Patti LuPone

A Memoir

By: Patti LuPone

Narrated by: Patti LuPone

The legendary Patti LuPone is one of the theatre’s most beloved leading ladies. Now she lays it all bare, sharing the intimate story of her life both onstage and off--through the dizzying highs and darkest lows--with the humor and outspokenness that have become her trademarks.

With nearly 100 photographs, including an 8-page four-color insert, and illuminating details about the life of a working actor, from inspired costars and demanding directors to her distinct perspective on how she developed and honed her Tony Award–winning performances, Patti LuPone: A Memoir is as inspirational as it is entertaining. And though the title might say “a memoir,” this is ultimately a love letter to the theatre by a unique American artist.

Raised on Long Island’s North Shore, Patti discovered her calling at the age of four and knew that she was destined for the stage. A prodigiously gifted child, she was one of only 36 young actors chosen for the inaugural class of The Juilliard School’s Drama Division, where she fought near-constant criticism from her instructors, and here describes those early years with disarming frankness.

From the heady days of her early twenties—crisscrossing the country as a founding member of the classical repertory theatre ensemble, The Acting Company--to her early success on Broadway, her four-year stint as Libby Thacher on the television series Life Goes On, her loving marriage to Matt Johnston, and much, much more, Patti chronicles her professional and personal life with inimitable candor and wit.

With its insightful retrospective of her career-defining turns, both on Broadway and abroad, in Evita, Les Misérables, Anything Goes, Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, and Gypsy, Patti LuPone: A Memoir reveals the artist’s deeply felt passion for music and the theatre and is, in the end, the compelling and quintessential tale of an exceptional life well lived.

“I have been incredibly fortunate over the course of my career to have been associated with some extraordinary dramatic and musical productions, and also some rather spectacular disasters. Looking back, I can find gifts and life lessons in every one.”

Amazing

This was spectacular!!! Best memoir I've listened to in a long long time. Recommended. Check it out

Marie

Amazing book easy read, but I paged her very informative. Gave me a lot of empathy for Artist, all artist, calm, musicians, dancers painters, etc. they take a lot of abuse that we are unaware of.

Patti LuPone is a star.

i love patti so much, hearing her story from her is FANTASTIC.
thank you patti for being amazing.
thank you for allowing us to love broadway and your work on and off.

Happy Tears!

My mentor, Finis Jung, recommended I read this book! Last year was full of many show biz highs and lows for me. He thought the book would be a great comfort and encouragement. He was right!

If you are a theater lover, this is a MUST READ! Get the tissues out when reading the last chapter!

Patti LuPone is a KNOCKOUT.

Listening to this memoir was like getting a masterclass in how to have a successful career. Patti takes her failures in stride, and turns them into lessons. Anybody who is a fan of the theatre should get this memoir, and get it now.