Patti LuPone Rose's Turn

Patti LuPone sings Rose's Turn from the broadway production of Gypsy

[@Xavier-hc6qs]

I love how Lupone isn’t bothered about her singing or the speed in which she sings but rather focuses on perfectly portraying a woman who has completely lost a grip on her mental health. Lots of actresses tend to perform this scene as if this is the moment that Rose loses her mind but in fact Lupone shows us that Rose has already completely lost her mind by this point and this is just one big letting out of a lifetime of stress and sadness.

[@DuongNguyen-hv4gr]

Very astute observation. Yes, I think Patti hit the nail on the head by focusing on the psychology of the song, rather than the technique or the mechanism of performing it. In other words, she acted out the song, rather than sang it, as it should be, since this is a stage performance not a record or an album. Still, the technique was never forgotten; she's too accomplished as an actress and singer to forget that. The result is we get a powerful, stunning delivery of the final number worthy of a legendary Broadway musical and actress, made even more poignant by the actress's ability to expose the character's psychology and vulnerability, all in just one song. This is the stuff of which Broadway legend is made, how fitting.

[@MsAliciaRL]

What I like about Patti is that even though she is an excellent singer, she puts just as much effort in acting while singing. In this scene, Rose is having a manic breakdown, and Patti portrays that perfectly.

[@juliemachnik608]

Patti Lupone's performance is probably closest to the real life Rose, who by all accounts was more than slightly unhinged. Like witnessing a psychotic break, this is a brilliant characterization and performance.

[@infernalpear5332]

Patti is a pyscho so who else? I love her but man she's crazy. One crazy old broad.

[@XVMatthew]

@@infernalpear5332 I don't see it at all, honestly think she's a sweetheart.

[@TheKelJacob]

Real Rose was lucky she had two famous daughters, otherwise she would have been in prison for at least one death.

[@fergusmurray1828]

The real Rose Hovick was a murderer, not your typical happy-go-lucky Ethel Merman part. Patti served the truth very well. She and Imelda’s are only Roses I can actually see murdering someone.

[@RowanSeader]

The real Rose was so unhinged and awful, I get chills and nausea watching Patti play her. She’s so damn good.

[@henryleeactorsinger]

The moment where she starts giggling before "ready or not - here comes MAMA" is utterly heartbreaking.

[@oikawasshittyknee1060]

The anxiety I get when I feel Patti is looking at you recording her is unreal and probs not healthy

[@Chrisyt272]

Dude, me too! I had full on anxiety. 😂

[@jenniferlamont7460]

I love how she shows the pure manic dementia of Mama Rose, not just the control-freak breakdown

[@alexmermadette6107]

Patti perfectly captured Rose's insanity that sends chills to my body.

[@ctruth6185]

Don't see it as insanity but a character who has lived only vicariously, through her children. Upon realizing it she lets out all of her anguish, pent up frustration, anger and regret at not having the belief to fully live her life. For Rose, its been a wasted, frustrated existence. Instead, she sublimated her drive & dreams through her kids. It wasn't what it was cracked up to be. Everybody leaves because she's a smothering force & kids have to grow into adults. Yet, Rose sees it as betrayal & ingratitude. Rose had a drive & hunger to matter showbiz was the outlet. Rose never got her dreams because she stayed in the background.

[@charlesrabb5568]

I is so sad to see someone have a nervous breakdown right before your eyes

[@ACinemafanatic]

You should see angela Lansbury as rose she was terrifying

[@thedoctorno10]

Lord help you if Patti finds this recording...

[@bunny-yz4yy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@kithand1106]

Why?

[@tvishajain1851]

@@kithand1106 Well, all actors hate it when you film them because of the light that comes from your phone and you know it can be distracting but Patti goes full of diva when she finds this. She'll stop her entire performance and she'll reprimanded the person in front of thousands of people and I'm pretty she is known for confiscating phones as well.

[@tvishajain1851]

@@kithand1106 Yeah :)

[@nicolecruz8670]

Hahahahahha

[@MsLemonhead777]

For me, Patti LuPone is the definitive Rose for me. In this song, she definitely puts the 'mental' in mental breakdown.

[@valeriae6053]

Making direct eye-contact with the bootlegger at 1:46 was real BDE

[@outtacontrol8387]

she has the most bde out of all the men population combined

[@embracexthexstars1]

With her rendition you just completely understand that its about more than just her daughters... it's about the loss of her own mother and her search for her. Her "mama's" and hide and seek part really turn her into a child again. and those "one quick look as each of him leaves you" then encompasses everyone she's known parents included... really smart acting

[@rebecca8836]

3:56 when that famous little brass sequence comes in is when it all goes down and I start feeling rather excited

[@valerieterranova8130]

I saw this in person and it fucked me UP. It was one of the scariest and upsetting performances I've ever seen. In the BEST way.

[@dakotafuji539]

What's really amazing is she's a singer who sacrificed some musicality for the interpretation. So often singers sacrifice the interpretation for the musicality. Mesmerizing performance. Spectacular.

[@MissBlennerhassett876]

"Sacrificed some musicality" Dross.

[@ReviewForReel]

Its amazing, every actress who has played Mama Rose has been nominated for a Tony

[@scorpioninpink]

The role is just that powerful and if you aren't at least nominated for a Tony for doing the role then you are certainly doing it wrong.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Angela, Tyne, and Patti won.

[@JamesJones-zq7pc]

@@SymphonyBrahms Don't forget Bette Midler

[@Tryptyophan]

"you either have it" at 2:34 is friggin amazing

[@Donah]

STOP TAKING PICTURES! NOW!

[@mantarainbow546]

Tryptyophan my fav part❤

[@DavidPhilipNorris]

This is a completely unhinged performance, as it should be. It's both uncomfortable to watch and exhilarating, because this is Mama losing it.

[@micaelaroyo4837]

I love this song because it's so incredibly depressing. Rose has been cast aside, rejected, and now she's at the brink of insanity. Her last notes (for ME! FoR mE!) were Rose finally falling into the brink and Patti captured it so perfectly it really moves me

[@tonyparadise7801]

There's no better Rose, than Patti.

[@noahd1097]

This performance is a perfect example of the power of doing LESS. She mostly stands on the spot and does it all with her voice and eyes...

[@samarijohnson1595]

We don’t talk enough about how she perfectly glides into that final “for me” at the end. Absolutely astonishing!

[@jamescaldie2472]

By FAR the most realistic and honest portrayal of a woman whose been driven to the edge. Combined with the fact that she also has the strongest voice to ever take on the role and yet sacrificed brilliant vocals which she is perfectly capable of bringing to the part she took the more honest approach and brought a real person up on to that stage. Absolutely brilliant. She utterly OWNED the role and owned that stage. The best in my opinion.

[@bzzarre815]

1:47 when she looked directly into camera had me shook.

[@RachelSullivan73]

Well, I will say that I'm not the world's biggest LuPone fan, BUT, if anyone has bothered to research the actual character of Rose Hovick, it's pretty clear that Patti is probably the best that we've seen yet. Not does only does Patti physically resemble Rose the most, but her portrayal comes the closest to capturing what the real person was about. Rose Hovick was a murderer (look her up on Wikipedia), and quite obviously batshit insane. Patti portrays that rather well to say the least.

[@ctruth6185]

Rose Hovick was never a murderer. Wiki isn't research at all every teacher & professor look down on it because its unreliable info. Next time read the autobiographies of Gypsy Rose Lee and June Haver.

[@fayfalc21]

i think that you're thinking of gypsy rose blanchard, not gypsy rose lee.

[@overlydramaticpanda]

@@ctruth6185 Well, according to multiple sources including both the biography and autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Thompson Hovick ("Mama Rose") definitely was responsible for at least one death. The famous boarding-house scandal is a matter of debate as to exactly what went down but we *do* know that an argument with a hotel manager resulted in her shoving him out of a window and causing him to fall to his death. The only reason she wasn't charged with his murder is because she claimed self-defence saying he was trying to attack her - the veracity of which claim is hugely debateable at best. She also tried to shoot Bobby Reed (the man with whom June eloped at age 16) at a police station and, when the gun failed to go off, reportedly attacked him with her fists, feet and fingernails to the point where she had to be quite literally dragged off him. She also apparently pulled a gun on Louise's first husband. Bottom line, whether or not the more infamous boarding-house murder story is true, she definitely killed at least one person and proved herself to certainly be capable of calculated murder. Regardless of your views on Wikipedia as a source, there is no account of Rose Thompson Hovick (at least none that I've seen and I'd be very interested to know if there is) that presents her as anything resembling a well-adjusted human being. Even her own biography which is the most nuanced take on the woman I've certainly come across acknowledges that she did and was capable of doing some incredibly awful things including exploiting children, both her own and others', in multiple ways.

[@jameshamilton8245]

@@ctruth6185 June Haver was a completely different actress than June Hovick. Miss Haver was aka Mrs. Fred MacMurray.

[@willwalker24601]

Her tone on the last note...👌🏻

[@hpfan]

Chills. There's no one like Patti. She earned every little bit of that Tony Award. Wow.

[@talkintan]

I feel bad watching this, I need to pay to see this woman act.

[@willwalker24601]

She was born for this role!

[@shabnamrasul5383]

Here she is, boys! Here she is, world! Here's Rose! Curtain up! Light the lights! Play it, boys! Ya either got it, or ya ain't. And, boys, I got it! Ya like it? Well, I got it! Some people got it and make it pay. Some people can't even give it away. This people's got it and this people's spreadin' it around! You either have it or you've had it! Hello, everybody! My name is Rose! What's yours? How do you like them eggrolls, Mr. Goldstone? Hold your hats and hallelujah. Mama's gonna show it to you. Ready or not, shhh, here comes Mama. Mama's talkin' loud. Mama's doin' fine. Mama's gettin' hot. Mama's goin' stong. Mama's movin' on. Mama's all alone. Mama doesn't care. Mama's lettin' loose. Mama's got the stuff. Mama's lettin' go. Mama? Mama's got the stuff. Mama's gotta move. Mama's gotta go. Mama? Mama? Mama's gotta let go. Why did I do it? What did it get me? Scrapbooks full of me in the background. Give 'em love and what does it get ya? What does it get ya? One quick look as each of 'em leaves you. All your life and what does it get ya? Thanks a lot and out with the garbage, They take bows and you're battin' zero. I had a dream. I dreamed it for you, June. It wasn't for me, Herbie. And if it wasn't for me then where would you be, Miss Gypsy Rose Lee? Well, someone tell me, when is it my turn? Don't I get a dream for myself? Starting now it's gonna be my turn. Gangway, world, get off of my runway! Starting now I bat a thousand! This time, boys, I'm taking the bows and Everything's coming up Rose! Everything's coming up roses! Everything's coming up roses this time for me! For me! For me! For me! For me! For me! For me!

[@niallragnarsson]

She says she’s an actress that sings, this is pretty testament to that. Astounding ♥️

[@MissPoochSmooch]

I would love to see a production where the show ENDS with this number without the epilogue scene after this. It always felt like they were trying to quickly paste on a happy ending to the show with that scene. True, without the scene we're left with no resolve and with a very destitute ending. But I'm sure we can handle that NOW- certainly not in 1959.

[@tyleredwards-tagg2753]

The ending adds to the ambiguity and continual hopelessness of Mama is its done right! It's chilling..

[@MattB0610]

MissPoochSmooch YES. The epilogue scene RUINS it for me.

[@MegaHatLady]

The ONLY person who 'did it right' was Merman who knew that it was a SONG. She didn't YELL and scream

[@bmbutler2]

And acted it even better.

[@abcdefgold]

I used to dislike the ending because I felt it was tacked on, but I do like it now - I feel like it's almost a sadder ending. If the play ended with this song, we might assume Gypsy goes out on her, continues living her life the ways she's always lived it - trying to live vicariously through other people - or maybe she does change, or maybe she doesn't - it's quite ambiguous - and Louise is free of her mother's control. The epilogue is sad because it suggests that this breakdown wasn't any sort of real turning point, and maybe she's had similar slips in the past, but as long as she has people around her to support her (Louise) she can continue to live in her sort of fantasy world

[@AsiaMs]

I loved the ferocity and desperation she brought to this role. Sat in the orchestra Friday before she won the Tony. Cried throughout. Patti is Queen.

[@AaronWachs]

I’m going to be honest, in general, I’m not the biggest fan of Patti LuPone. But she is phenomenal in this role. Probably one of the best Mama Rose’s out there.

[@jgregveneklasen2657]

She brings the right quality of earthy grit to part. I found I really liked her version of Mrs. Lovett, too, much to my surprise.

[@jeanmariebishop4655]

God. I love her in this. I think she is definitive - because we now know how disturbed was the real Rose.

[@scotpj]

"Ready or not...here comes MAMA!!" Holy shit is that scary. Like pants-wetting scary.

[@mckaylaferguson7977]

I'm SHOOK. Patti is the queen!

[@10mimu]

ugh that final screech-belt at the end. What a performer.

[@detectivefiction3701]

To me this is the "Method acting" interpretation of the number. And Patti's voice sounds wonderful here: powerful, yet mellow. Listen to her tone at 2:34.

[@TrishCausey]

Patti LuPone won the Tony for this performance. Too bad you can't handle a strong woman and a dynamic performer.

[@dantemendoza7135]

Everyone is going to have a different take on the interpretation of Rose. Merman was the belter. Angela Lansbury and Tyne Daly brought their own idea as well as Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters. Patti went for a more realistic approach of a woman who may or may not be struggling with a bi-polar disorder. Hence, this is what drove her to push her kids into showbiz. It's scary but her delusion is what really sells the show as a darker version of Gypsy.

[@MegaHatLady]

Merman was the ultimate STAGE Rose. It was written for her. Rosalind R was the most fabulous acting, though. Lupone looks like a ranting mental patient.

[@TheGirlYouKnewYouWere]

Imelda Staunton's version is darker than this.

[@bmbutler2]

I totally agree. There is a great video here where someone dubbed in Merman's voice to Rosalind Russell (actually she was dubbed) doing Rose's Turn. It is awesome.

[@MegaHatLady]

Imagine that: Rosalind with Merman's voice.. WOW. I am an impersonator. I can mimic Merman with no effort.. IMO, she was the greatest belter Broadway ever had. Al Jolson, the greatest male. It's not the fact that either Jolson or Merman had these wonderfully pleasant vocals.. It was the fact that both projected so fabulously. Their lyrics delivery just vunderbaar. Which is why the great composers wrote songs for them. I never think of Lupone as a 'great'. Or a legend.

[@MegaHatLady]

I hear that Streisand wants to make a movie and now she wants to play Mama Rose. I think she can do it. She was a legendary Broadway belter also

[@lilith8610]

Definitely the best performance of Rose's turn

[@HectorLombaSmith]

The real Mama Rose was insanely crazy! I think Patti's being very realistic in her acting.

[@matthewmaddalena3024]

the ACTING in this is so real.

[@tracer740]

LuPone's voice is an instrument!

[@mercibitch7465]

The energy she has

[@mikeypl7]

Patti LuPone is the best actress I've ever seen

[@wicked0824]

the ending is MAGICAL! :)

[@westminster860]

No body does anger like Lupone. And I such a super talented and trained package.❤️

[@mckenzieprice2270]

This entire performance is posted on KZbin at the moment, and if you go to the end of this number in that video, you'll see Patti get a very well-deserved standing ovation mid-show.

[@wickedfan811]

The best thing about those bows, is that this is ROSE who is taking bows in her head in front of an empty house, not Patti.

[@anahfreeman4019]

I get chills listening to this.

[@HomeFreeinmySUV]

OMG.. I've watched every Rose..and tomorrow I'm using this song for an audition for Velma in Hairspray....my conclusion..Patti nails the emotional transition while selling the song...perfection!

[@richardallen3810]

I saw Angela Lansbury in LA do this in the 70s when I was a sophomore in high school. I think I saw her do it at least 3 times with my allowance. She also was a force of nature like Patti.

[@karrezza]

I like her version... she tells a story to the lines I did not know they were intended.. like "How do you like those eggrolls Mr. Goldstone?" like she is mocking how her daughter behaves at auditions... I Like this

[@bleaketh]

Power walk 1:56-2:00 and "Ready or not here comes MAMA!" -- Holy fuck. The singing, the acting and everything fell into place and rendered those parts absolutely powerful.

[@Becca5002]

GOD! She is such a force!

[@michellemacinnis7033]

She is just riveting! Best Mama in my book.

[@themograceism]

I wish I was half as talented as this amazing woman. She is, hands down, is one of the most phenomenal actresses I have ever seen, and I look up to her as if she were God. Love LuPone!

[@brianmaiden8333]

This song does some weird shit to my head but I can handle it I'm also REALLY admiring the fact she was able to still keep her theatrical training when she turned and was entirely invested---she still cheated out. Simply impressive I played Baby June in this production when I was 16, my mother was going to federal prison and we were living without water or electric. Okay I'm having an emotional breakdown so merry Christmas everyone

[@davidrackoff3745]

God bless and RIP the person who filmed this. Amazing, and worth giving their life for filming Patti in this singular performance. You and your cell phone will be remembered fondly.

[@megan132]

you do understand that arthur laurents, the bookwriter of this show, directed this revival.....

[@ElysiumPondue]

Nobody compares to her. She makes the character feel so real.

[@constantreader7944]

Saw this. Third row. Died. I knew she’d be great... but I was so slack jawed after this number. Couldn’t believe I’d actually seen it. That it was real. Beyond beyond beyond.

[@TheLloydy59]

This is a stunning tour-de-force...simply amazing!

[@lf1234]

Ferocious!!!!!! THE most intense Rose I've ever seen.

[@jaysanchez5951]

5:35 I never get tired of that part!

[@travisgrant5608]

One of the GREATEST Mama Rose EVER! Absolutely BRILLIANT! 💞👏💞👏💞👏💞👏💞👏💞👏💞

[@DeefexNYC]

This and Midler was phenomenal

[@MusicCoversByEssie]

Absolutely no one else can compare to her as Rose.

[@duckandcaramel]

such emotion.......rose's character has such depth and is much more than just a "stage mom". LuPone does an amazing job!! such control yet extremely vulnerable. amazing.

[@ericscam2]

Amazing. THIS is how that song has to be sung.

[@theodoreb1977]

I honestly don't understand why people say Bernadette is better, if I were to rank Bette midler, Patti LuPone, and Bernadette, it'd be 1. Patti LuPone 2. Bette Midler 3. Bernadette Peters Patti didn't overdo it, her voice wasn't too high, and she had the perfect gestures, it's obvious shes researched

[@paengs.delrosario7804]

Linda Lavin and Imelda Staunton.

[@L-O-L-za]

OurQueenGrimshaw Bernadette peters voice was weak as hell.

[@johnathansumner5988]

If you read her book Patti actually talks about how much she loved doing this show

[@anabanana2085]

one word: goosebumps

[@CindyLennox9]

She's the best Rose ever! And sure there're lots of Roses...

[@TepiLizard]

Holy HELL! Okay, so Gypsy was the first real show I did (as Dainty June), and since then, I've seen the Rosalind Russel & Bette Midler version multiple times, and heard clips from Ethel Merman. And I've seen Patti LuPone in the staged/filmed versions of Candide and Company. But... just... wow. This performance knocked completely knocked my socks off! I've known she was hot shit (who, knowing anything about musical theater, doesn't know her name?), but as good as she was in both Candide and Company, she wasn't what I'd call *amazing*. Now I see it. Now I know why she's so damn revered. She already had my respect, but now she also has my awe. Absolutely incredible!

[@mackjohnson5561]

chills.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

A brilliant performance. She shows us all of Madames Rose's anger, frustration, and her mental breakdown. Patti LuPone nailed it. She's the best.

[@runkles]

Wow! She is electric.

[@AdrianaArriolaGarcia0404]

that's quite perfect, because her character's ego was out of control and the crushed by her daughter ... I think ego out of control is a big part in that performance, but not her's but her character's ... fits the situation in the story perfectly :)

[@Irishgirl7]

The best ever....the Queen of Broadway let’s be honest.

[@michaeldemarco7694]

The night I saw her it was electrifying! The audience was in a frenzy. The Standing ovation for this number was epic. For the love of god for me for for me! She was the best all around version of Rose. It was dark and brooding and Tony Award Winning! LOVE HER

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Patti Lu Pone is superb here. She really captures the manic quality of Rose, something which Roz didn't do. I love Roz's performance, but it was an amiable, slightly bossy woman. In contrast, Patti makes me really feel for June and Gypsy. Thank you for the video!

[@jworrell09]

Greatest Rose ever, the greatest version of her doing this song EVER!!! She IS Broadway. There is NO actress that can compare to her brilliance.

[@Hazelnutcake]

Great singer and actress, the perfect combination played here!

[@thtrboy]

@anoxinomin5 -"The Merm" was not an actress-she stood and belted. The real Momma was a monster who scared the kids. Patti played this role perfectly. She did her homework and brought Momma back to life. @Brathford -Patti is certainly in character. Do your research on Gypsy Rose Lee and Momma Rose. Patti is spot on! As Patti says on Will and Grace "They either love me or they hate me" I LOVE HER!

[@stephenshea7909]

I’ve probably watched this like 10 times and I get chills every single time. Patti’s incredible.

[@pdxguy44]

The definitive MAMA ROSE.

[@valleyguy1123]

I actually like it better, since it goes better with it, and it makes her seem really pissed, and bat shit crazy! :P

[@Jonathanbroder]

Thrilled we have this, but why cut it off right at the applause. Would've like to hear the audience explode at the end. I'm sure they did. Patt...if you're out there...you're f'ing incredible.

[@lenimprota8074]

you cant top this dynamo. Patti you are the best.

[@BelAge]

I hope she doesn't mind because for those of us who can't make it to see her, this is a priceless gem.

[@terrryc]

Her portrayal is far more revealing of the character than the cutesy-poo versions, It is no wonder that she got the Tony. Mama is a hrad-bitten survivor of a terrible and terrifying industry.....

[@carolinesings1]

Patti is so fantastic!

[@boynamedalexxx]

Making it and becoming a star don't always have to do with talent. Some people just get lucky, or get the right shot at the right time, and others, who are the most talented, plug away forever but never get anything to show from it. You can play Rose as an untalented has-been, still fantasizing about the talent she never possessed (my preference), or, you can portray her as the powerhouse that should have been but never was and never got a fair shot. Either are, honestly, valid.

[@rnhealer6044]

I didn't think anyone could have topped Ethel Merman's Rose on Broadway for acting and singing, but Patti Lupone has topped her.. What a performance she must have given, and I LOVE Ethel. Merman's talent, I have all my life.

[@kaymay4205]

Omg her talent just. AGH FREAKIN ICON. LEGEND. AMAZING. THE ACTING, THE PASSION, THE SINGING (of course it's Patti LuPone)

[@ellariel7457]

No one plays pain and fury like La LuPone! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kimphuong3556]

This is a great rendition, OUTSTANDING, Miss Pattie Lupone has such power in her voice, a very different characterization from other performers who have played Mama Rose, at times she sounds as though she is on a verge of a nervous breakdown and an air of jealousy that she never made it to the big time. Great work.

[@WickedTheMusical7]

Patti LuPone is THEATRE!

[@SymphonyBrahms]

A brilliant performance from the great Patti LuPone.

[@mustardoturtle7]

I'm speechlis, she's amazing. i wish i could meet her

[@ju.a.v]

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant!!!