Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Tomaszewski chefski
Swing Joined: 9/20/14
#1Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 2:35pm
Does anyone know if this is a done deal? I just watched the original and I think Barbra is way too old to play momma rose? Am I crazy?
I thought she purchased the right to Follies and cast Cher, Meryl, Bette, Liza and call it a day.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#2Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 2:46pmIt's a done deal. I saw it last night. It was so good.
#2Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 2:47pmIt really was. Barbra was amazing and while Lady Gaga wasn't the best I'd ever seen in that role, she was a hell of a lot better than some of those stuffed animal lambs that they've used on stage.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#3Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 3:04pm
I thought it was a great choice to bring the lamb back during The Strip and having Gypsy sacrifice it and eat it.
Updated On: 9/20/14 at 03:04 PM
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#4Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 3:08pmI really think Gaga will settle into the role and really make it her own.
#5Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 3:18pmWhy isn't anyone talking about Betty White's ELECTRIFYING Electra!?!
#6Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 3:22pmI'm still processing that, D2. I guess my only REAL problem with Eli Roth's GYPSY was the electrodes used during Electra's "strip" (I guess you could call it). I know it's all CGI and whatever but seeing Betty White fry her vagina is gonna haunt me for a while.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#7Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 4:13pmI thought Liza's Mr Goldstone was excellent- just a little too butch. Directorial indulgence.
#8Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 4:32pmSo clever to dig up Richard Burton's corpse to play Rose's father during "Some People" - thanks for the idea, John Grant!
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#9Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 5:02pmDid anyone have problems with Tulsa being played by Neil Patrick Harris in his Hedwig costume? All I Need Now Is The Girl sort of came across a bit too Sweeney Todd-ish for my taste.
#10Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 5:31pmI liked that they cast Morgan Brittany and Ann Jillian to reprise their roles as Baby and Dainty June respectively...it added a touch of nostalgia to the whole proceedings
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#12Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 7:28pmSay what you will but I thought Streisand and Hasselhoff had real chemistry. I smell Oscars!
#13Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/20/14 at 9:47pmI smelled the Oscar, too. I love how they used the Smell-o-vision!
#14Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/21/14 at 12:17am
I smell another Oscar for Daniel Day-Lewis' amazing performance as Herbie! He and Streisand were dynamite, ala Grant and Russell in HIS GIRL FRIDAY.
Why has no one talked about that CG lamb, that is better CG than AVATAR.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#15Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/21/14 at 11:12amTyne Daly as Mazeppa, Bette Midler as Elektra and Bernadette Peters as Tessie Tura. How does Barbra do it?
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#16Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/21/14 at 11:27am
^with Vaseline...
I liked how she made the CGI lamb talk about his adventures to Louise during "Little Lamb", I also like how Babs made all Rose rise to fame at the end instead of going crazy.
PS: I loved the addition of "Losing My Mind"
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#17Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/21/14 at 12:06pmDisney was the perfect company to produce this...
#18Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/23/14 at 11:24pmCasting Milky White as Caroline was inspired!
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#19Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/24/14 at 9:53amPoor Elisabeth Moss playing Miss Cratchitt. Always playing the secretary.
#20Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:48amIs it just me, or was casting Ariana Grande as the Toreadorable racist?
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#21Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/24/14 at 3:10pmBy far Michael Haneke's most provocative film.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#22Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/24/14 at 3:14pmDid anyone catch Barbra's nod to her Jewish heritage during "Little Lamb"?
#23Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/24/14 at 3:20pmI don't get why Everything's Coming Up Roses was sung from the front of a tug boat.
#24Gypsy - Barbra ...oh mother
Posted: 9/24/14 at 3:22pmIt was just to symbolize how she's "tugging" everyone along with her. That's the only thing I didn't really care for about Aronofsky's direction of the film. Well, that and the double sided dildo during "If Momma Was Married".
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