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GYPSY Reviews
#175re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:29am
The revival is open ended. Not scheduled to close in October.
And I love how Simon who saw Merman is saying this is the definitive Gypsy. 
#176re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:37am
I think Bloomsberg's review is exactly how I feel. The performances are flawless, but the production itself is not... I think his comments on the lamb, scenery and orchestra behind the scrim are dead-on.
Anyway, congrats to the cast!
#177re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:39amPerhaps true about the sets, lamb, etc. but I wasn't paying attention to anything other than the actors and their fabulous performances!
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#179re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:43amThe dog was more laughable than the lamb. How hard would it have been to get a little dog to hold for a few minutes?
#180re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:47am
I don't see why the dog is such a big deal. It's in the show for like, what, a total of two minutes? Who cares if it's real or not - it really dosen't matter.
The lamb, on the other hand, is just poorly executed I think. I understand the logic behind having it be a stuffed puppet versus a real lamb, but it dosen't translate well.
#181re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:48am
Agreed, Andrew.
The lamb man is just plain creepy. Otherwise it was fine during LITTLE LAMB.
#182re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:54am
Yeah. I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't think the lamb is done well at all, but in the grand scheme of things, I just don't think it makes that big of a difference. I'll never understand why people make such a big deal over it.
Here are some pictures my friend took with her camera:
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u145/CinemaParadiso227/vlcsnap-18534.png?t=1206679750
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u145/CinemaParadiso227/vlcsnap-18157.png?t=1206679749
She'll have a video uploaded by tomorrow!
#184re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:56am
How hard would it have been to get a little dog to hold for a few minutes?
I have a terrible habit of just making things up, but I swear I heard somewhere that Patti roughhoused with the dog at Ravinia and got yelled at.
...is that even close to being true?
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-Kad
#185re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:57am
^ careful...
I'm loving reading these reviews. I've never seen Gypsy on stage, and April 26th can't come quickly enough!
The Overture is part of the show, people. Please shut your pie hole.
#186re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:57amHmmm Patti roughhousing with a dog...what an odd image.
#187re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:03am
Winer. mixed/negative.
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/partii/ny-etlede5627099mar28,0,4011420.story
Strangely enough. she liked Patti better at CC.
Updated On: 3/28/08 at 01:03 AM
#188re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:04amAre videos of curtain call kosher to post? Or do they fall under the "bootleg" category? If they're okay to post, I've got one of Patti's bow, and will have more. My fabulous friend filmed them!
#189re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:06am
^ noticed how your previous post is gone?
The Overture is part of the show, people. Please shut your pie hole.
#191re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:09am
It's a pity is there is any animosity between Patti and Bernadette.
I wonder if they will tape this production. Didn't Laurents block a recording of the last one?
PLEASE! Do not post anything negative or dramatic! DidYouReallyHearMe has LOST the ability to ignore such posts and he will comment! Please, help him.
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With Clay Aiken in Spamalot, all of Broadway is singing a collective "There! Right! There!" -Me-
"Not Barker, Todd is the only person I've ever known who could imitate Katherine Hepburn...in print." -nmartin-
#192re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:11am
You're right, antiandrewx. I didn't see one of yours.
However, I think posting any sort of video taken of a show is a no-no.
The Overture is part of the show, people. Please shut your pie hole.
#193re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:11am
Uh, that's a pretty iconic line to misquote.
"And yet ... 'Gypsy' makes a visceral connection to all our mothers who were 'born too early and started too late.' "
#194re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:11am
Well, I'm going to bed, so I'll post the video anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poZd383JJOg
There's Miss Patti's bow. There'll be two more videos; just check under the username tomorrow morning and they'll all be up. Appologies for the shakiness!
#195re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:15am
Just got back.
Simply wonderful.
The entire cast is magnificent.
I really think this is Benanti's year. I've known she had it in her for years and I'm overjoyed to see others finally recognize her immense talent.
What a wonderful evening.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#196re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:18amWho wouldn't be shaky, antiandrew?
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
#197re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:22amHoly ****, that crowd.
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With Clay Aiken in Spamalot, all of Broadway is singing a collective "There! Right! There!" -Me-
"Not Barker, Todd is the only person I've ever known who could imitate Katherine Hepburn...in print." -nmartin-
With Clay Aiken in Spamalot, all of Broadway is singing a collective "There! Right! There!" -Me-
"Not Barker, Todd is the only person I've ever known who could imitate Katherine Hepburn...in print." -nmartin-
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#198re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:25amWow. All these amazing reviews made my day! I can't stop being happy!
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#199re: GYPSY Reviews
Posted: 3/28/08 at 2:02am
Barnes is up. BIG RAVES for LuPone and Benanti.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03282008/entertainment/theater/everythings_bright_lights_and_lollipops_103807.htm
There have been a procession of remarkable Roses - from Ethel Merman through Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Betty Buckley and Bernadette Peters.
Of them all, LuPone most closely resembles Merman, but she's still her own woman and her own Rose, the archetypal shrew of a showbiz mother.
Benanti is terrific, handling that transformation with more skill than any Louise I've seen, and standing toe-to-toe with LuPone in one of drama's most effective shouting matches.
Updated On: 3/28/08 at 02:02 AM
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