Lupone talks Broadway, TV's musical turn - Entertainment News, Steve Chagollan, Media - Variety

Lupone talks Broadway, TV's musical turn - Entertainment News, Steve Chagollan, Media - Variety: "Patti LuPone, the original Evita and a two-time Tony winner, is winging through town for a revival of her 1999 solo show of contemporary tunes, 'Matter of the Heart,' which she'll perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday. The multi-disciplinarian who has defined such roles as Fantine in 'Les Miserables' and Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Boulevard' spoke with Daily Variety about the origins of 'Matters,' some of her musical heroes and TV shows like 'Glee' and 'American Idol.'"

I Know - That's What Makes Me So Gay - Patti Lupone memoir cover revealed

You have no idea how much I love this woman! My introduction to the Musical Theater was done through Evita and I've loved everything she's done since. If only to get her first-hand account of the past forty 30+ years of the musical theater world from her vantage point, I will be the first at Borders to pick this up when it drops.