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ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "BJR said: "I feel like this has fallen into the territory of the Bernadette revival, with those who find her miscast, in this case because of her vocal type, and those that don't.

And it's going to be a matter of preference on that issue. Either it's disqualifying or it's not."



There are a lot of people out there — originalists and not — who are never going to love a Rose t

Every week there is a lot of speculation and I'm guessing incorrect information about what the weekly running costs for Maybe Happy Ending are. I wish somebody who actually knows what they are would post that information, because while I understand the production has technical elements and development costs, those are usually things built into the production costs not the running costs.  It is just hard for met to believe a small cast musical would need to gross $900K a week to be pr

Impeach2017 said: "Conceit is the word I was searching for. And this one was created to feature a beloved star. Social implications or historical accuracy really don't matter here."

They don't unless they do. What is the conceit of this production? Right now, I would say the concept is to allow one of our greatest musical theatre actresses, who happens to be black the chance to play a role in a production that kind of wants to explore what a black actress

In addition to what I write above, the production seems to consciously cast a white actor as Herbie (this based on casting breakdowns) but pretty much ignores the opportunity to explore how being a mixed race couple in 1935, would impact the Rose-Herbie dynamic.  I thought this would play into the subtext of Rose not wanting to marry him, but as directed it doesn't at all. 

To your point, one of the reasons it's going to be hard for many to accept Audra

TheOnlyOne2 said: "
🗣 Also lemme make this clear for the people complaining about Audra in this role. If you feel hit by this then you're the problem. Do not go into this production if you want to see a white woman belt her way through book and lyrics written in a time when segregation was in full swing."

Perhaps I could get behind this statement if the production actually explored segregation. One of the missed opportunities in casting actors of color in t

Audra may be one of the most talented actors to ever grace the Broadway stage but that doesn't mean there aren't roles or certain types of characters that aren't in her wheelhouse. The only other performance by Audra I've seen where I felt like she didn't nail it was in "Marie Christine."  Even though that show was written for her and showcased her vocal strenghts, you never really bought that she was the kind of ruthless, power hungry zealous and unpre

Clearly anyone who posts negatively about McDonald is going to be accused of "microagressive" behavior, so I'm out.  Others have pointed out the issues with the production - some of which might be fixed in previews, but many of which feel like basic directorial misfires. Maybe you really did need a Mama Rose monster of a person at the level of Arthur Laurents directing, because this is the least effective production of GYPSY I've seen on Broadway, and that isn't ent