I don’t think I ever really thought about how they opened at this time of year. No wonder they struggled.
I am glad the show has been vindicated by history and that more people got exposed to it from the revival, even if I didn’t like that production much. That original cast album though is perfection, and I’m glad there’s a high quality recording of the whole show floating around. I rewatch it at least once a year. Truly a remarkable production in all regards. Wild to think it was dismissed by many critics. It’s the type of show that now would easily have won Best Musical.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
...and yet it didn't win best revival during the height of BLM and Sharon's shocking loss to Paradis Square...so, sadly, not convinced it would win today
pair-o-dice said: "...and yet it didn't win best revival during the height of BLM and Sharon's shocking loss to Paradis Square...so, sadly,not convinced it would win today"
I personally wouldn’t have given either the production or Clarke those wins. I think Caroline is a better show than Company, but that production of Company was fantastic.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
I knew it wouldn’t win revival but I had this tiny amount of hope the Tony voters would have still awarded it, as an apology for not giving it to the original.