as does Mandy Patinkin's incandescent brilliance as Che.
Patti LuPone, years later, said that she never felt she completely nailed the role of Evita. I respectfully and humbly disagree - no one played her nearly as well after LuPone.
She killed the role. It was dead to anyone who attempted it after her.
I recently did this show at French Woods Festival as one of the generals and it made me fall in love with this musical! Patti LuPone created an iconic role!
Apparently she had a pretty bad experience during this show. The producers treated her like a background performer when she played this beast of a role.
Yeah apparently her only friend on set was Mandy
She have a very bad working relationship with Andrew Lloyd-Webber and was even fired from Sunset Boulevard before she was able to play her role apparently.
@@scorpioninpink didn’t she have such a bad experience that she named the pool at her house “the Andrew Lloyd Webber memorial pool?”
Yeah because he paid for it with the lawsuit for breach of contract over Sunset Boulevard@@ms.marvelous8156
@@ms.marvelous8156more iconic than that. She sued Webber's ass for breaking contract over Sunset Boulevard, won a million out of him and THEN made the pool with that money 💅
Not seen anyone saying this Peron is good but his voice and facial expressions are brilliant!! Obviously Patti and Mandy are just Broadway gods no need to say that XD
(not saying his accent is good though haha i wouldn't know lol...i mean none of them should be white actors but ugh)
Wish I could watch this entire production!
Brilliantly performed. Pattie Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, the best. I was in college and had this soundtrack LP that I played over and over. Loved it.
Other Eva's may have had more femininity, softness, frailty etc...but none had the sneering power hungry diva attitude that Lupone bought to the role which is what ALW and Rice wrote.
I saw this production with the original cast, I found myself in my seat sobbing. Magical theater, such talent from the music, lyrics, and the fabulous cast. So glad some of it taped for the ages.
Man! My first look at EVITA, Patti and Mandy on that night. Finally got to see the touring production in Chicago.
Outstanding Patti and Mandy!
OMG that Peron really looks like the original one.
RIGHT????
I dont know why but when Mandy Patinkin turns around it gives me chills
now THIS is what I call belting :D
There are no words to describe her talent. I can't stop listening to this and screeching along.
show-stopping performance
Wow! I have never seen an Evita so brilliantly played.
Pipes: on point.
Scenery: chewed.
Eva Peròn was a (second-rate) actress so I think they were trying to show how she used that to help rile up her base
I saw this run with her and Mandy Patinkin when I was in junior high as a child it was exquisite!
Notice the very simple production values. This musical didn’t need lasers and computers and all sorts of fancy stuff. Just an interesting story, great music and talented people!
That was awesome. Felt like I was in the theatre, at the play. Fantastic voices from all.
I love the way music changes for each character
patti is breathtaking, not only is she astonishingly talented, but also looks beautiful and her acting is so sultry. what an icon.
what a great clip! thank you for posting. I just saw lupone in company in london. she was and is incredible!
Saw this on Broadway in 1979. Patti made a huge impression. Have adored her ever since..
I can only imagine the energy in the room! What a powerhouse.
I often wonder what auditions must have been like. I imagine a lot of eye rolling by the casting team, until Patti, and then their jaws hit the floor.
I love the fact that the signs are in Spanish, it really makes it special and more realistic
Wow. All I can say is Madonna really did the best she could but couldn't hold a candle to Patti Lupone.
I was about 10 when the movie happened, I didn’t really understand why people were so mad about the casting. But seeing this explains that to me. Madonna did make it her own, and what you want from a movie isn’t the same as a stage production. But… now I understand why people were upset that Madonna had been cast when this exists
I attended one of the showings while stationed in New York during the 1980 season . All but Patti was present she was ill that day but her understudy did a excellent job. I wonder if we see Americas current future through this tale makes one wonder.
Hillary lost, so I guess we'll never know.
pal joey ?
Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin.... madness. MADNESS!
She's so beautiful!
Jesus, could they sing! Really amazing.
What I liked the most about this show was the amazing performances of Peron, his child mistress, and Magaldi. With the fire power of Mandy and Patti, some producers would have ignored the others--especially Magaldi and the mistress. However, they each turned in charming performances.
One of the most effortless performances I've ever seen - Patti !!
Love it !!! My FIRST Broadway Show ! Saw it Summer 1980. This number was absolutely soul stirring! Fabulous to be there in the theatre !
I had no idea Mandy Patinkin could sing or had won a Tony. He is an amazing screen actor and apparently an amazing stage actor as well. Thanks for posting this!
kdn1681 Now seek out Sunday in the Park with George. :)
And there are so many politicians who seem to hold the opinion expressed at 3:55. "The inconvenience, having to get a majority."
I want to see full performance so much now
Patti Lupone providing the gays with a queen for 40+ years so real so true