My favorite composers are the ones that tell the story. I love Wagner. I love Mahler. Prokofiev. The programmatic music. I listen more to classic rock because I don't like the contemporary music very much. — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
What's the difference in opening from scratch in Philly or opening from scratch in New York? The old out-of-town tryout circuit - taking the show pre-Broadway to cities like Boston, New Haven, Philadelphia, Washington - has sort of been replaced… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
I think that Stevie Nicks is one of the greats. Steve Nicks and Grace Slick and Janis Joplin have the real rock voices, to… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
I knew when I was a kid that I had a Broadway voice. I wanted to be a rocker, because I grew up in… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
A show is exhausting when it stinks. It's exhausting when you have to work overtime to make something work. — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
John Doyle just knows how to feed actors, and what comes out of us, good, bad, right, wrong, doesn't matter. There's no fear or… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
Let me say I was trained at Juilliard. I have a very high standard. I expect everybody around me to work equally as hard… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot. — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
New York seems to be thriving, which I'm grateful for. But I would hope that they would figure out how to negotiate the traffic… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief. — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
I wish I could have a recurring role on 'Modern Family'. I think 'Modern Family' is the best comedy on television. It's extremely well… — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
My favorite band was The Band, and nobody compares in my mind with The Band. — Patti LuPone Copy Share Image
