The concert received unanimously strong reviews, notably for LuPone and Price's direction.

For her work in both The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, LuPone received the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Patti LuPone, who initially had been promised the Broadway run, sued Lloyd Webber and received a settlement reported to be $ 1 million ; Faye Dunaway, set to replace Close in L. A., was let go because Lloyd Webber felt her singing voice was not up to the role.

Russell won the Theatre World Award and received Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical, losing to Patti LuPone.

The Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois presented a staged concert on August 26 and 27, 2005, with Audra McDonald ( Fay ), Michael Cerveris ( Hapgood ) and Patti LuPone ( Cora ).

* An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin ( 2011 )

Sams ' production transferred to Broadway, again at the Brooks Atkinson, on November 1, 2001, with Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher, Faith Prince, T. R.

LuPone ’ s stint with the company lasted from 1972 to 1976, and she appeared in many of their productions, such as The Cradle Will Rock, The School for Scandal, Women Beware Women, The Beggar ’ s Opera, The Time of Your Life, The Lower Depths, The Hostage, Next Time I ’ ll Sing to You, Measure for Measure, Scapin, Edward II, The Orchestra, Love ’ s Labours Lost, Arms and the Man, The Way of the World.

Since 1977, LuPone has been a frequent collaborator with David Mamet, appearing in his plays The Woods, All Men are Whores, The Blue Hour, The Water Engine ( 1978 ), Edmond and The Old Neighborhood ( 1997 ).

It was narrated by John Houseman, with LuPone in the roles of Moll and Sister Mister.

LuPone has performed in numerous New York concert productions of musicals including Pal Joey with Peter Gallagher and Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Get Your Gun with Peter Gallagher, Sweeney Todd with George Hearn in both New York and San Francisco, Anything Goes with Howard McGillin, Can-Can with Michael Nouri for City Center Encores !, Candide with Kristin Chenoweth, Passion with Michael Cerveris and Audra McDonald and Gypsy with Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti for City Center Encores !.

Harris had previously worked with LuPone in the 2000 and 2001 concert productions of Sweeney Todd.

LuPone recently concluded a 63-performance Broadway engagement of her concert with former Evita co-star Mandy Patinkin, entitled An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin.

According to the New York Times reviewer, " Nowadays Ms. LuPone generates more raw excitement than any other performer on the Broadway and cabaret axis, with the possible exception of Liza Minnelli .... And her brilliant show, conceived and directed by her longtime collaborator, Scott Wittman, deserves many lives, perhaps even a Broadway run in an expanded edition.

It certifies Ms. LuPone ’ s place in the lineage of quirky international chanteuses like Lotte Lenya, Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, who, like Ms. LuPone, conquered show business with forceful, outsize personalities while playing by their own musical rules.

LuPone will guest star on Army wives on July 8, 2012, and reunite with fellow guest star Kellie Martin as her mother once again.

A revised version, written by Black and Christopher Hampton had a complete performance at the 1992 Sydmonton Festival, now with Patti LuPone playing Norma, and " met with great success ".

The New York Times reviewer wrote of LuPone in The Old Neighborhood " Those who know Ms. LuPone only as a musical comedy star will be stunned by the naturalistic fire she delivers here.

As Jolly, a part inspired by Mr. Mamet's real-life sister and his realized female character, Ms. LuPone finds conflicting layers of past and present selves in practically every line.

Ms. LuPone wrote a memoir, recounting her life and career from childhood to the present, which was released in September 2010.

Wiener Staatsoper added it to its repertoire in January 2012 in a production by Jérome Deschamps conducted by Ingo Metzmacher starring Christopher Ventris as Jimmy and Angelika Kirchschlager as Jenny, notably casting young mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman as Begbick, breaking the tradition of having a veteran soprano ( like Varnay or Jones ) or musical theater singer ( like Patti LuPone ) perform the role.

The Los Angeles Opera's February 2007 production directed by John Doyle and conducted by James Conlon included Audra McDonald as Jenny, Patti LuPone as Begbick, and Anthony Dean Griffey as Jimmy.

The performers included: Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jenn Colella, Jason Danieley, Alexander Gemignani, Joanna Gleason, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, John McMartin, Donna Murphy, Karen Olivo, Laura Osnes, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Bobby Steggert, Elaine Stritch, Jim Walton, Chip Zien, the 2009 Broadway revival cast of West Side Story and a ballet performed by Blaine Hoven and Maria Riccetto set to Stephen Sondheim's score of Warren Beatty's Reds.

" Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge and Victor Garber were originally scheduled to perform, but withdrew from the concert.

The 2012 honoree was Patti LuPone.

In attendance were Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, and John Weidman.

* Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert ( 2001 ), a filmed concert version of Sondheim's musical, stars George Hearn as Sweeney Todd / Benjamin Barker, Patti LuPone as Mrs. Lovett, Timothy Nolen as Judge Turpin and Neil Patrick Harris as Tobias.

The ten-person cast, who played their own instruments in new orchestrations, consisted of John Arbo ( Jonas Fogg ; bass player ), Donna Lynne Champlin ( Pirelli ; piano, accordion, flute ), Alexander Gemignani ( The Beadle ; piano, trumpet ), Mark Jacoby ( Judge Turpin ; trumpet, percussion ), Diana DiMarzio ( Beggar Woman / Lucy Barker ; clarinet ), Benjamin Magnuson ( Anthony Hope ; cello, piano ), Lauren Molina ( Johanna Barker ; cello ), Manoel Felciano ( Tobias ; violin, clarinet, piano ), Patti LuPone ( Mrs. Lovett ; tuba, percussion ), and Michael Cerveris ( Sweeney Todd ; guitar ).

Cerveris, LuPone, and Felciano were all nominated for Tony Awards ; the show itself was nominated for Best Revival, and won Tonys for Best Direction and Best Orchestration.

Ron Moody reprised the role of Fagin and Patti LuPone played Nancy.

LuPone had asked the show's Musical Director to change her keys because they were too low for her, but was told she could not.

Miss Daisy, Boolie, his wife Florine ( Patti LuPone ), and Hoke attend the funeral.

After a series of dramatic roles on stage, most notably Vanya and Macbeth, Pryce decided he wanted to do musicals after seeing his friend Patti LuPone in the original London production of Les Misérables.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and singer Patti LuPone is a great-grand niece and namesake.

Directed by Lonny Price, the concert starred Patti LuPone as Annie, Patrick Cassidy as Frank and George Hearn as Buffalo Bill.

Patti Ann LuPone ( born April 21, 1949 ) is an American singer and actress, known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Eva Perón in the 1979 stage musical Evita and for her Olivier Award-winning performance as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables.

LuPone was born in Northport, New York, on Long Island, the daughter of Angela Louise ( née Patti ), a college library administrator, and Orlando Joseph LuPone, a school administrator.

Her brother Robert LuPone is an actor, dancer, and director who originated the role of Zach the director in A Chorus Line.

Her other brother William LuPone is a teacher.

When they were young, they performed on Long Island as the LuPone Trio.

In fall of 2012 LuPone is said to appear in David Mamet's new play The Anarchist

LuPone is married to Matthew Johnston, whom she married on December 12, 1988.

He added: ' When LuPone is off stage, the show sags.

In the United States, the song is also closely linked with Patti LuPone, who performed the role of Eva in the original Broadway production of the show.

Fontana was born on the west side of Buffalo, New York, and is the fourth of five children in an Italian-American family ; he is a cousin of actress Patti LuPone.