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Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#26re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/3/08 at 9:28pmEveryone in the world should see PATTI LuPONE GYPSY!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#27re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/3/08 at 9:49pmDollypop - I think I very well may just add that quote to my profile.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#28re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/4/08 at 4:27am
Wow. Only $300,000?
We spend $12 billion a month fighting a pointless war in Iraq, somewhere between $1.7 and $2.7 trillion so far.
I would take a little out of that and pay for PATTI LUPONE GYPSY to be filmed for PBS Great Performances.
Yes, the war is pointless. There are more pressing places to spend the money than on filming this production of GYPSY
#28re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/5/08 at 6:06am
Well, it's true, many other worthy projects can actually help the majority of Americans without taking their lives. That aside though, we still have to fill up air space on television. If they expect me to tune in, please record works I would give up an afternoon to want to watch.
I'd give at least .88 cents to see the new version of Gypsy on television. I've spent a lot more lately, just on Theatre tickets. Hardly a sacrifice.
gonepishing
Understudy Joined: 5/17/08
#29re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/5/08 at 9:04am
"I'm pretty sure this current production is going to the West End once it finishes on Broadway. I would be overjoyed if they decided to record it for Great Performances or even straight to DVD. If they did decide to record it they would probably wait to release it once Patti finished her run as Mama Rose here on Broadway, West End, The Orpheum Circuit, wherever the show takes her, even if it takes 5 years."
Well she's not getting any younger.
#30re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/6/08 at 5:30pm
This is my first time posting, but I have been follwing the discussion on this thread, and I decided to email Great Performances. The viewer relations guy emailed me back with this reply.
"Thank you for writing to GREAT PERFORMANCES regarding your interest in seeing GYPSY. You are not the first person to ask us to broadcast this performance, and I have forwarded your request to the appropriate staff for review."
**I asked how they choose what is to be filmed for GP, and in addition to some other stuff about how they select a performance, he included in his reply:**
"We have recorded several Stephen Sondheim shows, and therefore might have the opportunity to film this production of GYPSY."
You can go the Great Performances page at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/feedback/feedback.html
and ask the same question. Maybe if enough interest is shown to the right people, it could happen.
"Like the good Lord says . . . Ya gotta take the rough with the smooth, Baby!" Madame Rose
OrdinaryJukebox
Featured Actor Joined: 6/7/06
#32re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/6/08 at 9:58pm
Hats off to you NGeorgiaBwayFan! Let's hope this guy is right about his information. I'd LOVE to see a filmed version.
This is simply a brilliant production of an perfect musical and it needs to be captured.
-Vincent
#33re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/6/08 at 10:27pmI followed the link and wrote to Great Performances. Everyone join in! By the way, I wrote to Ms. Lupone back in May and suggested that Gypsy be taped and she responded, saying that she would love to do it, but it was not up to her.
#34re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/6/08 at 10:44pm
Round of applause for NGBF!! Now for our part, we need petitions, emails, & banners. We can't stop until this is agreed upon by PBS!!
This is the perfect time too. We know it won't be shown until after the production closes. It would be a great way to celebrate Gypsy's 50th Birthday!!
Updated On: 8/6/08 at 10:44 PM
#35re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/6/08 at 10:54pmI just sent a letter! I'm waiting for a response
Broadway Baby 2
Featured Actor Joined: 9/4/07
#36re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/6/08 at 11:04pm
Thank you for the great performances contact info NGBF! I have contacted them and asked them to record the 2008 Gypsy revival. I have also sent the info to all my people so they can contact them as well. Everyone do the same! We will make this happen!
Updated On: 8/6/08 at 11:04 PM
#37re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 8:43amI just sent a letter and I'm waiting for the response. Thank you for the information, NGBF!
#38re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 9:28amI'm really hoping this production of "Gypsy" is preserved through Great Performances, as I doubt I'll be able to travel to NYC in time to witness the fantastic performances of Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, & Boyd Gaines.
Featured Actor Joined: 12/31/69
#42re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 9:56am
I, too, requested they preserve it on their Great Performances program.
People often do not think that these feedback forms do anything because all they get in return is an automated response -- but I know first-hand that each and every message received on web forms by companies are read and stored (NOT deleted).
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#43re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 10:07am
I would love to see it. It would be wonderful.
I am trying to think if one has enough of the musicals and shows and stuff do do a cable channel. Now that would be cool.
I know Bravo was supposed to be that way when it first started (and A&E) but both have gotten away from that.... Maybe we could start a Footlights Cable Channel or something....
There is plenty of things. We could have musicals and stage productions...Plays on Great Performances.... Inside the Actor's studio... there are always great theater performances on the BBC to put on this channel.. Anyone have a couple mil? It would be a cool idea.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#44re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 11:45am
i received this response:
Thank you for writing regarding our programming.
Your comments suggesting that GREAT PERFORMANCES tape the current
Broadway production of
'Gypsy' are deeply appreciated and will be shared with the appropriate
staff. A number of viewers have emailed/called asking that we consider
broadcasting this 2008 Tony Award winning revival of the Jule
Styne/Stephen Sondheim musical.
There are currently no plans to tape 'Gypsy'. However, PBS and GREAT
PERFORMANCES have had a long and successful history of broadcasting the
work of Stephen Sondheim. Ultimately, the decision rests with the
producers of the revival and Arthur Laurents, the show's book writer and
this production's director. If they were to come to GREAT PERFORMANCES
with the idea of our taping the musical we would definitely consider it.
Sincerely,
Scott McClintock
Member and Viewer Services
Thirteen WNET New York
#45re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 11:56am
PalJoey, are you still in touch with Arthur Laurents?
Get on it!!
#46re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 11:57am
so..
How do we write to Mr. Laurents & Mr. Sondheim?
"Like the good Lord says . . . Ya gotta take the rough with the smooth, Baby!" Madame Rose
#47re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 12:31pm
I got this response, who knows what it means?
McClintock, Scott would like to recall the message, "Great Performances
Feedback".
While I don't know what that means^ I checked my spam folder, I got the same response Norn did.
Updated On: 8/7/08 at 12:31 PM
#48re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 12:46pm
Welcome and thank you, NGeorgiaBwayFan 
I added my comments. Let's hope it happens!!!
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
#49re: Gypsy and PBS Great Performances??
Posted: 8/7/08 at 12:50pmI also sent in some comments. Hopefully, this happens. Considering what an excellent job they did with COMPANY, I hope they could do a similar job with this brilliant production.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
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