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#26

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 1/3/05 at 2:19am

Natalie Wood.
"I've got to get me out of here This place is full of dirty old men And the navigators and their mappy maps And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes While you stare at your books."
#27

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:41pm

Wouldn't Miss Lesley have made a terriffic Louise way back when?
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"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#28

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:43pm

Crista Moore was amazing. I saw the show about 8 times and she never ceased to amaze me with her performance.
Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#30

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 4:02pm

I really enjoyed Christa Moore. She seemed to capture the essence of the role. Tammy Blanchard - there was something that I did not like. I really can't put my finger on it. Leslie Ann Warren would have made a great Louise!!
#32

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 4:13pm

Lesley Ann Warren would have been soooooooo perfect!

However, i think that the original Louise (Sandra Church) was really good.
~And let us try, before we die, to make some sense of life~
#33

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 4:18pm

Of those I've seen (Wood, Blanchard, Moore, Gibb) I'd have to say Moore because she could sing AND act the role. As others have said, her transformation was stunning.
#35

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 4:45pm

I really thought Christa Moore held her own next to brilliant and volcanic Tyne Daly performance. During "Everything's Coming up Rose" Daly really scared you, at the same time, you could see the fear, confusion, sadness, and pain Moore/Louise was going through. Pretty stunning

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Updated On: 8/25/05 at 04:45 PM

#37

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 10:43pm

Natalie was touchingly bad. Crista Moore was spectacular. It is not easy to act that role and make the transformation at the end convincing while not turning the character into a bitch in the last scene. She gave a full performance that avoided all of those traps.
I ask in all honesty/What would life be?/Without a song and a dance, what are we?/So I say "Thank you for the music/For giving it to me."
#38

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 10:49pm

How could anyone find Natalie Wood anything short of FANTASTIC?

She NAILED the acting, the dressing room scene with Rose was amazing, her and Roz were amazing in that scene.

And it's a treat for any Wood fan to hear her finally sing in a movie musical. And she did a damn fine job with the vocals.
#39

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 11:06pm

Tammy Blanchard.

Natalie has the best transition ever!
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
#40

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 11:21pm

Tammy Blanchard!

Ive seen Gibb, Wood, Moore, and Blanchard. Blanchard did something special with the role, that I dont think I will EVER be able to put my finger on...but I wish and hope we see more of her very soon.
#45

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/27/05 at 12:22am

I really liked Tammy in the role. I also liked the chemistry between her and Bernadette Peters. They both played very well together. Natalie Wood was just ok for me. Hmmmm, anyone know what Tammy Blanchard has been up to since Gypsy?
You either got it or you ain't, and boys I got it!
#46

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:29am

Styne and Sondheim orginally wrote a different song for Louise in tne boarding house scene. The scene was to be set at Christmas rather than her birthday, and she sang a song called "Three Wishes for Christmas".

You can hear the song on the CD "Cabaret Noel".
#47

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:31am

Christa and Tammy were great as far as I am concerned, but Natalie will always be Louise to me.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#48

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:57am

Here's Jessica Alba gussied up as Louise from Esquire magazine.
Jessica Rose Lee
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#50

re: Favorite Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee in 'GYPSY'?

Posted: 10/13/05 at 2:48am

the best EVER for me will always be Jennifer Garner....


Professionally....Tammy Blanchard. PERFECTION!
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2

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