Word: patty
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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LIKE PRINCE'S adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Evita relies upon an operatic chorus and contains little dialogue, placing a great burden on the voices of its stars. Derin Altay, who replaced Patti LuPone on Broadway, sings vibrantly. Waving her arms, confidently striding across the stage, she demands the audience's attention. She also displays a not-too-subtle wit, fashioning gestures more reminiscent of a Billy Martin-Reggie Jackson ballpark feud than an exchange between a First Lady and a cabinet official. But of course much of Eva's mystique results from such apparent contradictions--the earthiness...
Alex is so obsessed with the dream of striking it rich that he can't see how he harms those around him. He treats people like poker chips. more tools in his various plans After a six-year separation, he meets old flame Patti (Ann-Margaret) in Vegas, and automatically decides to use her as a cover for his harebrained scheme to break the bank...
when she mentions her five-year-old daughter, he dodges the issue, afraid that she will tell him he's the girl's father. In one scene, Patti and Jerry are watching an elaborate floor show when Alex comes by and drags Jerry away on "business." As Patti watches them leave, a magician on stage saws a woman in half. The implication is clear, and as subtle as anything else this movie offers: through his insensitivity, Alex has cut into Patti many times...
Burt Young also manages to everyone the limits of the script to portray Jerry as a sensitive, almost childlike, individual, not merely the bumbling sidekick of the fast-talking Alex. As Patti, however, Ann-Margaret is listless; she seems to have given up on trying to inject any energy into here role. Of course, the script never gives her a chance: Patti's character is merely a contrivance of the plot--an extra ingredient thrown into the stew to provide an attractive diversion from the rather bland main course...
...their last meeting, two months ago, the Huskies outshot and outmuscled the Crimson in a 5-1 rout. Northeastern's top forward line of Patti Storey, Shelley Spencer and Carol Latorre scored three times against the usually stingy Harvard defense, and B.U. netminder Kathy Scanlon stopped 20 Crimson shots in that game...