Broadway Stars Ben Platt & Patti LuPone Deliver Powerful Performances At 2018 Grammy Awards

Patti LuPone delivers stunning "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
at 2018 Grammy Awards

Last night's Grammy Awards included tributes to Broadway legends Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein performed by Tony Award winners Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and the one and only Patti Lupone (Evita).

Platt delivered a stirring "Somewhere" from Bernstein's West Side Story, but it was LuPone's electrifying "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from the original Broadway production of Evita in 1979 (a true diva who can still deliver like a boss 39 years later) that stunned the Grammy audience.

LuPone quickly began trending on Twitter.

It was also a big night for Platt as the Dear Evan Hansen cast recording took home the 2018 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album, moving Platt to the halfway mark to EGOT status ― that is, winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Watch both performances below.

Brava #PattiLuPone 👏 She slayed the #GRAMMYs with Don't Cry for me Argentina 🎙️🎶

For those who missed it or want to relive her beautiful rendition...pic.twitter.com/aJAQovJr83

— Martica (@HR1529) January 29, 2018

Ben Platt - Somewhere @ 60th Grammy Awards Performance #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/xUuNLJZPln

— snap: thedjjei (@thedjjei) January 29, 2018

#PattiLuPone killed it. She just gets stronger and stronger. Brava! #GRAMMYs #Evita

— Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) January 29, 2018

*Gay bars across the country erupt in screams, faints, and "Yassssss"*
LEGEND. #PattiLuPone #Grammys pic.twitter.com/5OZV9H0QVc

— Logo 🏳️‍🌈 (@LogoTV) January 29, 2018

Two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy chimed in with praise as well:

That’s right amazing #PattiLupone ! It’s called CHOPS & COMMITMENT! Brava! @GRAMMYAwards #DontcryformeArgentina #SirAndrewLloydWebber 🙌💖

— Donna Murphy (@DMurphyOfficial) January 29, 2018

The #Grammys audience doesn't know WTF to do with themselves... They FINALLY got to hear someone who can ACTUALLY SING !!! HAHAHA #BRAVA, #PattiLuPone !!! 🎭#BroadwayRoyalty #EVITA @OfficialALW pic.twitter.com/IZSPWYIeRE

— ♬♪♫ iShowTunes ♫♪♬ (@iShowTunes) January 29, 2018

🎼🎙“Listen up, fives! A ten is singing” 👏👏👏#PattiLupone #Grammys pic.twitter.com/ZU5AQC9hhf

— Logo 🏳️‍🌈 (@LogoTV) January 29, 2018