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Video: Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for NEW YORK, NEW YORK; Plus Watch a New Trailer!

by Nicole Rosky - Feb 1, 2023

The full cast and creative team has been announced for the brand new Kander & Ebb musical, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Plus, check out a new trailer of the cast in action!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Becomes Eva Peron

by Nicole Rosky - Jan 2, 2021

Today, watch as she (he) recalls the work that went into transforming into Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita in 1979.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Lands EVITA!

by Nicole Rosky - Dec 27, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recalls how she learned that she got the role of a lifetime- Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita in 1979.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Auditions for EVITA

by Nicole Rosky - Dec 19, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recalls how she landed the job for her breakthrough role of Eva Peron in Andrew LLoyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita in 1979.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Recalls the Slow Demise of THE BAKERS WIFE

by Nicole Rosky - Dec 12, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recalls the making (and many issues with) the 1976 Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway- The Baker's Wife- and what went down in it's final days before opening/closing night.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Fights to Save Meadowlark!

by Nicole Rosky - Dec 6, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recalls the making (and many issues with) the 1976 Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway- The Baker's Wife- and her fight to save what has become the show's most popular song, 'Meadowlark.'

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Lays Out the Problems with THE BAKER'S WIFE

by Nicole Rosky - Aug 14, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recalls the making (and many issues with) the 1976 Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway- The Baker's Wife.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Makes Nice with Arthur Laurents

by Nicole Rosky - Aug 7, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) remembers how she made amends with Arthur Laurents so that they could join forces to bring Gypsy back to Broadway. 

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Lands the Part in SWEENEY TODD!

by Nicole Rosky - Jul 31, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts her first meeting with John Doyle to talk about his new production of Sweeney Todd. What gave her the edge? Find out!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Meets the President!

by Nicole Rosky - Jul 24, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts an embarrassing moment from 1991, when she met the President and First Lady!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Auditions for TV!

by Nicole Rosky - Jul 17, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts moving from stage to screen as she auditioned for pilot season after her run in Anything Goes!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti's Flight Is Delayed! Will She Make Her Curtain?

by Nicole Rosky - Jul 10, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts when her flight home is delayed and her whole crew helped to get her to the West End! Will she make her curtain? Find out!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Gets Stuck on the Concorde!

by Nicole Rosky - Jun 26, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts what happened when she takes a brief trip home during Sunset Boulevard and her Concorde flight is delayed. Will she make her curtain in time? Find out!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- The Reviews Are In for SUNSET BOULEVARD!

by Nicole Rosky - May 29, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts what happened when the reviews started coming in for Sunset Boulevard!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- How Patti Brought GYPSY Back to Broadway!

by Nicole Rosky - May 22, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts the highs and lows of bringing Gypsy back to Broadway!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- How Patti Was Cast in LES MIZ!

by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts how she was cast in the original company of Les Miserables!

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Loses the Tony

by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2020

What better way to quarantine than with a little bit of Randy Rainbow... as Patti LuPone? That's right, we're flashing back through our archives to bring you episodes from BroadwayWorld veteran Randy Rainbow's series, Chewing the Scenery, in which he performs excerpts from LuPone's beloved 2010 memoir. Today, watch as she (he) tells the unfortunate story of the 1988 Tony Awards.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- The SUNSET BOULEVARD Saga Continues!

by Nicole Rosky - May 1, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts how she dealt with the news of losing the role of Norma Desmond on Broadway.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Finds Out About SUNSET BOULEVARD

by Nicole Rosky - Apr 24, 2020

Today, watch as she (he) recounts how she found out that she would not be bringing Sunset Boulevard to Broadway.

BWW Flashback: Randy Rainbow (Re)Reads Patti LuPone's Autobiography- Patti Stars in ANYTHING GOES!

by Nicole Rosky - Apr 17, 2020

What better way to quarantine than with a little bit of Randy Rainbow... as Patti LuPone? That's right, we're flashing back through our archives to bring you episodes from BroadwayWorld veteran Randy Rainbow's series, Chewing the Scenery, in which he performs excerpts from LuPone's beloved 2010 memoir.  Today, watch as she (he) recounts the tale of her time in Anything Goes and what went wrong when the show moved across the pond!

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