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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Feb 22, 2022 13:01:49 GMT
For anyone wanting to see Gypsy again - or living too far from London for Alexandra Palace - it's being staged at Buxton Opera House in July.
Bit of a trek from Kent but I've booked the Saturday matinee. Trains to Sheffield and bus to Buxton, then back by train via Stockport should work.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 22, 2022 14:10:02 GMT
For anyone wanting to see Gypsy again - or living too far from London for Alexandra Palace - it's being staged at Buxton Opera House in July. Bit of a trek from Kent but I've booked the Saturday matinee. Trains to Sheffield and bus to Buxton, then back by train via Stockport should work. Thread for Buxton here theatreboard.co.uk/thread/9132/gypsy-buxton-opera-house |
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Post by jaggy on Feb 22, 2022 14:39:39 GMT
After seeing it last night I thought they should have just stuck to one actor to play rose or at least reduced it to three or four. Some of the Roses were quite painful in the book scenes.
I was also wincing in the dressing room scene especially when Tracie left Laura Pitt-Pulford waiting for the last exchange ("I thought you did it for me, Mama?"). They tried to hide it by prolonging the photo shoot. I thought for the first time we were actually going to see Louise get in that tub! Unfortunately, Tracie didn't return so they just went to Roses Turn. I think Tracie let the adrenaline get to her; that was apparent when she accidently knocked over the telephone.
I thought Laura Pitt-Pulford was effective in the strip number and will keep an eye out for her future projects.
I end this post by saying, if you haven't seen Patti and Laura Benanti in Gypsy go to YouTube and watch how that dressing room scene should be done! It's a masterclass in acting.
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Post by marob on Feb 22, 2022 15:00:56 GMT
Out of curiosity, what song did Melanie La Barrie do?
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Post by couldileaveyou on Feb 22, 2022 15:07:09 GMT
Out of curiosity, what song did Melanie La Barrie do? Mr Goldstone |
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Post by jaggy on Feb 22, 2022 15:07:55 GMT
Out of curiosity, what song did Melanie La Barrie do? She sang Mr. Goldstone, I Love You. |
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 22, 2022 15:10:04 GMT
Out of curiosity, what song did Melanie La Barrie do? Mr Goldstone and she was TERRIFIC |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 22, 2022 15:26:49 GMT
Surprised to hear they weren’t all wigged and costumed identically. What was that all about?
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Post by apubleed on Feb 22, 2022 17:08:01 GMT
Well they mostly had similar costumes but the concept of the show was clearly to present 7 unique interpretations of the character tailored to each performer not present a singular vision of the character.
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Post by danb on Feb 22, 2022 17:22:49 GMT
Surely that would highlight the performance more if they were all costumed the same?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 22, 2022 18:28:23 GMT
Surely that would highlight the performance more if they were all costumed the same? That makes no sense at all. |
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Post by danb on Feb 22, 2022 18:44:53 GMT
Because you’d have processed the costume after 2 different Rose’s and so could properly focus on the performance given after that. Sorry that you needed it explaining. I was just drawing on the ‘Signs & Symbols’ section of my year 7 R.E. GCSE.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 22, 2022 19:22:18 GMT
Surely that would highlight the performance more if they were all costumed the same? I agree, surely dressing g them differently highlights the fact that “ooh this Rose has a green skirt, the last one was red” rather than the different acting or singing. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Feb 22, 2022 20:30:34 GMT
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Post by sph on Feb 22, 2022 22:39:41 GMT
I think the decision to keep them all in a red dress is more to give the character some consistency for the benefit of the audience when the actress is changing in every scene. Remember not everyone is familiar with Gypsy, so it says to the audience "Ok, this is still Rose, the one in the red dress, same character, not a new character! She's just being played by this lady now!"
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Post by lmeylmmys61 on May 12, 2022 13:33:39 GMT
After seeing it last night I thought they should have just stuck to one actor to play rose or at least reduced it to three or four. Some of the Roses were quite painful in the book scenes. I was also wincing in the dressing room scene especially when Tracie left Laura Pitt-Pulford waiting for the last exchange ("I thought you did it for me, Mama?"). They tried to hide it by prolonging the photo shoot. I thought for the first time we were actually going to see Louise get in that tub! Unfortunately, Tracie didn't return so they just went to Roses Turn. I think Tracie let the adrenaline get to her; that was apparent when she accidently knocked over the telephone. I thought Laura Pitt-Pulford was effective in the strip number and will keep an eye out for her future projects. I end this post by saying, if you haven't seen Patti and Laura Benanti in Gypsy go to YouTube and watch how that dressing room scene should be done! It's a masterclass in acting. |
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Post by lmeylmmys61 on May 12, 2022 13:37:47 GMT
Tracie was spiked with LSD in her favourite bar at 9pm , 3 days before and was very ill for two weeks. She should never have appeared in first place but didn’t want to let anyone down as she’s a trouper. If she let herself down and the cast and the audience, then spare her a thought? Maybe.
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Post by cezbear on May 12, 2022 13:49:57 GMT
Tracie was spiked with LSD in her favourite bar at 9pm , 3 days before and was very ill for two weeks. She should never have appeared in first place but didn’t want to let anyone down as she’s a trouper. If she let herself down and the cast and the audience, then spare her a thought? Maybe.
I don't know that the poster you're quoting could have been expected to know that, to be able to spare that thought?
That's horrible though, poor Tracie, it can't have been easy going on after that so fair play to her.
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Post by jaggy on May 12, 2022 14:09:25 GMT
Tracie was spiked with LSD in her favourite bar at 9pm , 3 days before and was very ill for two weeks. She should never have appeared in first place but didn’t want to let anyone down as she’s a trouper. If she let herself down and the cast and the audience, then spare her a thought? Maybe. ...And I was to know this, how? Also, if you re-read my post you'll see that I never criticised Tracie. I merely expressed how I felt watching the scene unfold. I even gave a reason as to why I think she made the mistakes she did. I spared her a thought in my original post and will spare her another after hearing this horrible story. |
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