{"product_id":"patti-lupone","title":"Patti LuPone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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, \u003ci\u003ePatti LuPone: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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 \u003ci\u003eLife Goes On,\u003c\/i\u003e her loving marriage to Matt Johnston, and much, much more, Patti chronicles her professional and personal life with inimitable candor and wit. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith its insightful retrospective of her career-defining turns, both on Broadway and abroad, in \u003ci\u003eEvita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnything Goes,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePatti LuPone: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“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.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LuPone, Patti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Memoir)","offer_id":48814354923744,"sku":null,"price":11.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_710530b6-7e81-4c23-8c3e-d4c6332a52f3.jpg?v=1771786036","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/patti-lupone","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}