Don't Monkey With Broadway

LuPone-nics will revel. Others might not be entirely thrilled. It's a bit like someone's home movies; technically iffy. 'Trouble', the opening number from 'The Music Man' has the real wow factor that only LuPone can provide (& it's not the only written-for-a-man track on this live recording). It's real value is as a document; not as warm as her 'Matters of the Heart', nor as compelling as 'The Lady with the Torch'.

Anything by Patti Lupone is good for me. This concert album is no exception.

What a fantastic double album. It's filled with all the songs you'd expect from Ms LuPone (Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Some People, Blow Gabriel Blow), plus other big musical hits like Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat, Happy Talk, Trouble, and A Lot of Livin' to Do, from roles that Patti hasn't been able to play (mostly because they're male roles :-)). Interspersed with all this greatness, Patti chats about her life as a performer and her love of musicals. SO GOOD.