Replacing Bernadette as Rose in Gypsy- Page 3

[PJ]

Posted: 8/21/03 at 6:00pm

Also...
Glenn Close, not a bad idea at all. I bet too she would act the hell out of the role.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/21/03 at 6:02pm

Bravo Rob!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/21/03 at 6:08pm

i mean come on, how perfect is she for the role?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/21/03 at 6:15pm

Patti would be a powerhouse in that role. Sadley, I don't think the survibing authors can get past their person feelings about her to give her a shot in a role that she could nail.

[BillyLawlor]

Posted: 8/21/03 at 11:15pm

She's also not enough of a name. Bette Midler and Glenn Close could fill Bernadette's shoes and sell tickets. And as amazing Patti is, the show just wouldn't thrive.

[skingdom]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 4:19am

Christine Andreas

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 4:26am

also been said before, but Megan Mulally would be nice as well.

[Susanelizabeth28]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 4:51am

My vote goes to Betty Buckley!
Susan
Sonny And Cher on DVD

[Hello Gorgeous]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 11:51am

I'd go with Bette Midler. To me, when you look at her, she just screams out "Mama Rose", especially since she's done the role before.

[thebigkrakowski]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 12:58pm

REBA!!!

:)

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 4:03pm

I think Megan Mulally would be perfect in that role.

[sondheimfreak]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 5:26pm

Surely you were joking, thebigkrakowski! REBA? As Rose?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/22/03 at 6:33pm

Saw it twice with Angela Lansbury & Tyne Daly. It is a great show but they keep on reviving it. Why not revive shows that have not been done either recently or at all ?

Unless I get an offering, I will pass it up & save my money for "Wicked"

[PJ]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 1:19am

I've done some listening to the "Sunset Blvd." recording w/ Glenn Close and I do think she could do this role...vocally. And of course there's no question whether or not she could pull it off in the acting department.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 2:33am

. Updated On: 8/23/03 at 02:33 AM

[magruder]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 3:42am

The way you know the above post is false? There's no tuba in the orchestration for Gypsy.

[alterego]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 9:56am

You guys must be dreaming! There's not a hope in hell that Glenn Close or Bette Midler would follow Bernadette Peters into Gypsy. Midler and Close are MAJOR stars, Peters just isn't in the same galaxy not to mention the pay cut they would have to take.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 10:03am

Robin, thanks for that loverly post. What was the point in that except to make us all a bit queezy? Some things should just be left to the imagination. I wish you had left this one alone. And where did you get your first hand knowledge, anyway?

[magruder]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 10:05am

What's so strange about Glenn Close doing a Broadway musical, let alone Gypsy? She's done Broadway, and if the money's right ... Also, I don't see Hollywood banging down her door that much of late.

[www.ScottNevins.com]

Posted: 8/23/03 at 11:11am

BP is BAD in Gypsy - so I would be happy to see her go (no offence to her fans..i love her too, just NOT in this role) and I think since the production is so dark and off-color, why not choose someone like KATHY BATES who has a name that would draw for talent and curiosity!