CONFIRMED: Audra McDonald-led GYPSY to begin previews Nov 2024 — Page 40

Matthew Broderick was just in "Plaza Suite" (Sweet)

I guess Dylan and Cole Sprouse are too young - Suite Life

Dick Van Dyke invented Toot Sweets in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Timothee Chalamet is known as "Sweet Tea"

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Right, what’s the “Sweet” connection to Danny Burnstein?"

He was in the “Honey Bun” number in South Pacific (which also fits the “drag” clue that was going around earlier).

Y'all, as fun as these theories are, the "sweet" clue probably references Herbie's career as a candy salesman. It is probably nothing than that.



...My money is on Burstein. ;)

And we have our winner!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Danny-Burstein-Will-Join-Audra-McDonald-in-GYPSY-20240919

He’s the perfect choice for this.

Danny will be great, no doubt but man, they really need a name for this revival. I don’t foresee it ending well, unfortunately.

A friend of mine close to the production team was telling me that they were trying to court Paul Giamatti, but he wasn’t going to be able to commit to the whole run, only about half of it.

Santo Loquasto Is a welcome addition. The sets for the Lupone production were rickety so hoping for some substance here

BroadwayNYC2 said: "A little on the nose, I can already picture the performance. But a talent nonetheless"

I’m neither a Gypsy fanboy, nor a Danny Burstein diehard, but since when did one of our finest, most consistently excellent musical theatre actors become “on the nose” for a role like Herbie? This feels like such a deeply online take.

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Santo Loquasto Is a welcome addition. The sets for the Lupone production were rickety so hoping for some substance here"

I’m sure it will be more substantial than the LuPone production

that production started at city center where they had no money, and then they were still struggling for money when it moved to Broadway and Laurents didn’t really care about the design, the performances were what mattered to him.

Burstein is perfect for the traditional interpretation for Herbie. But for a production that seems to be trying to reinvent this story and how we typically view it, this seems to go completely against that vision.

I’m literally not even the only person in the thread who said this lol. I just made a comment. And I never said I’m thrilled, you implied that :-/



Take a breath, enjoy the show!