Vicki Lewis' GYPSY looks an awful lot like the 2008 Patti revival...

[Brick]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:36am

Is it just me? Don't both of her costumes resemble their Patti counterparts? Even the Louise seems to be wearing the costume Laura Benanti wore.

I thought maybe they rented the costumes, as I heard the sets and physical production were saved for a possible tour. But no mention of that in the playbill article.

Just me?
Playbill link

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:43am

Wow! Very similar. Notice how a "costume coordinator" is listed, not a designer. Updated On: 7/8/10 at 01:43 AM

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:51am

The costumes are rentals. Whether they were from the 2003 Broadway production, I do not know, but they are rentals.

Speaking of this production, I'm looking forward to some reports on the show and the re-opening of the theater!

[gypsy4]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 2:16am

Martin Pakledinaz is listed on NSMT site as the original costume designer!

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 2:28am

Martin Pakledinaz did the recent LuPone revival.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 9:12am

Vicki looks amazing and sexy with her gorgeous gams! I am sure she'll be fantastic.

[AngusN]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 10:53am

To be fair, I've seen (and been in) Gypsy several times and the design is always pretty similar; there's not really a lot of scope for unique and original design; unlike JCS or Chess.
I think the show looks great and I'l be interested to hear what people think of it.

[Brick]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 10:55am

Ah, the credit to Pakledinaz answers my question then. Thanks! I wonder if the costumes are the only things rented...

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 11:15am

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 11:21am

Is there a real lamb in this production or the dreaded puppet?

Didn't Jacquelyn Piro standby for Louise in the 1989 revival with Tyne Daly?

[Cearsgk]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 12:29pm

I thought she was very very good, and I saw Miss Patti twice.
From where I was sitting it didn't look like a real lamb.
Imagine doing those scenes in the round, where Gypsy is suppose to hold the curtain in front of herself, but it worked pretty well.
New tile in the rest rooms, very nice, lots of new paint.
What I'm wondering about is what they will do with the restaurant, which I always thought could be much improved.
Also Bill Hanney came on stage and it was pretty cool to see the guy who made it happen.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 12:49pm

I loves me some Laurie Gamache.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:00pm

there's not really a lot of scope for unique and original design;

Yeah, but these are the exact same costumes...

[AngusN]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:12pm

Yes, but the title of the original post doesn't just refer to the costumes; just the show in general.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:17pm

But the post does.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:21pm

Isn't Gypsy more or less always the same, no matter where it's done?

Why does Dainty June look older than Rose?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:29pm

There are some differences.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:34pm

There is no reason Gypsy would look the same. If Rose always wears a cardigan over a red dress that's juts laziness. You've got loads of areas to really be creative- all the vaudeville acts, the strippers, June & Louise's acts....

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:36pm

That collage of photos just posted is NOT of the recent Patti LuPone Broadway revival. Its some regional/community theater production.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:37pm

The show itself usually looks the same, though? I mean, the staging and whatnot.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:43pm

That collage of photos just posted is NOT of the recent Patti LuPone Broadway revival. Its some regional/community theater production.

Obviously. lol. It's the from the tour with Kathy Halenda as Rose.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:45pm

I have no idea what anyone is even talking about in this thread.

[morosco]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:51pm

I think I can see Rose's egg roll in the 8th picture down.

[robertian2]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 4:05pm

This might answer some things: http://chitheatreaddict.com/2010/07/08/north-shore-music-theatre-opens-with-gypsy/

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/8/10 at 4:09pm

Lewis wears those costumes 400x better than LuPone. Also, those photos make Louise and June look older than Lewis. They look about 45 years old.