Streisand's Strippers...

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/26/11 at 11:48pm

No comments or editorializing.
Tessie, Mezzepa and Electra:

Shirley MacLaine, Jane Lynch and Lindsay Lohan.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/26/11 at 11:58pm

Tessie: Cher

Mezzepa: Madonna

Electra: Cyndi Lauper

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 12:01am

NO! One change:

Tessie: Cher

Mezzepa: Madonna

Electra: Lady Gaga

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 12:11am

You know what, this will sound completely out of left field, but I'm gonna throw Faith Dane in the pool. Why not? It's either this or she runs for office in D.C. one more time. And she complains that she didn't get cast every time there's a revival.

[charlesjguiteau]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 12:23am

I bet Faith Prince still remembers her choreography.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 7:09am

Oh my god! Jane Lynch all the way!

[raker]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 7:24am

I'd guess that Streisand's "Gypsy" would cut the stripper number. "There's only one star in a Helen Lawson show and that's me, baby."

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 8:58am

Elektra - Angela Lansbury
Tessie Tura - Chita Rivera
Mazeppa - Elaine Stritch

Yes I now these women are much older than normally played, but I think that adds to the humor of it. I would have all three done up in very heavy makeup like they're still trying to makeup as if they were 25. It's almost a "Bette Davis in Baby Jane" effect.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 9:18am

Elektra -- Maureen Moore
Tessie -- Bernadette Peters
Mazeppa -- Patti LuPone

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 9:18am

Tessie: Judi Dench
Mezzepa: Maggie Smith
Electra: Helen Mirren

Tessie: Queen Latifah
Mezzepa: Halle Berry
Electra: Anika Noni Rose

Tessie: Patti LuPone
Mezzepa: Bernadette Peters
Electra: Tyne Daly

[madbrian]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 9:19am

Tessie: Helen Mirren
Mazeppa: Judi Dench
Elektra: Susan Boyle

[JRybka]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 12:12pm

I think it would be HIGH-larious if they had the past thre Mama Rose's

Tyne, Bernadette and Patti.

[charlesjguiteau]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 1:00pm

No offense, but can we PLEASE stop calling her Mama Rose? Her character in the show is Rose or Madam Rose. Arthur will thank you.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 1:29pm

Or at least he won't tell you to fcuk off.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 1:34pm

He doesnt much care what you call her anymore, you know...since he's dead.

[artscallion]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 1:35pm

Tessie: Aretha Franklin

Mezzepa: Harvey Fierstein

Electra: Ellen Burstyn

Updated On: 5/27/11 at 01:35 PM

[wicked1492]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 2:54pm

Tessie: Bernadette
Mazeppa: Patti
Electra: Angela

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 3:14pm

As far as the character's proper name, let's not forget something: Rose and Madame Rose are characters in Gypsy, fictionalized versions of a real woman.

"Mama Rose," however, is more than just a popular nickname for the character, it is an instantly recognized cultural symbol that, thanks to the popularity of the show and the various movies, has passed outside the theatre world. It seems rather silly now to debate whether or not the character can be addressed as such.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 5/27/11 at 9:32pm

JRybka,
That was why I originally posted those three names. It would be hilarious, a delightful wink and a wonderful commentary.
To your 'last three Mama Roses' comment, I only offer one correction, technically speaking, Linda Lavin should replace Tyne on your roster as she replaced Tyne in that revival. Since neither could play a stripper her, I decided that Maureen Moore, Bernadette's always reliable stand-by for her revival, should take the mantle.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 5/28/11 at 7:32pm

Elektra - Angela Lansbury
Tessie Tura - Chita Rivera
Mazeppa - Elaine Stritch

Yes I know these women are much older than normally played, but I think that adds to the humor of it. I would have all three done up in very heavy makeup like they're still trying to makeup as if they were 25. It's almost a "Bette Davis in Baby Jane" effect.


Considering the age of the proposed Rose, I'd say they are age-appropriate.

[Pippin]

Posted: 5/28/11 at 8:29pm

Tessie: Susan Sarandon

Mazeppa: Rosanne

Elektra: Kristin Wiig

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 5/28/11 at 8:30pm

I'd vote for:

Tessie - Bernadette Peters
Mazeppa - Patti LuPone
Electra - Betty Buckley

Though my boyfriend just suggested Jennifer Tilly, Tracey Ullman, and Helena Bonham Carter. I wouldn't have a problem with any of those.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 5/29/11 at 11:58am

I like the idea of Harvey as one of them, gotta say.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 12/7/11 at 1:34pm

Tessie: Maureen O'Hara

Mazeppa: Esther Williams

Electra: Doris Day

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/7/11 at 4:11pm

In Rose's Turn, she refers to herself as "Mama" countless times in succession. Hence...Mama Rose. It's not a stretch and no offense has been committed.