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BrodyFosse123 said: "Charley Kringas Inc said: "Maybe in like fifteen years. I found her performance in Funny Girl to be unsettling in a way that would apply really well to Rose."

Between LuPone’s revival and Audra’s there was a 16 year gap and it STILL felt like it was too soon. GYPSY needs to disappear for about 30-50 years. An entire new generation needs to be born AND be completely unfamiliar with any stage adaptation of GYPSY for it to h

KJisgroovy said: "This thread is amazing because we have someone suggesting that the "the problem with callouts at this current time in history is everyone wants to be the “main character" and just a few posts latersomeone is making the whole situation about themselves.

Good work folks.

There was an extremely successful and long running production of Rocky Horror at Stratford and the callouts worked smoothly and were a really terrific part of the

Jordan Catalano said: "joevitus said: "The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs."

That’s actually not true. It was a huge flop when it was released in 1975 and call outs began sometime in the late 70s when the movie began being shown at midnight screenings."

It actually is true. It won the Evening Standard Best Musical award the year it premiered and was a smash hit all over London. A massive hit in Austrai

blaxx said: "NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if it would be too confusing to just have designated performances that are call-out friendly. That way ticket-buyers can choose the experience they want and the production can be prepared either way. Straddling the line like this just seems like a headache for everyone."

Yes, that sounds worse. If you don't want call outs don't put on a show thatgained most of its popularity on them. It's an intrinsic

binau said: "The question is who is accountable for policing his behaviour? Not me. There is a police department and other avenues that deal with his alleged behaviour. If you think Scott Rudin shouldn’t be working or hasn’t been held accountable for his behaviour why aren’t you taking this up with the police? If I recall one of the accusations was a physical assault. We already have systems in our society that deal with these problems.


I would also

binau said: "BroadwayGirl107 said: "Jumpin_J said: "It may be a good production. Hell, it could be a great production. But I loath at the idea of giving Scott Rudin my money. Unless he had a "come to Jesus" moment, which to the best of my knowledge he hasn't, there's a good reason he was chased out of Broadway. But he's got an EGOT so theater owners will bend over for him. It's gross. No thanks."

This is the only commen

BrodyFosse123 said: "NOWaWarning said: "Just got to the section on her stepping into Chicago. In the book, Liza says that “Nowadays” was converted into a solo for Roxie alone during her run. I thought that was the case for “I Am My Own Best Friend,” not “Nowadays.”"

Indeed, the only duet made into a solo for Liza was “I Am My Own Best Friend”. Both Liza and Chita sang duet on “Nowadays”.&qu

Alex Kulak2 said: "I'm guessing this is a parody. There was a reading of a musical adaptation 9 years ago that had a book and lyrics by Christina Crawford, but that didn't go anywhere.

The only way this story would ever work on stage is if you lean as hard as you can into it's camp reputation, which I'm guessing Christina Crawford will never allow."

Considering she invited Lypsinka to do Joan Crawford in drag at either a birthday or publica

Owen22 said: "I'm the gayest gay whoever gayed. I adore great camp, especially something produced in all seriousness without the creators realizing the camp potential. And as hysterical as parts of MD are.. I always feel weird about laughing at extreme child abuse..."

Agree. The movie came out when I was 12, and a few years later as a teenager catching it on cable, I thought it was hysterical. But trying to re-watch it as an adult, the basic situation is just too

sinister teashop said: "Owen22 said: "I'm the gayest gay whoever gayed. I adore great camp, especially something produced in all seriousness without the creators realizing the camp potential. And as hysterical as parts of MD are.. I always feel weird about laughing at extreme child abuse..."

We were all abused children in 1981. We had no real political power and most of the world still considered us sick so our humor embracedthat reality."<