gypsy reviews- Page 2

[jv92]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:14pm

Thought so. I was wondering if they'd go crazy and give it passionate raves or join Brantely for lunch and discuss why they were underwhelmed.
Updated On: 7/15/07 at 09:14 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:19pm

it isn't a black-and-white review. He liked her. He didn't love her as Rose, even though he was expecting to.

- I think that sums it up perfectly. I almost feel like Patti is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. If she steamrolls through a role.. belting, screaming, etc etc - she will get criticized. If she takes a more earthy approach - she still gets criticized.

That's the nature of LuPone.

[jv92]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:20pm

She got very similar reviews for Evita. The critics didn't dislike her, but they didn't like her.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:24pm

I really hope its recorded!

[jv92]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:24pm

I think it will.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:27pm

I highly doubt this would transfer to Broadway. But I still think London is VERY likely.

[babygoo]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:28pm

re:brantley's bipolar review: "Ms Lupone has given us a human Rose, with doubts and a nagging tug of self-awareness. But once you introduce such traits into Momma Rose, the air starts to leak out of her"--i couldn't disagree more vehemently.
Once you introduce the above traits mentioned into Rose, you get a 3-dimensional portrayal of a flawed human, not a one-dimensional monster. I believe Patti's Rose is the most human, touching, comical, horrifying Rose--the most complex Rose I've ever seen on stage. Which is why, Rose's Turn is a shattering performance, shattering in terms of nerves and nerve.
I find this review very confusing. It's very "Go away, Come here"
I've seen this musical many times, but I felt as if I were seeing it for the first time, as it was meant to be.
Pretty Definitive for me. You felt there was a real connection between the characters/actors onstage.
Often people use a single word to describe what each actress playing Momma Rose has embued her with: ie, Bernadette: sexuality, etc etc.
I loved that Patti's performance could not be characterized with a single word.
This musical gave me goosebumps--and in more theatre going years than I care to mention, that happens rarely.
I hope theatre-goers will not be swayed by this review.
This is a show for the ages!

[Hiram]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 10:04pm

Well said Babygoo! I couldn't agree more!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:20pm

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etgypsy0716,0,5462703.story?coll=ny-theater-headlines

http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/11140


Raves from Winer and Finkle.
Updated On: 7/15/07 at 11:20 PM

[Sondheim Geek]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:29pm

Wow, seems that Brantley is the only person who had anything negitive to say about.. ANYTHING.

I generally agree with him, but... woah. Could not have a more different opinion on LuPone's Rose.

[jv92]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:29pm

I find it funny. Brantley gave a passionate rave to Bernadette, who was fabulous, while others were mixed. Here, he is a tad mixed on Patti, but everyone else loves her.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:36pm

I can't help but feel like I jinxed Patti for Ben. Just this afternoon, I was telling my dad, "you better order tickets fast, cause after the review comes out in the New York Times, they're gonna be gone."

: /

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:37pm

I respect Brantley. But I really find his review awfully written. It really felt like he didn't put much effort into it. And he never states how he REALLY feels about it. He starts negative, then states what he likes - then he is negative again.

I think Winer summed it up perfectly.

Updated On: 7/15/07 at 11:37 PM

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:53pm

^
I think that some one who uses really three times in a five sentence paragraph and seems to have little grasp on how to punctuate a sentence should comment on "awfully written" they "fins" Ben Brantley's review.

kmc

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:55pm

Suck it. I'm tired and have had a bad night. Plus I'm not getting paid to post on BWW.
Updated On: 7/15/07 at 11:55 PM

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:56pm

Ain't it de truth.

Point is, one should not judge literary style if one has no sense of literary style.


kmc

Updated On: 7/15/07 at 11:56 PM

[jv92]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:11am

In my lifetime, Brantley has been my favorite Times critic and I respect his opinions, but I really think his review for this was very poorly written. I agree with ljay 100%.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:13am

Point is, one should not judge literary style if one has no sense of literary style.

- And you would know I have no literary style from reading one of my posts on a message board? OK!

JV, watch out with agreeing with me. You might me told you have no literary style.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:19am

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/07_15_07.html


Murray seems mixed to positive. Looks like he is in agreement with Brantley.
Notice how Murray also starts off as if he's going to rave and then he goes downhill a bit.
Updated On: 7/16/07 at 12:19 AM

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:30am

- And you would know I have no literary style from reading one of my posts on a message board?

No. Actually, for many months I have found your posts to be unbearably arrogant and poorly composed. It is not one post but, instead, your entire body of work that has lead me to draw this conclusion.

Besides, don't you have a Gwen Verdon statue to dip in gold... or some helpless Xanadu fan to make fun of... or something better to do than to respond to my shameless and unnecessary taunts?

kmc

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:40am

Long but interesting column on GYPSY.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109553.html
Updated On: 7/16/07 at 12:40 AM

[jv92]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:42am

I wonder what Old Man Barnes will think. Hopefully the press packet had some good photos.

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:43am

Too true Jv.
Too true.


kmc

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:43am

I assume Barnes saw Merman. I hope he states how he feels Patti compares to Merman.

[Someday]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 12:54am

I think to say Brantley didn't like her is unfair.

Hmm.... If one takes the review alone, as it stands, I might agree, somethingwicked. But I think it's easy to underestimate the effect a headline can have on a reader. And this one is: "Whatever Happened to Momma Rose?" The fact that the headline takes a dig at Patti, coupled with Brantley beginning and ending negatively — to me, it indeed does have the effect of 'Brantley didn't like her.'
Updated On: 7/16/07 at 12:54 AM