CONFIRMED: Audra McDonald-led GYPSY to begin previews Nov 2024- Page 48
CONFIRMED: Audra McDonald-led GYPSY to begin previews Nov 2024
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1175
Posted: 11/7/24 at 8:30am
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).
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1176
Posted: 11/7/24 at 9:09am
Also, Barbara Cook left Carrie because she almost got killed by a moving staircase set piece.
That indeed was the straw that broke the camel’s back but Linzi has said Barbara Cook wasn’t comfortable in the role during the Stratford run. She wanted to get out of the show.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1177
Posted: 11/7/24 at 10:38am
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 ****.”
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1178
Posted: 11/7/24 at 11:21am
I bought 3 tickets on the day they were released for an early Dec preview.
Orchestra Row O seats 112,113 and 114
$215 each.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1179
Posted: 11/7/24 at 1:21pm
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).
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1180
Posted: 11/7/24 at 3:25pm
Not to keep this thread off-topic, but just adding I highly recommend the podcast Out for Blood for anyone interested in the OG production of Carrie. Very entertaining and interesting.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1181
Posted: 11/7/24 at 8:19pm
My 11/21 tickets just arrived by email from Telecharge. T-14 days and counting.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1182
Posted: 11/7/24 at 8:30pm
MezzA101 said: "My 11/21 tickets just arrived by email from Telecharge. T-14 days and counting."
Same here! Yay!
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1183
Posted: 11/7/24 at 11:19pm
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!
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1184
Posted: 11/9/24 at 8:38am
It looks like the first 3 performances are already completely sold out?!
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1185
Posted: 11/9/24 at 8:43am
Just picked up a ticket to see this the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Looking forward to this!
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1186
Posted: 11/9/24 at 9:53am
Going to the first preview 🤗. Anyone going to the dress?
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1187
Posted: 11/10/24 at 1:56am
Audra GYPSY needs a new or updated TV ad ASAP. It looks amateur and isn't very good.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1188
Posted: 11/11/24 at 7:42pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Audra GYPSY needs a new or updated TV ad ASAP. It looks amateur and isn't very good."
100% walked by the Majestic today and the display photos also look amateurish . They need to market better all around for a 1st class revival starring Audra as it's lacking when you walk by. Previews start in just over a week!
On their site they are saying: GYPSY is bigger than Broadway—it’s a once-in-a-generation theatrical event in this revelatory new production helmed by visionary director 6-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe his GYPSY, unlike any seen before! 
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1189
Posted: 11/12/24 at 2:22am
Does it look a little guys and dolls? Danny’s Nathan to Audra’s Adelaide…
Understudy Joined: 8/31/17
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1190
Posted: 11/12/24 at 8:35am
binau said: "Does it look a little guys and dolls? Danny’s Nathan to Audra’s Adelaide…"
No. No it doesn't.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1191
Posted: 11/12/24 at 9:33am
It looks like a revival of AIn't Misbehavin
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1192
Posted: 11/12/24 at 9:36am
QueenAlice said: "It looks like a revival of AIn't Misbehavin"
No. No it doesn’t.
Is there a racist dog whistle emoji?
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1193
Posted: 11/12/24 at 9:42am
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.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1194
Posted: 11/12/24 at 10:15am
Oh please, my comment isn't intended to be racist. The costuming and postures make it look like an advertisement for a 1940s jazz revue. Is that better? It doesn't signal any of what makes GYPSY a unique or interesting theatrical property.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1195
Posted: 11/12/24 at 11:09am
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.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1196
Posted: 11/12/24 at 12:43pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "QueenAlice said: "It looks like a revival of AIn't Misbehavin"
No. No it doesn’t.
Is there a racist dog whistle emoji?"
Is there a knee-jerk blind misreading of a post emoji?
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1197
Posted: 11/12/24 at 4:56pm
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?
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1198
Posted: 11/13/24 at 8:45am
Tryphena Wade is the Rose standby.
Audra McDonald teaser video -- yikes!!!#1199
Posted: 11/13/24 at 10:30am
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?"
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