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Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#100
Posted: 1/28/23 at 1:53pm
g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "
Or, to put it another way, everyone that is close to her in this show before they, too, reach a point of no return with her had to like her, or something about her, to be willing to put up with everything that is Rose.Gypsyis not Mommie Dearest Meets Stockholm Syndrome: A Study in Vaudeville. If you're playing Rose a hair away from a "dance mom" from the word go, unsympathetically, the show's dramatic base will crumble, even if your voice rivals Merman's."
Really good observation. Although a lot of people dissed her, one of the reasons I liked BP better than PL was that BP did not start out in high gear, but evolved as she got more desperate. I think Angela Lansbury's performance is the single greatest performance I have seen in the theatre...interestingly enough. her approach was desperation rather than monster, and the warmth was always there, just overridden by the desperation. I know Tyne Daly's performance was super-acclaimed, but I thought the monster was there from the first scene. She acted the hell out of the role, but I thought she was too shrill from the beginning.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#101
Posted: 1/28/23 at 9:37pm
It was supposed to be Audra - Rudin was working on it prior to the shutdown.
I know sounds crazy if you are thinking like the Shuffle Along drama but it was in the works.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#102
Posted: 1/30/23 at 4:02pm
My vote is for HEATHER HEADLEY.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#103
Posted: 2/1/23 at 4:10pm
I don't know if she can sing (could Tyne?) but my vote this time around would be for Winona Ryder. She has made an incredible comeback over the past few years, and could sell tickets. If not 'Gypsy', then possibly a revival of 'Mame'.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#104
Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:08pm
TaffyDavenport: I'm more curious to hear who'll be playing the role at Goodspeed starting in April.
Judy McLane as Rose. Talia Suskauer as Louise.
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Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#105
Posted: 3/10/23 at 10:45pm
Probably one of my favorite shows but not sure anyone can beat LuPone. She’s just masterful. Others would be great sure any production would top that as far as storytelling. I
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#106
Posted: 3/10/23 at 11:49pm
Lea Michele one day. She has incredible pipes and could act the hell out of it.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#107
Posted: 3/11/23 at 12:21am
RippedMan said: "Probably one of my favorite shows but not sure anyone can beat LuPone. She’s just masterful. Others would be great sure any production would top that as far as storytelling. I
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Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#108
Posted: 3/11/23 at 3:00am
I'd like to see someone without a great deal of in-your-face star power take the role. As exhilarating as Lupone-esque Roses can be, you start to wonder why they never pursued stardom themselves.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#109
Posted: 3/11/23 at 12:58pm
Anthony Sunday said: "I'd like to see someone without a great deal of in-your-face star power take the role. As exhilarating as Lupone-esque Roses can be, you start to wonder why they never pursued stardom themselves."
the script tells you exactly why
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#110
Posted: 3/11/23 at 1:05pm
I believe the point they're making, Ke3, is that with LuPone-style Roses, you don't believe that the stated reason in the script would have stopped them. If I'm correct about that thinking, then I kind of agree, to a point. I don't think the role doesn't need star power, but it hearkens back to what I said earlier in the thread -- if you're a steamroller in this part, it will leave the audience wondering why you didn't just steamroll over all the other obstacles.
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Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#111
Posted: 3/15/23 at 1:09pm
Judy McLane and Talia Suskauer will lead the cast at Goodspeed:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Judy-McLane-Talia-Suskauer-To-Lead-Goodspeeds-GYPSY-20230315
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#112
Posted: 3/24/23 at 12:24pm
I used to think the time had passed for Donna. However, I was so surprised and taken with how strong Donna Murphy's voice sounded in 'Dear World', and the clip of her 'Some People' she just posted on instagram, that I can't help but re-open the conversation that I think it should be Donna Murphy who performs the role next, before people like Audra or Sutton etc. Obviously, no one is going to mount a new revival around Donna on Broadway cold but I wonder if someone would ever consider mounting a cheap off-broadway production in a prestigious house for a couple of months and seeing what happens. I kind of feel Lonny Price should direct since he missed out on directing Patti in Gypsy on Broadway (and Sweeney!), which I believe was upsetting for him (and I think he is the one that directed Donna's 'Some People'
. OR AT LEAST just doing a concert for a few nights.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#113
Posted: 3/24/23 at 1:00pm
Seeing "Dear World" last week, I can't get the idea of Andrea Burns as Rose out of my head.
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Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#114
Posted: 3/24/23 at 3:32pm
BARBRA - at 81 can still pull it off. 
Here she is boys.. Great Grandma ROSE
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#115
Posted: 3/24/23 at 3:36pm
It’s rumored to be Kristin Chenoweth!
Kristin has mentioned it.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#116
Posted: 3/24/23 at 3:53pm
well if Kristin mentioned it, it will definitely happen!
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#117
Posted: 3/24/23 at 5:02pm
It should be the One and Only Audra McDonald!
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#118
Posted: 3/24/23 at 5:39pm
It will be the one and only Catherine Zeta Jones.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#119
Posted: 3/24/23 at 5:49pm
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#120
Posted: 3/24/23 at 6:29pm
Robbie2 said: "It should be the One and Only Audra McDonald!"
This has always felt the most likely.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#121
Posted: 3/24/23 at 10:06pm
binau said: "I used to think the time had passed for Donna. However, I was so surprised and taken with how strong Donna Murphy's voice sounded in 'Dear World', and the clip of her 'Some People' she just posted on instagram, that I can't help but re-open the conversation that I think it should be Donna Murphy who performs the role next, before people like Audra or Sutton etc. Obviously, no one is going to mount a new revival around Donna on Broadway cold but I wonder if someone would ever consider mounting a cheap off-broadway production in a prestigious house for a couple of months and seeing what happens. I kind of feel Lonny Price should direct since he missed out on directing Patti in Gypsy on Broadway (and Sweeney!), which I believe was upsetting for him (and I think he is the one that directed Donna's 'Some People'. OR AT LEAST just doing a concert for a few nights.
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I still want Donna for Lovett but I’m down for Rose.
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Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#122
Posted: 3/24/23 at 11:13pm
At the age of 36, Lea Michele is currently portraying, to enormous critical acclaim, a preternaturally ambitious women who ages from about 20 to 35 during the course of the show. In a few short years, she will portray a preternaturally ambitious woman who ages from about 30 to 45 during the course of the show. She will be greater in the role than women who have technically superior voices, such as Audra, for the same reason that Callas was “greater” than Tebaldi. You heard it here first.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#123
Posted: 3/25/23 at 8:01pm
David10086 said: "It will be the one and only Catherine Zeta Jones."
You're joking, but if we're talking about Hollywood names who can't really sing it, she'd be at the top of my list. I think there's just something interesting about a Rose who was a hoofer.
Who will be the next Broadway Madame Rose?#124
Posted: 3/25/23 at 11:08pm
Some of these names are way too precious for Rose. Audra? Kristen? Donna? I love those women to bits, but they are not gritty enough, I'm sorry. Maybe Lea in 30 years if she let's out the demon that she's had to lock away for time being...
CZJ is someone I could see in the role. She had the boozy voice and the acting chops. Could she keep the voice up for a shoe that demanding 8 times a week?
Sheryl would be a great choice. My concern would also be her ability to do such a demanding show 8 times a week. Maybe if she had an alternate like Bette? It's been 20 years since she's done a broadway show, and that did not require the physical fitness this role does. If she could do it though I'd certainly go multiple times.
I feel like the only women I can think of are a little to late to play Rose. When I think of that rough voice she should have I can't call up many now. Debra Monk would have been great 
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