The 2008 Gypsy was still way too over the top and broad. I'm talking about something truly played intimately before ALL else. I think the key is really not having a Rose belting her face off to perfection (as gratifying as that can be) or one that is full-on "bull in a china shop" from the overture to the final bow (again, that can be thrilling) - at least hint at a few insecurities and desperation and let us see that she's covering up some of that emotion (even Mendes' didn't get there). Maybe what I really want is a dialogue-based version of that tale and the version we have now just won't ever be that. Although I love some of those character songs... Maybe a Rob Marshall hatchet job with Barbra and Gaga? (JUST KIDDING!)
Anyway, YAAASSS to Olivia Colman & Michael C. Hall in a disturbing, stylized Sweeney by Van Hove!!! Wouldn't that be truly something spectacular? And that piece does lend itself well to new interpretations! Not that it matters that much, but I wonder how Colman's voice is and if she could at least pull off a good character voice. Has she sung in anything?
