AUDRA GYPSY Reviews- Page 20

[frankiec]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 6:08pm

I was at the matinee. All principals were in. The energy was palpable in the audience. Audra sang and acted the hell out of Mama Rose! You would never know this was her first show back after being ill. HUGE standing ovation after Rose’s Turn. And her book scenes are so layered. Just wow. 

[Strange Lupone]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 6:14pm

Auggie27 said: "Anyone at the matinee? To return to the reason we’ve been on this board for 20+ years."

I was there. Audra was in sensational voice and is playing the f*ck out of the role. She’s very nuanced and VERY funny. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 6:22pm

Curious to know if any kind of speech was made at the curtain call?

[frankiec]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 6:27pm

Nothing at curtain call. The word from merch is that half the cast was sick. So was half the house staff apparently. 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 6:40pm

I saw this review of today's show on social media: "I'll engrave the Tony myself"

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 9:02pm

frankiec said: "Nothing at curtain call. The word from merch is that half the cast was sick. So was half the house staff apparently."

as well as crew & musicians. there was definitely a bug going around the Majestic theater this week.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 9:40pm

I'm reminded of the MRS. DOUBTFIRE opening post-Covid where everyone got sick afterwards. (they were one of the few shows that held an opening night party that fall)

[EmceeHammer]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 9:54pm

frankiec said: "You would never know this was her first show back after being ill. HUGE standing ovation after Rose’s Turn. And her book scenes are so layered. Just wow."

I was at the Sunday 12/22 performance. TBH, you would never know that was her last show while being sick. We were all flabbergasted when we later heard about her cold. It was like watching someone win a marathon and then finding out they had a broken foot.
 

Ditto to your reaction. Just wow.

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/29/24 at 10:17pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I'm reminded of the MRS. DOUBTFIRE opening post-Covidwhere everyonegot sick afterwards. (they were one of the few shows that held an opening nightparty that fall)"

Yup I remember that. Sounds like the opening night party was a spreader event.

For next few years, I doubt we’ll have an opening night party a few days before the highest grossing week on Broadway.

[Penna2]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 1:07am

Linda Lavin Dies 12/29/24

RIP.

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 12/30/24 at 4:03pm

Sorry if this has already been covered, but can someone share what vignettes are included in the strip in this production?  It's different in every cast recording, and I know it's changed in the script over time.  For my money, the more, the better - make it a 10-min sequence where we actually get to see the transformation from Louise into Gypsy Rose Lee, which frankly comes out of nowhere in the show.