GYPSY Reviews — Page 9

#201

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 2:04am

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"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..."

#202

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 2:07am

Wow. When was the last time a revival got raves across the board like this? Unbelievable.

#203

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 2:11am

Well, I'm going to bed smiling...and with "Everythings Coming Up Roses" stuck in my head.

#204

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 2:28am

Wow. When was the last time a revival got raves across the board like this? Unbelievable.

Mmmm, a few weeks ago?

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Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

#205

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 4:52am

I was at opening (Patti's bow, getting down on the floor like that, was probably the coolest thing I've ever seen at a Broadway show). As soon as I got home I checked to see what the reviews were like. Glad to see it's getting the raves it deserves. Fantastic production, and pitch perfect cast. And, of course, Patti owns this role. She IS Mamma Rose, and, dear lord, we are so lucky to have her on Broadway. *tear*

#206

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 4:56am

getting down on the floor like that?

her, floor sweeping, ballerina opera diva signature patti bow?

or did she... get... down... on the floor?

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that's a really big mic...

#207

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 6:57am

First off, congrats on the magnificently well-deserved reviews!

Laura Benanti has it. She just does.

I tend to agree, but if anyone can steal it out from under her, it is Olga Merediz, who is at a later point in her Broadway career, having replaced in production after production, finally creating a role from scratch in a fresh, new musical that will probably win the big prize. Benanti is just starting her career. But I would be beyond thrilled to see either of them win.

Speaking of the bows, who bows right before Patti? Boyd or Laura?

Princeton, Benanti and Gaines come out together and do a dual bow. Then Gaines has his solo bow, then Benanti.

Wrong. They come out together -- Benanti bows, and THEN Gaines bows.

I thought it was a very odd setup, but I have seen the show now twice in previews and noticed it both times.

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"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

#208

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 7:47am

The ne plus ultra of Gypsy productions, than which I can imagine none greater."

That kind of says it all.

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#209

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 8:45am

Congratulations!!!

#210

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 8:58am

NO GIMMICK NEEDED- GYPSY! STOMP OUT HECKLERS!!!

Updated On: 3/28/08 at 08:58 AM

#211

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 9:33am

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a6asN3pKK.GM&refer=muse

#212

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:03am

Boy, I don't think any musical production has been so well-received since THE PRODUCERS. These are "line down the block/million dollars sold the next day" reviews.

Good for the team - they deserve it. Some of the modern directors and writer can learn from this production.

#213

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:08am

Yankeefan--today you are the epitome of graciousness.

On behalf of all the Patti Lovers, we thank you.

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#214

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:09am

No worries. It's not like I was wishing bad reviews on it!

#215

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:28am

Let's say Patti would win the Tony...wouldn't that make all of Rose's from the Arthur Laurents' directed productionsbe the only Rose's who have won Tonys??

Angela Landsbury
Tyne Daly
Patti LuPone

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"A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot." -- Patti LuPone

#216

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:30am

Yes, ma'am.

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"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

#217

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:32am

Go Patti!

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"A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot." -- Patti LuPone

#218

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:35am

I am just getting around to reading the reviews. I really hope to see the show in May.

But I just can't stop laughing over blaxx's remark about Murray not having sex in years! Just too funny! I will be chuckling all day over that one.

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Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

#219

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 10:41am

WBaF, you're right. My bad.

#220

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 11:01am

The Merm and Peters should have won, too.

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"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

#221

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 11:23am

There isn't anymosity BETWEEN Patti and Bernadette. It's completely from Ms. LuPone's side of the aisle because she felt she was the only one to be cast in the 2003 revivial as well as the 99 Annie Get Your Gun. And as Arthur Laurents has stated, Bernadette was the only woman to be considered and offered the job in the 2003 revial! That's makes Patti unhappy because she feels she is the one who should inherit all of Merman's roles. She's the only one who has said anything public about it. Bernadette has never mentioned a thing.

#222

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 11:28am

Hello,
I personally loved both of them in the role.
LuPone makes the role aggressive and Bernadette made Rose sensual and sexy.

Both were excellent for different reasons.
I do think Patti deserves a Tony award for this show!

Updated On: 3/28/08 at 11:28 AM

#223

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 11:32am

What has Patti said publicly about Bernadette?

Or is it all in your mind?

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#224

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 11:43am

No PalJoey, it's not in my mind but rather The New York Times - or at least I believe that was the paper that ran the rather lengthy interview with Ms. LuPone during which she claimed all the roles she wanted always went to Bernadette. I don't have the link to the article but perhaps someone on this board who has better archives than I do can provide you with the link.

Enjoy Patti's reviews but there is no reason to get bitchy about someone simply correcting the facts.

#225

re: GYPSY Reviews

Posted: 3/28/08 at 11:52am

Oh, I get bitchy at the drop of a hat.

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