GYPSY Previews- Page 19

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/2/24 at 10:20pm

If I were Audra I would leave via the front door to avoid the hassle 

[akhoya87]

Posted: 12/2/24 at 11:07pm

Just wanted to add my $0.02 re:  the 12/1 evening performance. 

Audra:  Phenomenal.  I was skeptical about her voice being a mismatch for the role, but with the acting, it works.  And the acting is otherworldly good.  Received a well-deserved standing O post-Rose's Turn, except for one celebrity in the audience who was rather ... icy and stayed seated.

Danny:  Still finding his Herbie, I think -- but he plays the honest, earnest broker well.

Jade Smith:  A triple threat in the making.

Joy:  Going to cut against the grain here and say I rather liked her performance.  During the Dainty June number, Tony d'Alelio's top hat flew off and landed on the house right side of the passerelle.  The hat just sat there for a while.  During If Momma Was Married, Joy seamlessly picked up the hat and incorporated it into her number, almost as if the whole thing were planned.  I thought it added a nice touch to the number.

That said, the Let Me Entertain You sequence didn't work for me.  There was no growth, no evolution -- she just went from bad to good in 15 seconds.  Her stridency during the dressing room scene didn't bother me all that much; I thought she made it work.

Jordan:  Gratingly good.  

The set:  Felt a little cheap.  Quality-wise, somewhere between Funny Girl and Kiss Me Kate in London (feat. Stephanie Block).  

The strippers:  +1 to Lesli Margherita being a hoot.  Absolutely steals every scene she's in.  Gotta Get a Gimmick was incredibly funny.

The stripping:  I've seen racier episodes of Downton Abbey.  

Choreography:  Fine to good.  Kevin Csolak is very good as Tulsa.

 

Updated On: 12/2/24 at 11:07 PM

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 11:26am

Auggie27 said: "I can't believe people are fretting about this or any star not doing stage door protocols in previews. Or hell, any time. The lackof understanding about what it takes to get a behemoth of a show on its feet - and remain there, 8 times a week - is staggering, particularly on a theater board. No one is under obligation to greet the public en route from the dressing room to waiting transportation. Please open your minds and hearts to what this body and voice punishing process - and sustained discipline in general - demand."

If she has the sustained discipline to do the show, she can have the sustained discipline to greet each fan with autographs, a kiss on the cheek, a personalized compliment, a brief Broadway anecdote and a thank you before she makes an astonishing getaway waving from a helicopter like Diana Ross exiting her Super Bowl halftime show.

[Wick3]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 11:49am

OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "Anshel2 said: "Does Audra stage door? Does she sign? I have a Ragtime benefit poster that was signed by all who attended, except Audra. I'd love for her to sign it."

Per her last IG post "Just a note to thank those of you who are waiting at the stage door after@gypsybway🌹While we are in previews and still rehearsing every day I’m not going to be signing as I’m trying to make sure I stay healthy. Thank you so much for understanding! 🙏🏾❤️🌹" I think people are forgetting or genuinely don't know that the entire cast is in rehearsal every day from about 10am - 5pm and then doing the show at night and the weather just changed."

I think it’s fine not to autograph/sign anything. Before pandemic at Hello Dolly, Bette Midler never or rarely signed anything. At stage door most times she would just wave at everyone and then go to her car. Once she did give us a handshake and thanked us (of course she was wearing a glove). 

 From looking at Telecharge, it’s not really sold out. The Majestic is a huge theater and during slow weeks I have a feeling this show might be on TKTS…. Unless they already have a discount code?

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 11:50am

verywellthensigh said: "If she has the sustained discipline to do the show, she can have the sustained discipline to greet each fan with autographs, a kiss on the cheek, a personalized compliment, a brief Broadway anecdote and a thank you before she makes an astonishing getaway waving from a helicopter like Diana Ross exiting her Super Bowl halftime show."

Generous guy that I am, I'll totally accept a stage door kiss from Will Swenson in order to ensure Audra remains healthy.

 

[yyys]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 12:02pm

Gypsy was on TKTS this past Sunday.

[joevitus]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 12:32pm

Auggie27 said: "I can't believe people are fretting about this or any star not doing stage door protocols in previews. Or hell, any time. The lackof understanding about what it takes to get a behemoth of a show on its feet - and remain there, 8 times a week - is staggering, particularly on a theater board. No one is under obligation to greet the public en route from the dressing room to waiting transportation. Please open your minds and hearts to what this body and voice punishing process - and sustained discipline in general - demand."

Where is this response coming from? I don't see any "demand." I see one person here asking a simple question: does she stage door? No complaint in this thread  in response to her IG post. That post itself may imply that there are fans "out there" who have complained (although that's questionable), but says nothing about people on "a" theater board, let alone this theater board, where, as far as I can tell, everyone gets it and respects that she is reserving her energy for the preview process. 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 5:32pm

Auggie27 said: "I can't believe people are fretting about this or any star not doing stage door protocols in previews. Or hell, any time. The lackof understanding about what it takes to get a behemoth of a show on its feet - and remain there, 8 times a week - is staggering, particularly on a theater board. No one is under obligation to greet the public en route from the dressing room to waiting transportation. Please open your minds and hearts to what this body and voice punishing process - and sustained discipline in general - demand."

Gurl! Loosen the grip on your pearls!! 

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 6:14pm

Curious...I saw 3rd preview and the deck was brown panels of "aged" overlay. Is that the design or was the actual painted deck not ready in time to be installed?