Patti LuPone Information
Height: 5'2
Date of Birth: April 21, 1949
Bio:
Patti LuPone swept the 2008 theatre awards winning the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance for her performance as Rose in the critically-acclaimed new Broadway production of the classic Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy. Miss LuPone’s recent stage credits include her debut with the Los Angeles Opera in Weill-Brecht’s Mahagonny, the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s new opera To Hell and Back with San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Mrs. Lovett in John Doyle’s award winning Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.
Miss LuPone's memorable performances on the New York musical stage include Vera Simpson in the Encores! production of
Pal Joey, Reno Sweeney in
Anything Goes, (1988 Drama Desk Award, Tony nomination, Best Actress in a Musical),
The Cradle Will Rock, Nancy in
Oliver!,
Evita (1980 Tony and Drama Desk Awards- Best Actress in a Musical),
Working and Rosamund in
the Robber Bridegroom (1976 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, Best Featured Actress in a Musical).
