Louise is mean.- Page 2

[Playbilly]

Posted: 10/17/13 at 7:05pm

Some people....

[After Eight]

Posted: 10/17/13 at 10:33pm

Lovebwy,

I agree with you.

Ethel found the humanity in this character, and she was right. No one since, in all the other productions I've seen, has come within a mile of her.

[darquegk]

Posted: 10/17/13 at 10:37pm

There's a reason Mama Rose is in the top pantheon of musical theatre leads. Because it is the ultimate challenge- a role that walks the line between Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and genuine psychopath. Making a sympathetic character who grows more and more monstrous while still remaining sympathetic work is tough. Some characters, like Mrs. Lovett, we can love to hate. A character like Rose, we loathe... and yet we still somehow love.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 10/17/13 at 10:58pm

Ethel Merman - mean Rose
Roz Russell - mean Rose
Angela Lansbury - nice Rose
Tyne Daly - mean Rose
Bette Midler - nice Rose
Bernadette Peters - nice Rose
Patti LuPone - stop taking pictures Rose

LOL!!!!!!!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/17/13 at 11:05pm

Angela Lansbury was NOT a "nice Rose."

And she would NOT like hearing you mischaracterize her that way.

[SexySadiq]

Posted: 10/18/13 at 1:03pm

This isn't a troll thread at all. What Louise said to Rose didn't make sense. I'd gamble that it was Arthur Laurents letting out his own insecurities.

Factoid: Arthur Laurents thought Bette Midler was the worst Rose. He described her as part "Norma Desmond" and part Jon Crawford. He didn't like Russell either. FWIW...Bernadette was the most accurate portrayl.





Updated On: 10/18/13 at 01:03 PM