AUDRA GYPSY Reviews — Page 5

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Updated On: 12/20/24 at 10:52 AM

Also noting that the glaring lack of much mention at all of Joy says a lot about her performance and the trepidation many critics had in critiquing her. You mean to tell me Louise (the actual title character of the show) is such a throwaway character as to not mention her performance really at all in any meaningful way?

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "this. This. THIS. A Million times this. It is truly astounding to me, that some yt folks can see this production and say speak on what it is and isn't doing in regards to race. I have said this before, if you are not Black you might have a different experience at this show but to discount Black folks opinions and now say the reviews don't match the production is utter BS. It seems impossible (especially on this board) for some folks to just say they didn't see what POC saw in the show. It's maddening. The show is a HIT! Let's celebrate!"

Yep. Something isn't for them 100% and so in their small brains they figure the whole thing doesn't work.

I'm not 100% sure why you are so invested in convincing us that the 'reservations' you're going on about alter the actual tone of what the critics are saying. You have serious misgivings about the production. Cool...stand with that. Hell...I even understand why this doesn't work for some people. But why do you need to turn the reviews into something that backs up your opinion when they clearly don't? Sometimes you just have to be ok with being the cheese that stands alone. And hell...you're not alone. A bunch of people on this board feel the same way you do. .I HATED the Fiona Shaw Medea from 20 years ago and I was really the single piece of cheddar standing all by myself in that opinion. I don't care. I hated it and I didn't need the critics to agree with me.

And my snark is expert-level. I got a 5 on the AP test.

Updated On: 12/20/24 at 11:22 AM

RememberTheDay said: "Yep. Something isn't for them 100% and so in their small brains they figure the whole thing doesn't work."

Yawn. Anyone who feels the need to insult those who have (gasp) a different opinion of about a piece of art really has no claim at the high road.

If you have a Merriam-Webster, you may want to check the spelling of "microaggression" if you're going to throw it around so freely...

RememberTheDay said: "The microaggressions in these comments from, no doubt, white folks claiming that the concept doesn't work is truly hysterical. And instead of reading the raves and saying, "Well, maybe I missed something," they ignore their own small mindedness andcontinue to dig their own graves. Well, guess what. Audra is a hit. The show is a hit. And there's not a damn thing you can do about it."

Exactly this. This board is full of senile white gays so I'm not surprised.

WOW to the reviews for this. As a person who has never seen Gypsy I was a bit worried about this show since I have tickets for later in January. The reviews on here have not been kind. So, I'm a bit more optimistic about liking it now. I mean the only negative review press came from a Trump-supporting rag that probably doesn't hold much weight among people going to Broadway shows (/end of snark). It always makes me happy when a show gets universal praise.

There was no world in which this production would not have been divisive on this board. It was divisive from the initial announcement back in the spring. It was divisive when they announced additional casting. It was divisive when they revealed their key art.


Although consensus on this board often aligns with critics, Gypsy makes some people here set expectations that cannot be met.

Updated On: 12/20/24 at 01:54 PM

There were at least two posters in this thread that implied that no one would review this show poorly because many of the artists involved are black. Those aren't fake microaggressions. I don't think that's the majority of folks who didn't like it... but to deny that that sort of thing still rears its head is. Like. Not the move. Also, it's not an insult if someone suggests a black audience member but notice something different or feel a different way than a white audience member. If aren't one of these posters that posted a micro-aggression or took issue with that suggestion, than don't worry about it. But. To act like that's not still a thing makes you look like you should be lumped in with those posters.

I’m a Midwestern suburban white woman, and have tickets in a few weeks. I absolutely can’t wait to see this show. The fact that there are black AND white actors in it doesn’t even concern me, and I’m surprised some of the posters are making it an issue. The criticisms of Audra’s voice are ridiculous. I don’t plan to sit there and wonder when her chest voice vs head voice makes a difference. I was lucky to see her in “Shuffle Along”, and looking forward to seeing her again.

Is it at all possible that a show like “Gypsy” can be enjoyed without the slicing and dicing of performances? Thankful for Jesse Greene and his review. I plan on having a great time.