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.