#26
Posted: 10/12/10 at 9:28pm
Is there any nudity in this revival of Gypsy? If so who/where/how long?
#27
Posted: 10/12/10 at 9:45pm
... and for what duration?
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#28
Posted: 10/12/10 at 10:19pm
Rosie O Donnell - Gypsy
Nathan Lane - Herbie
Nathan Lane - Herbie
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#29
Posted: 10/12/10 at 10:39pm
Are there any gunshots in the newest revival?
And how well does Sutton Foster pull off playing both Mama Rose AND Louise, Jeckyll & Hyde style?
And how well does Sutton Foster pull off playing both Mama Rose AND Louise, Jeckyll & Hyde style?
#30
Posted: 10/12/10 at 10:46pm
The community theater near me just did an amateur production of Gypsy and the Rose was kind of young and sexy so they rewrote the ending (which is always so long and talky and BORING, right?) so that the three strippers sang "Gimmick" to Rose and then it was Rose who went on on to do the strip and become famous, not Louise, which wouldn't have made sense because in this production, the Louise was FAT and who wants to see a fat girls strip, you know?
Then the final song became "Louise's Turn," which was so, so much better.
And then, at the end, June comes back and says that Tulsa left her for Yonkers and she and Louise put their arms around each other and walk off the stage, singing a reprise of "If Mama Was Married."
It was soooooooooooooo good, you guys!
If they put the videos up on YouTube, do you think Steven Sondhine will leave a comment? Anyone have his email?
Then the final song became "Louise's Turn," which was so, so much better.
And then, at the end, June comes back and says that Tulsa left her for Yonkers and she and Louise put their arms around each other and walk off the stage, singing a reprise of "If Mama Was Married."
It was soooooooooooooo good, you guys!
If they put the videos up on YouTube, do you think Steven Sondhine will leave a comment? Anyone have his email?
#31
Posted: 10/12/10 at 11:09pm
Song list?
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
#32
Posted: 10/12/10 at 11:51pm
Bernie and Patti will be playing Rose and Louise in alternating performances.
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#33
Posted: 10/13/10 at 12:06am
Patti will play the Tuba, Raul as Herbie will play cymbals, Lea Michele as Louise will play the banjo. Of course Mazeppa will play the trumpet. Mr. Goldstone will play the harmonica.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#34
Posted: 10/13/10 at 12:21am
Is the Playbill in color or black and white?
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
#35
Posted: 10/13/10 at 12:48am
If I buy a windowcard do they have a bag big enough for Patti LuPone?
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#36
Posted: 10/13/10 at 1:46am
FosseBoi - every other 3rd playbill distributed is in color
hpeabody930 - as for nudity, the whole show is done 100% naked except for you've got to get a gimmick and the strip routine that louise does. she wears a nun outfit for that.
wonderwaiter - they have a bag big enough for Patti...they are selling signed "my size Patti LuPone" action figures there. also, the duration of act one alone is 2 hr and 45 minutes, then there's a 20 min intermission, act two is 1 hr 24 minutes, a 15 minute intermission, followed by 2 acts from a Wagner opera with a 30 minute intermission in which you can buy a microwaveable steak dinner in the lobby for $49.99 + 100% tax and tip. after that 2 final short acts that are 42.5 minutes each are added in that don't move the plot at all
hpeabody930 - as for nudity, the whole show is done 100% naked except for you've got to get a gimmick and the strip routine that louise does. she wears a nun outfit for that.
wonderwaiter - they have a bag big enough for Patti...they are selling signed "my size Patti LuPone" action figures there. also, the duration of act one alone is 2 hr and 45 minutes, then there's a 20 min intermission, act two is 1 hr 24 minutes, a 15 minute intermission, followed by 2 acts from a Wagner opera with a 30 minute intermission in which you can buy a microwaveable steak dinner in the lobby for $49.99 + 100% tax and tip. after that 2 final short acts that are 42.5 minutes each are added in that don't move the plot at all
#37
Posted: 10/13/10 at 2:06am
As far as the song list, they've cut "Some People", "Small World", "If Momma Was Married", and "Together Wherever We Go"...who needs 'em? "Mr. Goldstone" has also been dropped in favor of an orgy spoken in rhythm (very artsy!). "Everything's Coming Up Roses" has been somewhat abridged, and portions of "Rose's Turn" have been excised; who wants to sit through all that, anyway? 3 new songs will be inserted into the work: an alternate "I want" character number for Rose entitled "Get the F--- Off My Stage", a brand new sequence for Louise called "I've Got a Nude", and a poignant ballad for Herbie & Rose in the Chinese restaurant aptly-named "My Eggrolls Are Bigger Than Yours". Personally, I think all these revisions can only enhance this otherwise lackluster score. It sounds like it's shaping up to be one helluva production!
...And so, there I was at the stage door for "Equus". The enthused avalanche of "Harry Potter" fans was literally pushing me into the barricades. As I was thrust face-first into Daniel Radcliffe's hat, I suddenly felt the thumb of a lanky gentleman behind me pressing firmly into my back. It was then that I realized that both of his hands had Playbills, and that both arms were outstretched in front of me...
#38
Posted: 10/13/10 at 2:14am
How drunk will I be able to get without leaving my seat?
#39
Posted: 10/13/10 at 2:18am
You will be able to purchase bottomless buckets of a frozen cocktail of your choice. When your bucket is empty, you ring a bell and an usher will come and refill.
Will they be taping this? I saw cameras in Times Square today, so they must be taping this. When will it air and how much will the DVD be?
Will they be taping this? I saw cameras in Times Square today, so they must be taping this. When will it air and how much will the DVD be?
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#40
Posted: 10/13/10 at 2:38am
I heard that before every performance, Patti will make an announcement saying "At this performance, the role of Madame Rose will be played by someone who is not as good as me. Try and enjoy the show."
#41
Posted: 10/13/10 at 3:04am
ThoroughlyModern: You can only get drunk on water at this show. No alcohol at the seats. Remember, this is the theatre. Patti will remind you.
Kad - they will tape this and have it on sale at TKTS - you can buy 5 $70 tickets for a family or the dvd for $40 (w/ the price of a dvd player and tv of course) or the blu-ray version for $65 where Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters do instructional videos on how to behave in the theatre. Just think...Patti in high definition on blu-ray!
DRSisLove - not quite, but almost....PATTI LUPONE: "at this performance - there will be no Momma Rose...because tonight is my night off and I fired the understudy"
Rufussars: the highly suggestive ballad "My Eggrolls Are Bigger Than Yours" sung by Herbie and Rose sounds great. It will be followed up with the strip routine featuring Mazzeppa, Tessie Tura, and Electra will now be called "My tits are not quite as big as yours but they are still large enough to brag about." Mazzeppa will not blow into a trumpet for any bugle calls, but rather she will play the contrabassoon.
Kad - they will tape this and have it on sale at TKTS - you can buy 5 $70 tickets for a family or the dvd for $40 (w/ the price of a dvd player and tv of course) or the blu-ray version for $65 where Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters do instructional videos on how to behave in the theatre. Just think...Patti in high definition on blu-ray!
DRSisLove - not quite, but almost....PATTI LUPONE: "at this performance - there will be no Momma Rose...because tonight is my night off and I fired the understudy"
Rufussars: the highly suggestive ballad "My Eggrolls Are Bigger Than Yours" sung by Herbie and Rose sounds great. It will be followed up with the strip routine featuring Mazzeppa, Tessie Tura, and Electra will now be called "My tits are not quite as big as yours but they are still large enough to brag about." Mazzeppa will not blow into a trumpet for any bugle calls, but rather she will play the contrabassoon.
#42
Posted: 10/13/10 at 3:48am
How can I convince my mom to spend her hard earned money to feed my selfish needs and take me to see this now. (even though we live across the country)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#43
Posted: 10/13/10 at 9:30am
What kind of merchandise will they be selling? Can I get socks and gloves with Patti LuPone's face on them??
You gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for? -BP.
#44
Posted: 10/13/10 at 9:51am
They have Isotoners that Patti wore and LPs of the original Broadway cast signed by every actress who's ever played Rose.
If I go on Tony night, do you think people will come out the stage door? I really want to show Bernadette and Patti the tattoo I got of them wrestling.
If I go on Tony night, do you think people will come out the stage door? I really want to show Bernadette and Patti the tattoo I got of them wrestling.
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
#45
Posted: 10/13/10 at 11:10am
Oooh, be careful going on Tony night- the leads will probably take off to get their hair done before the ceremony.
#46
Posted: 10/13/10 at 12:44pm
Arthur Laurents just had a press conference. Here's what he said:
"Not one actress has properly played Mama Rose. Not Merman, not Russell, not Lansbury, not Daly, not Lavin, not Midler, not Peters and especially not LuPone. So I have decided to just play the role myself to show future thespians how the role should be played. PBS will be presenting "Live from The Gershwin Theater, Arthur Laurents as Momma Rose in Gypsy."
"Not one actress has properly played Mama Rose. Not Merman, not Russell, not Lansbury, not Daly, not Lavin, not Midler, not Peters and especially not LuPone. So I have decided to just play the role myself to show future thespians how the role should be played. PBS will be presenting "Live from The Gershwin Theater, Arthur Laurents as Momma Rose in Gypsy."
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#47
Posted: 10/13/10 at 1:04pm
"Ready or not, here comes Mama..."
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#48
Posted: 10/13/10 at 1:14pm
With LuPone, Arthur Laurents did something unique.
The role was originally offered to Carol Burnett and she said "This really needs to be played by a Jewish mother." (That was Carol's answer to a lot of shows she didn't want to get involved in.)
So Laurents just started hiring women with Jewish names. LuPone was the first French woman he hired in the role.
The role was originally offered to Carol Burnett and she said "This really needs to be played by a Jewish mother." (That was Carol's answer to a lot of shows she didn't want to get involved in.)
So Laurents just started hiring women with Jewish names. LuPone was the first French woman he hired in the role.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#49
Posted: 10/13/10 at 1:19pm
I always thought LuPone was Australian.
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
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