Patti LuPone: A Memoir Audiobook

Quotes

• “Patti’s story had me from the moment I turned to page one of the prologue until the absolutely triumphant final chapter…She tells it like it is, warts and all. And by the time I finished reading the last chapter, I found myself giving Patti a standing ovation in the privacy of my very own living room.”

  — Carol Burnett

• “Patti LuPone, with honesty and humor, gives a brave and candid account of an astonishingly unique and brilliant performer’s journey to reach Broadway stardom.”

  — Angela Lansbury

• “Anyone who has seen Patti LuPone perform on stage is well aware of her daring, risk-taking artistry. Now she has channeled her considerable talent from the stage to the page and the result is a frank, funny and totally captivating memoir about her life on and off the stage.”

  — Jane Fonda

• “When Patti LuPone comes on stage, you don’t always know what will happen, but you know it will be among the greatest work by any stage actress in theater, ever. Ever.”

  — Alec Baldwin

• “One way we differ from other countries is we have no history of royalty....except on Broadway. Hail to the queen!”

  — Joe Mantegna

• “Every aspiring actor needs to read Patti LuPone’s saga…In this book, she is hard-hitting, funny, candid, truthful, and she bursts off the page as the same dynamo we often see onstage.”

  — Liz Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Natural Blonde

• “[Patt LuPone: A Memoir] is enlivened with zesty infusions of gum-chewing New York humor…Ms. LuPone’s book delivers. She comes across as a straight talker, a tireless worker, and an occasional tantrum thrower and Valium taker.”

  — New York Times

• “In her autobiography, LuPone, with characteristic wit and theatrical humor, recounts her life story, both when she was feeling like Les Misérables and when everything was coming up roses.”

  — Entertainment Weekly

• “Though personal and professional battles are charted, the tone is, like LuPone’s conversational style, more chatty than catty, littered with earthy, often self-effacing humor…[A] mix of frankness and warmth.”

  — USA Today

• “Ms. LuPone’s voice and passion come through loud and clear. The book contains the same no-holds-barred attitude with which she attacks a role.”

  — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• “With razor-sharp memories and hundreds of colorful anecdotes, LuPone knows how to capture an audience. She makes an easy transition from stage to page, writing with wit, flamboyant energy, and a theatrical flair.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “This honest look at the trials and tribulations of making it as a Broadway star will be of interest to aspiring actors and those who love musical theater.”

  — Library Journal

• “LuPone chronicles her process for achieving these iconic performances in great depth and offers a frank perspective on the often unseemly business side of the theatrical world.”

  — Booklist