Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#1Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:08pmPost your feelings.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#2re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:10pmOh Dolly. You're so wacky and spontaneous.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#2re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:10pmHuh? GYPSY? What's that?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#3re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:12pmWhile I consider Spring Awakening my 3rd favorite show of all time (next to only Spiderwoman and Sweeney) and will miss it dearly, Gypsy is the best show I ever have and quite possibly ever will see. It was a performance for the ages and am thrilled to have seen it and wish it could come back to entertain us again.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#4re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:14pmI can't believe how much I miss GYPSY. I've been playing all my recordings of the score since last Sunday.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#5re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:14pmI'd miss it if I didn't know it'll be revived once more sometime in the VERY near future.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#6re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:16pm
I've said it before and I'll say it again...
ALL BLACK GYPSY!
It's happening, people.
Starring Tonya Pinkins, Hinton Battle, Anika Noni Rose, Kenita R. Miller, and Rogelio Douglas Jr.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#7re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:17pmActually Piragua Guy that would be pretty damn amazing.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#8re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:17pmAnd Tessie Tura will be played by Whoopie, right?
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#9re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:17pmIt wasn't a joke.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#10re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:17pmPiraguaGuy I couldn't agree more. But I kind of wanted LaChanze, but Tonya Pinkins is a great choice as well!
#11re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:18pmWhen is Carol Channing doing GYPSY?
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#12re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:18pmHopefully never ever.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#13re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:20pmI'd love to see Carol play Mazeppa. Actually, she studied ballet, so Tessie Tura might be a good fit for her, too!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:24pmActually, the more I think of Carol playing Tessie Tura, the more I like it. Imagine how she'd deliver such lines as "Tough titty," "Hey you with the neck," and "Where have you been playing? The Vatican?"!!!!!!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#15re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:40pm
I'm on board for an all black Gypsy.
PINKINS
GYPSY
2011
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#16re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 6:49pmI don't get it. Hahaha
-Benjamin
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#17re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 7:05pmLillias White as Madame Rose. That I'd see.
CurtisTaylorJr2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/06
#18re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 7:16pmI agree about Lillias White, if there is ever an all-Black Gypsy done, she should be Mama Rose. Her Rose's Turn would be something else.
BNN
Broadway Star Joined: 12/12/05
#19re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 7:27pmI actually love that idea, especially if Kenita Miller plays June and Anika Noni Rose is Louise. I would probably pass out in theatre.
Tick Tock
#20re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 7:37pmI miss it incredibly, I want it back!
#21re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 8:14pmYes, I miss Gypsy terribly. I'm glad I saw Spring once while it was open, but I'm not really saddened by its closing. Gypsy was the only closing I was genuinely sad about. I've been listening to the cast recording (and final show...), looking at pictures, and just remembering what an amazing final performance it was. No matter how many revivals come after it, nothing can top this cast and the performances they gave.
NYC_or_Bust
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/8/05
#22re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 8:28pm
Phylicia Rashad as Rose
Anika Noni Rose as Louise
Kenita R Miller as June
Norm Lewis as Herbie
Lachanze as Tessie Tura
Wanda Sykes as Mazeppa
It will never happen, but its fun to dream lol
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
#23re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/19/09 at 11:46pm
Wanda as Mazeppa, lmfao!!! 
I'd love to see that, I can hear her in my head now singing "Once I was a schlepa! Now I'm Ms. Mazeppa!"
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#24re: Now that SPRING AWAKENING has closed, does anyone still miss GYPSY?
Posted: 1/20/09 at 12:07amCount me in.
