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I had the absolute privilege of seeing this production earlier this week. Sarah Snook is a revelation and deserves every award coming her way. The direction and concept of this production won me over within minutes and I found the whole thing riveting from start to finish. This production does everything I wanted Lloyd’s Sunset to do with their Camera concept. Whereas Lloyd’s often felt pretentious and wasn’t servicing the material, Dorian Gray is fully focused on elevating

I was quite surprised with how much I liked Boop. I can echo this statement - Jasmine Rogers is an absolute star. She’s sensational in the role. If I were in charge I’d cut even more of the supporting stuff and really focus on her.

I felt like Faith Prince and DeRosa’s roles were small enough to be enjoyable but properly supporting. The biggest cuts could come from Hale’s role as the girl that finds Betty Boop in NY. She should really just be used as a plot

I’m also a big fan of the tv show, but I gotta say that I think making big changes for the stage is smart. I love the tv show, but it was not a success and was critically panned after the first few episodes. Why do the same thing? From what I’ve heard from friends that saw the workshop, this will be extremely different and we’ve just barely been subject to the big changes coming our way. They’re trying to write a new musical that will stand on its own and not

I was there tonight and echo much of the same. I think the material holds up but you need a director who understands the humor. This production lacked such a director. 

Thank goodness for Stephanie. She was a star and truly understood the material and her character.

Jordan sounded fantastic but an actor he is not… I really don’t think he understood what makes Urinetown so funny and I was very underwhelmed with how he played the character. Perhaps with a bet

This board is fascinating. Everyone is being so mean! We can all love or hate any show we see. I, for one, really disliked and was disappointed in this Gypsy. But it’s fascinating to see that Word of Mouth and Critics are so different here! I was expecting mixed/leaning positive reviews. Do I want the show to fail? No! I’m happy for them and am open to seeing it again because I saw a very early preview.

But this is so interesting that it’s raves when in-person I hear

“This. This. This. Audra's vocals in this, precisely like 110 in the shade especially her song Old Maid. I think this Gypsy is nothing like youhave seen, yet alone heard before and it works so much. Honestly the only negative response has only been on these boards. Other friends have gone and have raved, as do I. This is a production not to miss. Audra is giving us a master class acting and singing. And if you don't get it, that is truly OK. Art is subjective. If you do get

Just passing opinions on - my friend saw it last night and had all the same complaints that I, and many others here, have had. Cheap/sloppy design, Audra is miscast, choreography is bad, loved the Gimmick Girls, etc. Our biggest difference is that I thought Joy was fine and she just lacked chemistry with the cast. They HATED Joy and thought she was a terribly weak performance. 
 

Though I’m happy to report that some other friends of mine did love the show all aroun

Auggie27 said: "I much appreciate thehighlydetailed postings on where they determine the McDonald Rose misfires, in conception and early execution. They are thoughtful, carefully considered, and in every way analytical. I don't find any disrespectful of the artists orartistry. A great theatrical treasure McDonald certainly is; but this is a public forum- and I've been here two decades - that welcomes discussion of dissenting takes. It's always been a reliable place to get

I’m glad you enjoyed her performance and you bring up a lot of interesting critiques and points. I, however, don’t agree that all voice types are fit for all scores. Just like all instruments aren’t fit for all songs. Imagine if Gypsy’s score was played on only cowbells and clarinets. Or Rent was played without a single electric guitar or drum set. Audra is obviously an incredible vocalist, this is not a discredit to her talent. But a lot of people are going to fi

Alright, I say all of this with so much love and respect… I’m very sad to say this was a big swing and a miss for me, and I don’t see it getting better.

The set design is unappealing and basic and the first thing I thought was “cheap” which isn’t good when you’re charging $500 for orchestra seats. The costumes were also pretty basic. I’ll echo people’s thoughts on the lighting - very confusing choices. That could improve over p