CONFIRMED: Audra McDonald-led GYPSY to begin previews Nov 2024 — Page 48

rosscoe(au) said: "How is a preview ticket $421 plus fees. That’s just insane."

That’s not the only price point.

If the seats do not sell at that price, they will lower them.

I bet there’s also some thinking of “if you want to be one of the first to see Audra Gypsy, you’re gonna pay” knowing that there will be an initial burst of interest that will probably taper off (pending reviews).

The Broadway sound board bootleg I acquired many years ago also included a rehearsal track that I have to assume was Barbara Cook and Linzi Hately learning “I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance.” It’s unlabled, but definitely Linzi and definitely not Betty Buckley, hence my assumption that it’s Barbara Cook. At one point the woman learning the Margaret part whispers into the tape “I’ll never sing this ****.”

Cutting at straws, but it actually wasn't the staircase unit that almsot hit Barbara Cook, it was the unit for Carrie's house. It had a mechanised roof that went up over and back (sort of like a garage door) to create the back wall of the house. The actors moved into place as that piece of mechineray moved into place, and it nearly hit Cook one night (perhaps because Cook wasn't moving fast enough to get into place).

My 11/21 tickets just arrived by email from Telecharge. T-14 days and counting.

I rarely get to see shows in previews since I don’t live in NY, but I’m very excited to see this early December!

Just picked up a ticket to see this the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Looking forward to this!

Audra GYPSY needs a new or updated TV ad ASAP. It looks amateur and isn't very good.

Does it look a little guys and dolls? Danny’s Nathan to Audra’s Adelaide…

It looks like a revival of AIn't Misbehavin

Those photos are, naturally, a placeholder until real production/in-costume/hair/makeup photos are available and they can rebrand after opening.

It’s also an attempt to appeal to appeal to casual buyers who don’t know or care about what Gypsy is. Which is at odds with branding it AUDRA GYPSY but there have been multiple weird producing decisions for this revival.

Remember, it’s nobody’s job to ever care about the niche demo of diehard, opinionated musical theatre fans.

It does make it look like feel good musical comedy to me (hence Guys/Dolls). But GYPSY has been a massive flop for the last two revivals so I don’t blame them for trying something that appeals.

In what feels like just a few days now we've had accusations of racism in this thread, the Hell's Kitchen sound thread, the Sunset boulevard thread all for seemingly innocent at best or mildly clumsy at worst use of language. I really hope this thread does not descend into chaos when Gypsy starts performances. We've got one of the greatest stars of all time in one of the greatest musicals of all time, with one of the greatest directors of all time. An amazing cast of leads and what will hopefully be a radically new interpretation of the material through a different lens we have never seen before.

I am 100% going into this show next Thursday with the intention to love it and it will likely be impossible for me not to because I love the material so much and it's a dream come true.

Is it too much to ask that we hold back the use of the r word unless we think it's really needed and justified?

binau said: "In what feels like just a few days now we'vehad accusations of racism in this thread, the Hell's Kitchen sound thread, the Sunset boulevard thread all for seemingly innocent at best or mildly clumsy at worst use of language. I really hope this thread does not descend into chaos when Gypsy starts performances. We've got one of the greatest stars of all time in one of the greatest musicals of all time, with one of the greatest directors of all time. An amazing cast ofleads and what will hopefully be a radically new interpretation of the material through a different lens we have never seen before.

I am 100% going into this show next Thursday with the intention to love it and it will likely be impossible for me not to because I love the material so much and it's a dream come true.

Is it too much to ask that we hold back the use of the r word unless we think it's really needed and justified?"