that s one of the reasons we re here. this is san juan puerto rico, usa. everyone is having such a great time as you can tell. and i think we re close to midnight, right? very close. you know what, people here have been u.s. citizens since 1917. it s easy to get here. you don t need a passport. beautiful place to be. 77 degrees fahrenheit. the tradition a tradition, a spanish tradition we have to eat 12 grapes. is it? cinco quatro, uno! [ cheers ] happy new year! happy new year!
all right. we re back from times square counting down until 2022 comes. we re lucky to have a legend of broadway, two-time tony and grammy award winner patty lupone starring in company right now. patty, we love you so much. i m so happy to see you. i have to start, you know, patty, you ve starred in six stephen sonheim productions, and you re in one now. we lost steven this year. do you have a favorite memory of him or favorite note he gave you? hi, andy, hi anderson, i can t see you guys but happy new year. that s okay. happy new year. yes, i have several memories of notes that steve gave me and i m
britney spears is finally free of her conservatorship? yes, go britney! yes, i give a damn and if that father gets any more money, i don t know. i don t know. anyway, more. did you give a damn about the oprah, megan and harry interview? no, i did not give a damn. do you give a damn about face book changing their name to meta? [ laughter ] no, i do not give a damn. do you give a damn that pete davison is now dating kim kardashian? no, i do not give a damn. [ laughter ] i m with you on that one, patti. patti, do you give a damn that the housewives turn 15 this year? oh, andy, i m so sorry to say no, i don t give a damn.
trying to think of the one that you know, there is one on my dressing room mirror for this production that breaks my heart now because he s gone and it was just him appreciating my attention to detail and the fact that i was a wonderful singer and coming from steve after years of other kinds of notes, i was thrilled to death. hi, you guys! hi! we love you. we re such fans of yours. how was it returning to broadway almost two years after the arrival of covid forced company to close while still in repreviews? oh my god. i ll drink to that. yes! it s pretty intense. i bet. it s a great company and it s
what? you want to see the show but you don t want to live in my brain. [ laughter ] i do want to live in your brain. let me ask you a question come to vegas. can you finally put the rumors to rest and say who actually inspired the song i kissed a girl. i heart it was scarlett johansson but miley cyrus said maybe it was about her. i mean, there is a new moose every other month quite honestly, you know what i m saying? right. [ laughter ] believe me, with andy cohen, i know exactly what you re saying. one of them. yeah, right. you know, i love hearing about your background because you actually grew up you had a very strict christian upbringing. i heard that you used to pick outside madonna concerts. how surreal is it you re doing a