Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors

[DivinelySassy]

Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#1

Posted: 5/24/08 at 3:06pm

My friends and I saw Gypsy last night and it was absolutely wonderful! Patti Lupone and Laura Benanti had such wonderful chemistry! But anyway, during Rose's Turn, I was waiting for my favorite part, "Every thing's coming up Rose! Every thing's coming up Rose's this time for me!" and then a girl in my row pulled out her cellphone and started taking picture after picture of Patti Lupone! It was so distracting! Then, during the scene right after rose's turn a cellphone started going off, and it just wouldn't stop! I was so angry! Finally, at the stage door, we were waiting for Ms. Lupone to come out and I heard the people behind me talking about all the woman who played Rose. According to them, this was the first revival since the original Gypsy opened. They also were talking about how good Idina Menzel would be as Mamma Rose and how when Bernadette Peters gets older she should also play Mamma Rose. It was extremely funny to stand and listen to them!

[ljay889]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#2

Posted: 5/24/08 at 3:10pm

LOOOL.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#2

Posted: 5/24/08 at 3:11pm

That is so irritating...and the stage door story is really funny. Glad you had a good time!

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#3

Posted: 5/24/08 at 3:46pm

Haha, Idina can't handle that
Updated On: 5/24/08 at 03:46 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#4

Posted: 5/24/08 at 3:50pm

Actually, NO ONE can handle thank.

[Midnight Radio]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#5

Posted: 5/24/08 at 4:42pm

I handled thank once, it really is not all that big...

[Midnight Radio]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#6

Posted: 5/24/08 at 4:42pm

Updated On: 5/24/08 at 04:42 PM

[emo_geek]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#7

Posted: 5/24/08 at 4:53pm

Did she come out? Pictures or no pictures? I am seeing it tonight

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[DivinelySassy]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#8

Posted: 5/24/08 at 4:58pm

Yeah, she came out after about 30 minutes, but no pictures.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#9

Posted: 5/24/08 at 5:40pm

I heard she went into the audience the other night to curse at someone taking pictures, is that true?

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#10

Posted: 5/24/08 at 5:45pm

Wouldn't put it past her. Nathan Lane told someone filming The Producers to "Get The F*CK out!"

He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.

[jazzicat]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#11

Posted: 5/24/08 at 5:54pm

Maybe she should pay a visit to the hooligans in the balcony

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#12

Posted: 5/24/08 at 11:33pm

I was at that same performance. Where were you sitting because I didn't hear a cell phone after "Rose's Turn." Though there was a strange high pitching whining noise that occurred for a while during the first act. I thought it may have been some kind of interference.

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[tgn915]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#13

Posted: 5/25/08 at 1:14am

I saw the show last Saturday and during Everything's Comin' up Roses, there was a flash picture and Patti flipped. She was glaring the nastiest glares during the remainder of the song. You were able to hear her storm off the stage as soon as the curtain went down and the people were thrown out right away.

I was talking to the mother of Balloon Girl [haha, what a sweet lady] after the show and she said that Patti told her that the people taking the pictures could be sitting in the balcony and she will stare until she finds them and tell the ushers exactly where they are sitting.

She doesn't mess around, that Lupone.

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[jv92]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#14

Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:35am

Some key points I wanted to make-

1) Idina Menzel would suck as Rose. By the time she reaches that age, her voice will likely be gone due to missuse anyway.
2) Isn't Bernadette older than Patti?
3) First revival, eh stupid Eydeenuh-fangurls? What about Angie and Tyne and Bernadette? First revival indeed.
4) Long live LuPone!

[Yero my Hero]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#15

Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:42am

Patti has said that she is the oldest Rose. So no, Bernadette is not older than her. At least, she wasn't when she played Rose.

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Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent

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[Drunk Chita Rivera]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#16

Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:43am

I thought Bernadette looked young as Rose. But she is older than Rose. How old should Rose be?

[thatgirl712]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#17

Posted: 5/26/08 at 4:22am

Yes, funny stage door story.

If I heard the bells and the banjos ring

[Weez]

re: Gypsy, Cellphones, and Stage doors#18

Posted: 5/26/08 at 5:14am

Rose should be old enough to spawn a stripper, I guess. Bernadette's in the region of 60, but she REALLY doesn't look it. O_O

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