#1
Posted: 3/4/25 at 6:05pm
Very much looking forward to the release of a new Gypsy with Audra. Any news on a release date? I have heard nothing.
Updated On: 3/4/25 at 06:05 PM
QUESTION-News about Audra soundtrack Gypsy Release????
#2
Posted: 3/4/25 at 6:13pm
You’re in profound danger.
#3
Posted: 3/4/25 at 6:44pm
Ummm it's actually a cast rec-
#4
Posted: 3/4/25 at 7:29pm
BWAY Baby2 said: "Very much looking forward to the release of a new Gypsy with Audra. Any news on a release date? I have heard nothing."
And yet your subject line infers otherwise...might want to add a question mark to the end.
#5
Posted: 3/4/25 at 11:10pm
I don't understand the vitriol I seem to be receiving after asking a simple question. I loved Gypsy- and loved hearing Audra sing those songs. Is that a crime? Audra- and the whole cast- were incredible- and the show was one of my all-time favorites. Audra sang the heck out of that score- and if I lived in NYC- I would go back just to hear her sing it again. I was in row 1- center- with a friend- and we were both blown away. I see tons of shows- but this one was one of the best ever. LOVED it.
Updated On: 3/4/25 at 11:10 PM
#6
Posted: 3/4/25 at 11:22pm
I seem to recall Joy Woods posting from a recording studio sometime in December. Not sure if that had to do with Gypsy or not, but I’d reckon this revival will get a recording.
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
Updated On: 3/5/25 at 11:22 PM
#7
Posted: 3/4/25 at 11:37pm
BWAY Baby2 said: "I don't understand the vitriol I seem to be receiving after asking a simple question. I loved Gypsy- and loved hearing Audra sing those songs. Is that a crime? Audra- and the whole cast- were incredible- and the show was one of my all-time favorites. Audra sang the heck out of that score- and if I lived in NYC- I would go back just to hear her sing it again. I was in row 1- center- with a friend- and we were both blown away. I see tons of shows- but this one was one of the best ever. LOVED it."
Oh, boy. I’m going to stop and save your life.
You referred to a cast recording as a soundtrack. This is a massive faux-pas in certain circles — including this one.
A soundtrack is reserved for film and television.
You’re asking about a cast recording.
Nit picky? Some might argue. But we’re aficionados and reserve the right to our standards.
You’ve essentially said good luck on opening night, asked for ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago, referred to San Francisco as Frisco, referred to the Scottish play by its actual title, or chosen the wrong Wild Party!
That said, I’m with you! Audra’s performance in GYPSY is the most thrilling performance I’ve seen on Broadway in memory.
“I attended Gypsy last night with several family members that are staying at the same hotel . I walked them to the elevators and as I was leaving, Audra came in fast and this disgusting, huge, ogre of a man came blasting through the revolving door, nearly falling. He got extremely close to her, shoved a playbill in her face and said "I came alllll the way from Houston so you OWE me an autograph sister". Four security guards from the hotel staff immediately swarmed him until the cops arrived. It was horrifying and women have experienced this kind of illegal, terrifying behavior forever.
If you were followed back to where you were staying in the city OP, pretty sure you wouldn't call it "foolery" because it's not. It's felony stalking. Do better.
And I will NEVER be quiet regarding women's safety (especially by loser men in this thread) as this has happened to me and millions of other women as well. Enough..”
—-Sutton Ross, 8/16/25
“Pretty incredible coincidence that the night before this post was made, Sutton was allegedly not only at Gypsy, but ended up at the same hotel, managed to witness an incident that perfectly aligns with the topic at hand, stayed long enough to see how it resolved despite being with family members, and it wasn’t even the first thing she replied to this thread with- she only brought it up after she had been challenged by multiple members. ” — Kad, 8/16/25
Updated On: 3/4/25 at 11:37 PM
#8
Posted: 3/4/25 at 11:44pm
Strange Lupone said: "BWAY Baby2 said: "I don't understand the vitriol I seem to be receiving after asking a simple question. I loved Gypsy- and loved hearing Audra sing those songs. Is that a crime? Audra- and the whole cast- were incredible- and the show was one of my all-time favorites. Audra sang the heck out of that score- and if I lived in NYC- I would go back just to hear her sing it again. I was in row 1- center- with a friend- and we were both blown away. I see tons of shows- but this one was one of the best ever. LOVED it."
Oh, boy. I’m going to stop and save your life.
You referred to a cast recording as a soundtrack. This is a massive faux-pas in certain circles — including this one.
A soundtrack is reserved for film and television.
You’re asking about a cast recording.
Nit picky? Some might argue. But we’re aficionados and reserve the right to our standards.
You’ve essentially said good luck on opening night, asked for ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago, referred to San Francisco as Frisco, referred to the Scottish play by its actual title, or chosen the wrong Wild Party!
That said, I’m with you! Audra’s performance in GYPSY is the most thrilling performance I’ve seen on Broadway in memory."
And just to pile on…
There are no “row 1”s. There’s row A (or AA in some theaters) and there’s also “first row”. There are also multiple sections with a “row 1”!
#9
Posted: 3/5/25 at 9:16am
Reading some of the responses people have made you wonder why some consider Broadway for the elite.
To me it just comes across as condescending.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#10
Posted: 3/5/25 at 11:57am
Huss417 said: "Reading some of the responses people have made you wonder why some consider Broadway for the elite.
To me it justcomes across as condescending."
Apparently you didn’t REALLY read thru all of your Broadway Nerd Handbook before signing your contract. The “cast recording” vs “soundtrack” section had to be signed AND initialed. That section was added to the handbook in 1943 after OKLAHOMA! opened on Broadway.
#11
Posted: 3/5/25 at 1:28pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Huss417 said: "Reading some of the responses people have made you wonder why some consider Broadway for the elite.
To me it justcomes across as condescending."
Apparently you didn’t REALLY read thru all of your Broadway Nerd Handbook before signing your contract. The “cast recording” vs “soundtrack” section had to be signed AND initialed. That section was added to the handbook in 1943 after OKLAHOMA! opened on Broadway."
Sorry about that I am only up to 1941.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#12
Posted: 3/5/25 at 3:27pm
Hi- I did not know that cast recording and soundtrack were different- it really essentially is the same thing said with a different set of words. Now I am aware of the difference and will not make that mistake again. The lexicon changes and morphs and always good to be in the know. Anyway, as much as I loved Audra singing that score- and cant wait for the CAST RECORDING- if I had to vote- I would vote Nicole. I don't listen to the cast recording of Sunset Boulevard much- whereas I will probably listen to Gypsy scores of times at the gym- but what Nicole does in a live performance was astounding and thrilling. I highly recommend for anyone thinking about seeing either or both- for me- both were high points of my theater experience- which dates back to seeing Liza in Flora the Red Menace- one of my all-time faves- Barbra in FG- where she gave a lackluster performance in her next to last month on BWAY- and Angela Lansbury in MAME- another one of my all time faves- along with so many more current favorites. I see tons of shows- and come to NYC frequently to see family and attend shows- in April seeing Bobby Darrin musical- Ghosts- Glengarry, Goodbye and Good Luck- Dorian Grey- Oh Mary! and John Proctor- can't wait!
Updated On: 3/5/25 at 03:27 PM
#13
Posted: 3/5/25 at 3:36pm
BWAY Baby2 - for the record, I was poking fun at theatre culture and not your post. :)
#14
Posted: 3/5/25 at 3:42pm
BWAY Baby2 said: "Hi- I did not know that cast recording and soundtrack were different- it really essentially is the same thing said with a different set of words."
It really isn't. But I think what actually bugged people was that the title of this thread was not initially punctuated as a question but a statement, which had everyone rushing in to learn the latest news. And there wasn't any. Which, given this show and this star, was bound to result in...feelings.
Updated On: 3/5/25 at 03:42 PM
#15
Posted: 3/5/25 at 3:59pm
TotallyEffed said: "BWAY Baby2 - for the record, I was poking fun at theatre culture and not your post. :)"
As was I (though much less cleverly than you, TotallyEffed) - was not trying to discourage you or come across vitriolic, BwayBaby2! :) Promise. I was at the first preview for this production and I can't wait to go back/can't wait to wear out the recording. Happy you're excited about it too!!
#16
Posted: 3/5/25 at 6:42pm
Thank you all for such nice responses. I really did not realize I forgot to put a question mark- which made it seem like I had information- not asking for it. I will be more careful in the future. I really like how- when I corrected my error- people were very understanding. Thank you!
#17
Posted: 3/6/25 at 2:55am
Audra's voice sounds like a tornado singing "Coming Up Roses" and "Rose's Turn" - and her intonations in "You'll Never Get Away From Me" almost sound iconic in a song that otherwise can be a throwaway moment musically. I thinks she by-far has the most powerful and complex vocals of all the Roses - if you listen to an audio of Patti's final performance her vocals sound thin in comparison to Audra's. It's crazy!
Maybe we can expect a drop of the album strategically timed to help Tony chances....at this point I also think they just need to start getting it out there as a marketing tool because Gypsy seems to be going the way of War Paint, Company, Follies etc. right now where after 12 weeks or so the core theatre audience starts to dry up and things slow down.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
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