Styne...GYPSY...Patti...Encores Bash...hmmmmm

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 8:08am

Patti Lupone is appearing at the ENCORES bash on November 21-22.

One of the composers they are selecting to honor is Jules Styne, composer of GYPSY.

Now, I know that Arthur Laurents has made GYPSY off-limits to Patti for a while (various reports on why this is, don't know exactly why so don't ask me)...but...

It's one thing to ban her from a production.

But I don't think you can ban her from a SONG.

Like "Roses Turn", perhaps?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[robbiej]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 9:42am

Apparently, Laurents can hold a grudge better than my mother.

Lupone was apparently suppose to appear in his play JOLSON SINGS AGAIN (I believe it was this piece) and had to pull out at the last minute. He blames her for it's inability to move forward.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 9:46am

He's very good at that. Don't cross the man.

[JonnyNY]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:18am

I'm unfamiliar with Patti Lupone... what's the deal with her and not being allowed to perform GYPSY...

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 2:32pm

i would also like to know why laurents does not want lupone to perform in gypsy??? margo do you know??? thanks :)

[Matt_G]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 2:33pm

Robbie just said why.

[robbiej]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 2:38pm

Thanks, Matt, my boy!

It seems if Margo doesn't say it, it actually hasn't happened!



And this from someone who ADORES Margo!

[JonnyNY]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 2:38pm

I see... I had misread the thread... thanks.

But what power does he have in terms of the rights to material from Gypsy? Why could Ms. Lupone not perform the show in its entirety, but could possibly perform a single song?

[kjklo]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 4:01pm

I suppose because he wrote the book, but not the music or lyrics. Just a guess.

[tpdc]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 4:04pm

As one of the two living authors of GYPSY, he can withold the rights of production if he chooses. He and Sondheim also refused to let the Betty Buckley/Deborah Gibson production to come into NY.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:35pm

Huh. No Buckley or LuPone? What do they have against two of Broadway's cuddliest leading ladies?

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 1:28am

what was wrong with betty buckley's version that it could not come to NY??? thanks :)