FIVE DEGREES OF PATTI LUPONE

This is my FIVE degrees of Patti LuPone: 1) I am friends with my dearest Peter Tarter who is friends with 2) Leslie Sorci who's son's father 3) Kurt is 4) Jake Heggie's partner who is now working with 5) Ms. LuPone (he wrote his new opera for her) no more than 50 miles from me as we speak. I don't know why I didn't try to get tickets for it - how often does she come to fucking Palo Alto?!! (This pic was taken a few years back during my "Stage Door Star Struck Kid" days after one of her concerts with the SF Symphony. She was very sweet to me and I consider her to be one of the true Divas of the Musical Theatre world.)

Anyway - I was glancing at her website and found this quote from her blog that really hit a chord with me:

"I'm on to Jake Heggie's opera, To Hell and Back. It's very hard, but very beautiful music. I've crossed over to the opera world thanks to some very intrepid souls who think I can sing the stuff. I hope I don't let them down. "

Boy do I know what Ms. LuPone is talking about =+)

Ms. LuPone will be making her Los Angeles Opera debut (with Audra McDonald) next year - damn - I think that calls for ANOTHER road trip to L.A.)

In other news - Halloween was nice and mellow and I did continue a tradition of seeing the movie SAW III. (I have seen the trilogy on Halloween for the past three years) It was awesome though It was the first time I have had to close my eyes from all the blood at times - it was out of control but totally awesome. I LOVE good horror movies,

I don't know why but I find myself constantly exhausted - I should try to get some sleep. In the evening I will be seeing my friend Marisol Urbano's recital at school - she is an amazing singer and this weekend I am seeing Bat Boy at Ray of Light Theatre and The Barber of Seville at SF Opera.

That's all for now.

=+)

M.