AUDRA GYPSY Reviews- Page 28

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/14/25 at 11:41am

The show is expected to resume tonight. Someone on Reddit said that Wade was the likely sick actor and that the show needs to hire another Rose cover. For anyone that saw the show on Wednesday, did Wade sound sick?

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 3/14/25 at 2:01pm

As I understand it from an investor, the Bernadette Peters revival did recoup. Barely. But it did.

[east side story]

Posted: 3/14/25 at 5:39pm

Peters was more like LuPone, I could imagine her anxiously waiting for someone to start dragging McDonald for these absences the same way she was, once upon a time. But she’s busy working, and…not like that, presumably.

And I really liked McDonald as Madame Rose, so don’t even try it. It was the production that let me down, not her.

[Penna2]

Posted: 3/14/25 at 8:08pm

binau said: "Penna2 said: "The show is in trouble - last week 79% capacity up from 77%. Only 2 other shows doing worse. Now this."

I think you need to look at other metrics, the average ticket price is still very high. Clearly demand is slowing but from what I can see it’s not about to drop off a cliff or anything (ok maybe this week it will because Audra has been out).

I don’t see it returning to the initial hype demand though without more investment in marketing, tony hype etc.

This same kind of momentum loss has been common I notice in these prestige shows with Broadway stars that are known to a niche audience but not general public (follies, war paint, company etc). It seems to be headed for the same direction.

If history repeats itself that could mean Gypsy does not recoup. But it didn’t in both the last revivals either so doesn’t seem odd."

The show is a hot mess. I still say Audra was miscast...it's only the numbers with Danny that work IMO. He is amazing and adorable and holds the show together in his scenes. I think he calms Audra down. I don't know if she's overacting or just trying to pull people along, but her scenes with him are the only ones I enjoyed. This is the first production I've ever seen either of them in, so this is what I am going on (that and the audio that was on YouTube before the show opened). The strip is awful...the allusion to Josephine Baker doesn't make sense because Gypsy had no talent (except for her sharp mind, wit and clever banter). The Audra fans have likely had their fill (similar to Beanie Feldstein and Funny Girl - once they ran out of her fans, the show sank), so they are looking at the general audience. The morning show appearance was set up to bring people in because of the drop of interest. Picking the best number in the show was a great idea. Each of the leads were at the top of their game.

[theblackumbrella]

Posted: 3/14/25 at 11:04pm

Audra was back it seems. How was it?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 3/14/25 at 11:52pm

theblackumbrella said: "Audra was back it seems. How was it?"

She was firing on all cylinders. She was incredible. She may have had a cold but she sounded great, She would wipe her nose occasionally tonight. I found her acting to be the best of the Roses I’ve seen (Peters, LuPone). She was very organic and seemed like a real mother, not a caricature. I thought the entire cast was great. 
 

Audience was rapturous.

 

[theblackumbrella]

Posted: 3/15/25 at 11:27pm

Audra performed the role so well. I didn’t think her voice worked super well on the two act closers, but her acting shows why she’s a legend. “Rose’s Turn” broke my heart but didn’t pack a punch the way a belt does. Joy Woods really didn’t play levels with the final scenes. It felt 0 or 100. I think she should’ve built nuance in those exchanges. I hadn’t seen previous productions of Gypsy, but this one really mined the humor. It’s evident why it’s one of the strongest book musicals. I don’t think the scenes without music played this well since I saw Lauren Ambrose and Harry Hayden Patton in My Fair Lady. Jordan Tyson is a STAR and thought she really stole the first act in a lot of ways - her acting in “If Momma Was Married” blew me away. I know June is often the lesser role to Louise, but not here. Also I liked the sets, the only transition I thought was weak was from Seattle to LA. Those dancing road signs were not great or were used to cover too much music. It got old quick. Overall worth the price of admission to see Audra do this role. I had tix on Thursday which was cancelled so glad it worked out to see it tonight.

[theblackumbrella]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 12:37am

Oh and they still had some Feb Playbills if you didn’t like the new cover. I swiped one while exiting the balcony by way of the box seats.

[binau]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 3:50pm

QueenAlice said: "As I understand it from an investor, the Bernadette Peters revival did recoup. Barely. But it did."

According to the Nytimes, Bernadette’s revival was projected to lose half of the entire investment just a few months before closing  

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/03/theater/gypsy-to-close-feb-28-at-a-loss-of-millions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4U4.4B7B.lBmzFUnopnat&smid=url-share

Of course, I’d love to start being able to claim that Bernadette’s Gypsy recouped so I hope it’s wrong. 

[DAME]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 3:52pm

Hey guys,

Im looking for that 4 week in advance promo code .  Now I can’t find it.  Also.. those front row seats people seem to come upon at the last minute.. are those from the lottery?  Thank you so much.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 4:31pm

DAME said: "Hey guys,

Im looking for that 4 week in advance promo code . Now I can’t find it. Also.. those front row seats people seem to come upon at the last minute.. are those from the lottery? Thank you so much."

GIMMICK still works on the telecharge website

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 4:35pm

DAME said: "Hey guys,

Im looking for that 4 week in advance promo code . Now I can’t find it. Also.. those front row seats people seem to come upon at the last minute.. are those from the lottery? Thank you so much."

EARLYBIRD is the code for booking a few weeks out. If you enter it the eligible dates will appear in red. 

 

[DAME]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 5:07pm

Thank you .  I don’t like the seats being offered with the promo code .  Plus the $30 service charge?  I’m thinking tkts might be a better option?

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 3/16/25 at 5:13pm

DAME said: "Thank you . I don’t like the seats being offered with the promo code . Plus the $30 service charge? I’m thinking tkts might be a better option?"

It's been popping up on tdf, and it's always on tkts.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 3/18/25 at 4:55pm

Oprah Winfrey Brought to Tears After Performance of Broadway's 'Gypsy'

 

https://people.com/oprah-winfrey-brought-to-tears-after-gypsy-on-broadway-11698466

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 3/22/25 at 11:46am

Joy Woods is out today. She posted on her Instagram story (still active) after last nights show saying, “yes I am swollen and bloody, and yes I will be out tomorrow”. According to someone on Reddit, she fell onstage after her first burlesque number. 

Shanel Bailey will be on for the matinee, not sure if Joy will be back in this evening. 

Updated On: 3/22/25 at 11:46 AM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/22/25 at 12:48pm

Yes, due to her injury she will be out tonight as well. 

[RunnyBabbit]

Posted: 3/22/25 at 2:24pm

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Joy Woods is out today. She posted on her Instagram story (still active) after last nights show saying, “yes I am swollen and bloody, and yes I will be out tomorrow”. According to someone on Reddit, she fell onstage after her first burlesque number.

Shanel Bailey will be on for the matinee, not sure if Joy will be back in this evening."

I was at the show last night and actually thought the fall was part of the choreo. It seemed to work for the number and she recovered well. I wouldn’t have known from the rest of the show that she was injured.

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 3/22/25 at 8:10pm

I saw this on Wednesday evening. I have to say - Audra’s acting was on another level - incredible. I was pretty terrified of her by the end and she got a well deserved standing ovation after Rose’s Turn, which she absolutely ate up (in character). With that said, I have officially joined the camp of people saying her voice is not right for this role. Her voice is SO beautiful and this simply did not do it justice. Joy Woods, Danny Burstein, Jordan Tyson, Lesli Margherita - all giving stellar performances. The entire show was so enjoyable - I previously saw it in 2008 with LuPone. I brought my friend to this revival and she also loved it - it was her first Sondheim show!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 3/23/25 at 10:53am

I saw the show Wednesday as well, but the matinee, and had zero problems with the McDonald vocals. To me, four months into the run, she seems to know how to place her gorgeous instrument, how to navigate its two ends (and her lower range was sometimes thrilling to me), how reassign her strengths - heard as Bess, Marine Christine, Lizzie - to another complicated woman. To me, it's just the way this Rose reveals her emotional vocabulary. 

My response to the production may enflame some posters. But I'll offer it anyway: I woke up Thursday thinking about one of the greatest lines in the American canon, not just musical theater: "Well, someone tell me when is it my turn?" An existential cri du coeur. I couldn't help but flash on so many women who have used intellect, creativity, cobbled together resources, and ingenuity in the face of struggle to survive. Twice in this brilliant show a woman with nothing moves on against staggering odds, mining opportunity that feels like an insurmountable obstacle. A feminist prism on Gypsy? Rose is now unavoidably heroic, as many women must be. Yes, bark at me for dragging 2025 into Gypsy, but 2025 is a window on everything: and I flashed on two brilliant women who lost to one of the least accomplished men to undeservedly ascend. The raw specificity of McDonald's heart-on-her-sleeve question brought up the universal. And the devastation in one woman's 11th hour revelation - which fleetingly felt like an epiphany for all women - ricocheted through the Majestic.

Updated On: 3/23/25 at 10:53 AM

[Penna2]

Posted: 3/23/25 at 4:39pm

Auggie27 said: "I saw the show Wednesday as well, but the matinee, and had zero problems with the McDonald vocals. To me, four months into the run, she seemsto know how to place her gorgeous instrument, how to navigate itstwo ends (and her lower range was sometimes thrilling to me), how reassign her strengths - heard as Bess, Marine Christine, Lizzie - to another complicated woman. To me, it's just the way this Rose reveals her emotional vocabulary.

My response to the production may enflame some posters. But I'll offer it anyway:I woke up Thursday thinking about one of the greatest lines in the American canon, not just musical theater: "Well, someone tell me when is it my turn?" An existential cri du coeur. I couldn't help but flash on so many women who have used intellect, creativity, cobbled together resources, and ingenuity in the face of struggle to survive. Twice in this brilliant show a woman with nothing moves on against staggering odds, mining opportunity that feels like an insurmountable obstacle.A feminist prism on Gypsy? Rose is now unavoidably heroic, as many women must be. Yes, bark at me for dragging 2025 into Gypsy, but 2025 is a window on everything: and I flashed on two brilliant women who lost to one of the least accomplishedmen to undeservedly ascend. The raw specificity of McDonald's heart-on-her-sleeve question brought up the universal. And the devastation in one woman's 11th hour revelation - which fleetingly felt like an epiphany for all women - ricocheted through the Majestic."

Rose lived off Gypsy until she died. She was never a hero. I find no resonance personally as a woman in Rose and her wanting her turn. Her turn was always at the expense of the girls. If this is what you think women of any age resonate to now, you are mistaken. 

[Shubert Alley Cat]

Posted: 3/23/25 at 10:44pm

Saw this Sat evening.  I really have no words for how freaking incredible I found Audra’s performance.  One for the ages.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/24/25 at 8:15pm

What happened to Brittney Johnson? She's been out of the show for a while and had the Agnes u/s rotate for a few weeks. The show brought in Dori Waymer to play the role "for a few weeks".

[DAME]

Posted: 3/27/25 at 2:02pm

Hi friends,  I know there was a more substancial discount code released in the last two days.  Of course.. now I can't find it.  I believe it popped upon my facebook feed.  Anyone know it?  I still believe TKTS  is the way I will go. But still wanting to see whats being offered.  Thanks.

Updated On: 3/27/25 at 02:02 PM

[DAME]

Posted: 3/27/25 at 9:05pm

Nobody?