Patti LuPone "The Ladies Who Lunch"

[@darklordlc]

I will never grow tired of Patti singing this song. This is magnificent. I’ve seen her do this twice on Broadway and it is electrifying. Her delivery is amazing. She is planted in a chair and lets it rip. Brava.

[@MM-cy1tc]

I COMPLETELY AGREE! She was incredible in this show. The holding of that note was worth the entire ticket price. The lead, however, was not a great singer at all! Her voice was terrible!

[@wileyjb1951]

Exactly. We were they 3 weeks ago. I thought I would lose my mind! 73 years old1

[@leoneguardo905]

Nah, she’s a joke lol

[@michelebenedosso3899]

You are SO LUCKY to have seen her multiple times on Broadway! I look forward to my first ( we got the understudy in the 80s- Evita). Btw… you have excellent taste! 😉🥂

[@beyondz55]

Shes a cretin who snaps at her own audience like a cackling witch. She looked insane on stage during her rant. Also dead wrong about covid and the vaxx. Go to hell.

[@HaussOfSharon]

The lungs of this woman... It's like the air just doesn't run out. What a gem.

[@JM-zo5me]

A diamond!

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

@@JM-zo5me A yellow diamond, if you will (Hello fellow SU fan)

[@JM-zo5me]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 😁 Made me smile.

[@yaboighandiyo6510]

@@ezelfrancisco1349 love this, this is precisely why I'm here!

[@SnowboardCraving]

Plus she does it all SITTING DOWN. holy shit. The diaphragm on this woman

[@yatinghsu1120]

I come here after saw "Agatha all along". Patti is a such fabulous performer. Honored to know her now.

[@samosullivan1744]

She’s done that iconic “Does anyone still wear a hat” line so many times, and each and every version just feels so perfect! HOW does she do it?!

[@martinrotvig]

It feels improvised every time, I have no ducking idea about how she does that! Sure you can do that the first couple hundreds of times, but not indefinitely! Apparently LuPone just jumped over the wall instead of crashing into it as you are supposed to do.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

Funnier is when she sang it at Sondheim’s 80th. Elaine Stritch was there- in a hat. Lol Patti made it funnier

[@Kasino80]

​@@Mxyzptlksac and Elaine leaning into it by looking anywhere else than on Patti.

[@p1neappleunderthesea]

she got a 30 second applause before she even started. AS SHE SHOULD

[@jackprather81]

When I went to see this show in April of 2022, Patti's gaze rested on me in the audience and she sang most of this song directly to me. It's something lots of actors do to keep hold of the intimacy and storytelling in singing a song. I was wearing my mask (as I should have been) so she couldn't see much of my face, but you can bet I gave her the eye contact she needed. Great show.

[@JfergusonKG]

I can’t believe Stephen got to perform Company alongside her and NPH. Can only imagine how awesome that was backstage.

[@KEW13rocks]

Right? I bet this brought back fond memories for him.

[@richardperez6945]

And Jon Crier

[@Kasino80]

​@@richardperez6945 Jon Crier was a big surprise in that show. I really like his performance. But the chemistry between Martha Plimpton and Stephen Colbert was electric.

[@kaitlynrowena5463]

Wait Stephen Colbert was in company?!

[@JfergusonKG]

@@kaitlynrowena5463 yep! With NPH at the NY philharmonic. Believe this is the video of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-9eJeJqteBlZosi=5N9THcYKPx7N1Pjq

[@bellal7104]

i wish i was stephen colbert lovingly gazing at patti lupone while she gives this top-tier performance

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Same

[@danielknowlton3882]

That’s exactly what I was thinking

[@pfn]

And this at 73 years old....holy hell! Fabulous!

[@VidRackoff]

As a younger person, I always assumed her voice would degrade because she always went so hard. But here we are, and her voice is still incredibly strong, and she’s in her 70’s. I hope she has many more powerful (vocal and acting) performances for the next couple of decades.

[@ruthbennett7563]

I’m here because Agatha All Along interest is actually doing something good for the Algorithm by pushing the fabulousness ofMs. Lupone. She is simply astounding & magical in all she does. ❤

[@melaber77]

Legend. Period. I’m so jealous Stephen got to sit so close during that performance! I saw her with Mandy Patinkin about 10 years ago doing Sondheim, and they were both incredible live.

[@stefanhoimes]

Again. He did a concert with her of "Company" a few years ago and it was absolute perfection.

[@eponymousIme]

Ooh! Lupone AND Patinkin. I swoon. Lucky you!

[@mananimal3644]

What a dread woman👎🏿🙅🏿‍♂️

[@SussexSquad]

He performed with her as a cast member.

[@larrybethune3909]

The legend of bigotry and intolerance. Would you praise an antisemite with the same vigour?

[@Bill.R.124]

I love how she plays with each word. As my choral director used to say. We don't sing words; we sing the SOUNDS of words.

[@mappingoutthesky]

How can Stephen have her singing straight to his face and be so put together? I would be ON THE FLOOR

[@eponymousIme]

He did a superb job as her foil. An anchoring presence without being distracting.

[@Xx-xd3zo]

The man is consummate.

[@gazzamuso]

Yeah I'd have been bawling my eyes out at how incredible it all was

[@jeffreyshev3707]

Thank you Colbert for having the Broadway Icon Patti LuPone on to perform this classic piece of Sondheim. Most will never get to Broadway to hear it live. Elaine Stritch truly owned this number, but next to her it's Patti. I strongly encourage your producers to invite more Broadway cast members on to perform.

[@suzawilo]

Agreed 100%👍🏽

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

I agree too! Another thing I just discovered is that the NPR Tiny Desk Concert series has a few Broadway ones! They do about four songs from the shows. They did one for Company about six months ago.. The most recent ones are for Little Shop Of Horrors and A Strange Loop. They're amazing!

[@lbwlawyer]

There’s a great blu ray of honoring Sondheim for his birthday, I think it’s like 8 oR 9 years old. There’s a great bit where Patti sings it while Elaine is on stage at the same time honoring her. I’m pretty sure the clip is on the KZbin, gimme a sec

[@lbwlawyer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYXWpn6Vfax5gMk

[@lbwlawyer]

And then there’s this ripper (pun intended) with Sweeneys both new and classic

[@Izzy-Maurer]

Such a wonderful staging of this song, with Stephen sitting across from here - and a reminder that Stephen and Patti did this show together back in the day! If you've never seen that version, it was properly filmed and I believe it's still available on KZbin!

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

I love that Patti is so experienced with this song, she doesn’t even need to stand up for it anymore, she can do the whole thing seated

[@samanthaDH]

there is a difference between stage and camera acting; i had the privilege and honor to see this on broadway and the differences she does for the camera are phenomenal. Patti Lupone is such a legend

[@VidRackoff]

Yeah, this is a modulated version of her performance. It’s fantastic. I hope we get a dozen more performances on stage and screen.

[@NotPatReilly]

Her voice is incredible but she doesn't get enough credit for what an amazing actor she is. Just masterful.

[@vaseline69]

agreed, this is an actors song, like send in the clowns.

[@MarcosIsABaritone]

She gets the credit.😊

[@josephvitaliano3226]

Patti LuPone... LEGEND!!!

[@suchitramaagala3115]

I wonder how Stephen managed to keep a straight face while she was singing. I would be giddy like a school girl 🤣

[@catherinefisher8534]

He has a musical theater background and has performed with her before ~ lucky guy 🤗

[@mguevarra61]

@suchitra maagala Sondheim WAS giddy like a schoolgirl. Try watching "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert" and you'll see what I mean!

[@keymeko95]

Me too!

[@juliemarshall7458]

Saw her as Evita on Broadway in the Spring of 1981, and have idolized her ever since. We're so fortunate to have the treasure that is Ms. LuPone!

[@wickedwizard5377]

Are you sure you saw her? She left the show before the spring of 1981.

[@juliemarshall7458]

@@wickedwizard5377 Hmm... while I can't guarantee anything about my memory these days, I'm counting back to when I graduated high school, then went to NYC on college spring break in 1981. Elizabeth Taylor was in "Little Foxes". I really think it was '81, but I wouldn't bet anyone's life on it. :D

[@MrRosenleaf406]

A diction MASTERCLASS! It should be shown in music schools and in every choir class.

[@silentjay01]

As someone who lives in the midwest, I appreciate moments like this where I can see a legend of Broadway perform even just a little bit of a role they are known for. I wish there were more shows that make a recording of the whole show for posterity like they did with Hamilton.

[@MorganMcCauley11]

Many actually do!! If you can, you should check out Broadway HD - it's a paid streaming channel (of course) with lots of recorded musicals and plays, Broadway and other shows, and I think there's also some movies based on plays/musicals.

[@06LadyLily]

There are several recordings of Company including the one with Patti and Stephen.

[@christopherlundgren3499]

I love the staging of this, with Stephen sitting there. He's starred in this show before, he's talked with presidents and kings, and come out on top, he's entertainment Gold! And still, he's just a theater kid sitting there, in awe

[@christopherlundgren3499]

Though he's one of the most polite fan boys ever lol and She only wishes that She was Elaine Stritch, to do this song the Right Way :-)

[@serenitysfirefly]

That warm look in Stephen's eyes...I wonder if he's being sent through time to the Philharmonic production. I can't express how envious I am of everyone who got to see these two, Neil Patrick Harris, and Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana) all share a stage. I'm so glad it's preserved for us. Hoping for a proshot of this Broadway cast as well. 🙏🏽

[@whitediamond000]

Always remember when she sang this infront of the late Legend that was Elaine Stritch. She was so moved that she gave Patti a standing ovation. This was a lady who watched her baton being passed down and couldn't of been more happier. RIP Ms Stritch, Patti is still doing you proud x

[@carlychamberlain4237]

I love that you can tell Stephen is working extra hard to be a good scene partner for her and not freak out ❤️

[@sugarcookiecube]

She is singing like that while sitting. Amazing. Patti is a living legend.

[@melissaburke5682]

My god her voice only gets better. Next to Elaine Stritch (I know I probably misspelled her name, don’t come for me) this has got to be my favorite. ❤️❤️❤️

[@tomshea8382]

Spelling is 100%, and no one has done it better than Elaine Stritch. This is too much Patti and not enough Joanne. (Which, to be fair, is prolly what audiences going to see it want.)

[@eponymousIme]

And the lyrics have remained relevant over the decades, too!

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@eponymousIme but there's a lyric change from "here's to the girls who play wife... clutching a copy of Life" to "here's to the girls in their prime...clutching a copy of Time." Interesting change and sister magazines.

[@eponymousIme]

@@raynemichelle2996 Yes. I noticed that. Do you know if Sondheim made the change? It works.

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@eponymousIme I have no idea.

[@politemenace]

I need exactly 5 business days to recover from this incredible performance. I've been fortunate enough to see Patti three times in Company since it re-opened, and I'm never not blown away by her performance. There is only one Patti LuPone, and we are so fortunate to live in the same timeline as her.

[@richardhoover4471]

She is incomparable! A toss of the head. A look. A hand gesture. 🍸Here’s to THE lady!

[@marypendleton-hoffer8285]

I say THANK YOU, as well to the amazing Ms LuPone - and to Colbert and Co. for presenting this. What a magnificent performance! You know this high standard inside out; it lifts us all. Please bring us more like this!

[@LyndaMarie929]

Patti LuPone is a national treasure. I’ve had a girl crush on her for decades.

[@PatriceFitzgerald]

I saw Patti do this in the "Company" previews last November, three days after Sondheim was there... and the week before he died. She was fabulous in person, and she was fabulous here with Colbert. Serious conditioning goes into being able to belt like that, night after night, at any age... let alone in your seventies. I'm pretty sure she has to build her life around hydrating, getting plenty of rest, and watching her stamina. Here's to the ladies who sing!

[@joncerda351]

The fact she STILL HAS THAT VOICE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! LEGEND!!!!

[@pacofan]

What I love the most of this magnificent Diva is her capability to surprise me every single time. What an artist!

[@scottmiller7779]

I honestly feel that her rendition of this song just keeps getting better and better and better. Truly an amazing performance!

[@mollydooker9636]

She’s incredible as always.

[@MSBLS721]

For me, "Life Goes On" was Patti Lupone's most memorable role--at least it's always the first thing that comes to mind when I hear her name ❤️

[@tonyfan3]

Fact that’s neat: she was in one of the first productions of Evita in Chicago in the early 80s. She has deep Broadway notches

[@gmrobert6262]

I just absolutely adore her. What an absolute powerhouse of talent!!

[@ChristopherVogelmann]

I saw her in 1979 in the second week after Evita had opened. And her performance was mesmerizing. I have been a fan ever since. (The show was sold out but a couple from Spain sold us their tickets to us at face value when their guests were a no show. $35 each 🥳 Perfect price for college students)

[@stephaniejohnson4358]

Had heard of her but hadn't heard her. WOW What a set of pipes!!! Wish I had money to go to Broadway

[@JP-lu9ed]

She’s perfect at this.

[@Dino_In_A_Suit]

Saw Company on Broadway in March, and let me tell you. she held that final note for so much longer than that! I was so amazed at the performance!

[@jotjotzzz5357]

Saw this on Broadway. Patti was amazing as she always is!

[@merlapittman5034]

My gods, the pipes on this woman! She is utterly magnificent!

[@jersey94133]

Beyond brilliant. Regardless of how many times she has done this, every time I’ve seen her do this you would think she is doing it for the first time and the lyrics are just coming to her as she sings it. And THAT is what makes a true star.

[@dee_dee_place]

"The Ladies Who Lunch" has to be my favorite Broadway song. I love it. Patti LuPone does a wonderful job with this song. My favorite interpretation was done by Elaine Stritch, may she RIP. My other favorite song is "I'm Still Here" from "Follies", also done by Elaine Stritch.

[@TheJoyBinkley]

Yes, not to detract from Patti's lovely revival, but I can't hear this song without hearing Elaine Stritch. Her original rendition was amazing.

[@robrivax]

Patti brings her gritty, but she is not as gritty as Elaine. Elaine is untouchable in this song. I feel Elaine had a deeper understanding too of this song and was able to convey it better....and Elaine's vocal performance is informed by her POV to the ladies...sometimes I feel Patti's vocal in this song is because she puts the Patti vocal spin on it (which she does brilliantly, but to me, is not conveying a POV in moments.)

[@Mistardmuster]

I LOVE what this number becomes when it's between two actors, not directed toward the audience.

[@zakkxx1]

I loved her when she sang it next to Elaine ❤

[@myeclecticchoices]

Thank you for having the great Ms. Patti LuPone on your show. 😍❤

[@JillKnapp]

Patti is the fucking master... such incredible technique plus such glorious pipes. She makes it look so easy even though every syllable, vowel, consonant, breath, pause, switch, blend, choice of vibrato (or not), and subtle tweaks to her pitch for maximum dramatic/comedic effect are perfectly planned and executed. A testament to decades of practice and refining the craft, and also to her innate talent.

[@StephiSensei26]

Such a wonderful 'Three Penny Opera" sound from Stephen Sondheim's music and Patti's brilliance. I have a new hero! I'll drink to that!

[@imhere9034]

absolutely breathtaking

[@heg203]

I love how you can see each thought “occurring to her” - always a strong choice to play discovery onstage. 👏👏👏

[@barbararey4337]

I gasped when Stephen Colbert announced the great Patti LaPone was going to appear - confirmation that I was a Theater Major. Thanks!

[@donnacsuti4980]

She's so good I was luckily enough to see her in a play years ago. She still sounds great she must live right. Thanks for giving us a song, much appreciated.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

What a treat!!

[@bobshort2149]

Now that's class. What an immense, unbelievable talent. Perfection!

[@fakerating]

Wow! That's live singing, and no autotune needed here... Great clip... and love the musicians too...

[@mizzury54]

And the band sounds great too. That bass line !

[@michaelsalovaara567]

Love the bass threading through her wonderful performance.

[@KeithQuinney]

One of my favorite musicals , I’m super happy the revived it I can’t wait to go see it!

[@pauljackman7137]

We were there the night Sondheim passed. Before the show, the cast & crew came on stage to pay tribute to him. Not a dry eye. A spectacular show (despite the nitpicking critics).

[@phyllispetras3369]

Terrific band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kennahattersley1796]

the piano, bass, vocals and camera presence 😍😍😍

[@eponymousIme]

What a treat!!! Can't get enough Patti LuPone. Great idea to share her talent with a larger audience. She deserves the exposure.

[@flutecf]

If you weren't standing by the time she finished, you weren't listening - what a legend!

[@robinhahnsopran]

One of the very best musical theatre performers there has ever been - a true genius ✨

[@kleenmary7060]

OMG. Goose bumps! I would give you my first born to be Stephen Colbert being sung to by Patti Lupone.

[@KerryLuckett]

Damn how I absolutely love this woman’s talent, skill, and execution. Whenever I am feeling some kind of way, I still put on Evita and rock it out with Patti. She is just a pro!

[@maushkyy]

Elaine Stritch is watching down from heaven like a proud mother.

[@lenak5337]

If only to be able to sit across a table from Patti LuPone as she sings!🍸

[@amymiller8964]

She’s the BEST OF THE BEST!! ❤

[@MissPerriwinkle]

PATTI U GIVE ME GOOSEBUMPS. WE LOVE U.

[@jchomedog2887]

Patti is a legend. What an honor to see a master at her craft.

[@FreedomKat]

Patti is such a Legend!

[@tiffanyanderson9437]

Her control is legendary!

[@dylanisabelle4099]

Every movement, head tilt, mouth open and shut on beat to Stephen's masterful writing. LEGEND

[@silverlve70]

I can't recall how long ago I remember hearing Ms LuPone's name and hearing her amazing voice. All I can speak is for the now and she is freaking still rocking the hell out of her talent.

[@thepeculiarjourneyofmontyw8658]

Jesus Christ! She's phenomenal. Every little nuance. Every big moment. Just astounding.

[@apple707]

Amazing! Lupone is a treasure.

[@regeneodon]

I love her SO MUCH.

[@Christopherhlee]

Oh to be Stephen Colbert and experience that so up close and personal. 🤩 🤩 🤩

[@adrianravarour4010]

Patti LuPone singing "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Sonheim''s "Company" is the BEST show ever!! Thank you!! Do more Broadway!!

[@Richardmlv]

TRUE... BRILLIANCE... Talent taken form... One of the ETERNALS... may she reign forever!

[@mariannefornelos6035]

Fantastic. Love this great lady⭐️👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰

[@mij6304]

It makes it so much better knowing they were in Company together

[@pmurraymusic]

Elaine is looking on, cheering and laughing her face off. Well done, Patti! Brava!

[@alw.8849]

Great voice , it's very clear and strong at her age

[@tradinwiznit]

What an absolute delight this was. Bravo Ms LuPone

[@phillipabowe5349]

Wow the staging and delivery of this song. I've watched the filmed live version of this, see Patti in concert perform this live, and this is different, much more subtle but still has punch. Patti is incredible. So good.

[@michaelkrupar9808]

She is so amazing. I can't imagine sitting across the table from her and hearing her just belt this out. Incredible.

[@anneefreres3299]

I love the reverence colbert has for Broadway. This was such a treat

[@French-Kiss24]

Wow! So great to listen to TALENT!

[@andrewrea5547]

Fabulous. I was lucky enough to see Ms LuPone perform this in Company in London, and she was magnificent.

[@freshname]

It's astounding! How much meaning, how much colour that lady has in her singing!

[@TheTradge]

Was so lucky to see this in NY, the whole cast were fantastic, but my god Patti was just something else, an absolute tour de force of a performance, the woman's a legend!

[@MsWing-ij9nb]

Legend. Ms. Patti Lupone brings the house to their knees once again- then RISE! 🙌 her performances always give me life. Got to see her years ago in Gypsy- a few rows away from front stage. A true Broadway star- through and through!

[@stealahb]

oh to be so close to Lady LuPone. Stephen, you exceedingly blessed man.

[@teenytinytoons]

Stephen has THE best job in the world. And damn Patti. Killing it.

[@MrNorcal81]

Then and now, Patti is still a living legend. We saw her, years ago, in Evita (along with Mandy). It was, to this day, unforgettable.

[@tracer740]

Patti's voice is quite an instrument ... and she hs mastered it so well.

[@davidolson3776]

I can't say enough wonderful things about Patti. She's one of the great actresses and voices on Broadway over the last 50 years. Everyone should take every opportunity they can do watch her work.