GYPSY Reviews- Page 8

[ljay889]

re: GYPSY Reviews#175

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.

[BrianIdol]

re: GYPSY Reviews#176

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!

[courtnyj]

re: GYPSY Reviews#177

Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:39am

Perhaps true about the sets, lamb, etc. but I wasn't paying attention to anything other than the actors and their fabulous performances!

[ljay889]

re: GYPSY Reviews#178

Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:40am

Amen, Courtny.
Updated On: 3/28/08 at 12:40 AM

[jake6970]

re: GYPSY Reviews#179

Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:43am

The dog was more laughable than the lamb. How hard would it have been to get a little dog to hold for a few minutes?

[antiandrewx]

re: GYPSY Reviews#180

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.

[ljay889]

re: GYPSY Reviews#181

Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:48am

Agreed, Andrew.


The lamb man is just plain creepy. Otherwise it was fine during LITTLE LAMB.

[antiandrewx]

re: GYPSY Reviews#182

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!

[BrianIdol]

re: GYPSY Reviews#183

Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:55am

court - it's partly the set designer in me.

[givesmevoice]

re: GYPSY Reviews#184

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?

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Eos]

re: GYPSY Reviews#185

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.

[courtnyj]

re: GYPSY Reviews#186

Posted: 3/28/08 at 12:57am

Hmmm Patti roughhousing with a dog...what an odd image.

[ljay889]

re: GYPSY Reviews#187

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

[antiandrewx]

re: GYPSY Reviews#188

Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:04am

Are 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!

[Eos]

re: GYPSY Reviews#189

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.

[antiandrewx]

re: GYPSY Reviews#190

Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:08am

Me? I still see all of my posts...

[Not Barker, Todd.]

re: GYPSY Reviews#191

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.


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-

[Eos]

re: GYPSY Reviews#192

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.

[courtnyj]

re: GYPSY Reviews#193

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.' "

[antiandrewx]

re: GYPSY Reviews#194

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!

[FOAnatic]

re: GYPSY Reviews#195

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

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

re: GYPSY Reviews#196

Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:18am

Who 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..."

[Not Barker, Todd.]

re: GYPSY Reviews#197

Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:22am

Holy ****, that crowd.

PLEASE! Do not post anything negative or dramatic! DidYouReallyHearMe has LOST the ability to ignore such posts and he will comment! Please, help him.


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-

[COOOOLkid]

re: GYPSY Reviews#198

Posted: 3/28/08 at 1:25am

Wow. All these amazing reviews made my day! I can't stop being happy!

"Hey, you! You're the worst thing to happen to musical theatre since Andrew Lloyd Webber!" -Family Guy

[ljay889]

re: GYPSY Reviews#199

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