{"product_id":"2940169383690","title":"Patti LuPone: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101882695920,"sku":"2940169383690","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169383690_p0.jpg?v=1763781629","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169383690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}