+ WilliamM Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Is Audra McDonald's voice right for Gypsy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokomaru Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 She’s a great singer but my immediate reaction is that this is a particularly difficult role from an acting standpoint, and it wouldn’t seem to be a good fit. Who knows, maybe she’ll prove me wrong. I saw Imelda Staunton in London. Terrible. Marc in Calif and + BenjaminNicholas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Got tickets. I think she'll be the actress to beat for the TONY. Audra can act. She's transitioned effortlessly from stage to TV to film. My concern is her voice being right for the role. I'm not sold based on what I've heard her sing so far, but I'm willing to be wrong. I saw her in Ragtime, so I know she can play crazy. Those chops I'm not worried about. I'm also interested in seeing who's going to be her Herbie and Louise. Lots of strong choices out there. 3 hours ago, Bokomaru said: I saw Imelda Staunton in London. Terrible. I agree, she was awful. She started the show at a 10 and had nowhere to go from there. By the time the show was over, the scenery, curtains and front row had been chewed ragged. Marc in Calif and MaybeMaybeNot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthOfTheBorder Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 13 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said: Got tickets. where are tickets available now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMaybeNot Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 So many diverse vocals have tackled Rose, from belter Merman to brilliant Lansbury to weak-voiced actress Daly . . . All the Broadway Roses have had very different vocal styles. McDonald is the most celebrated voices and actresses of Broadway history. She'll be great! Marc in Calif, + WilliamM and TruHart1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 5/31/2024 at 6:33 AM, SouthOfTheBorder said: where are tickets available now ? Telecharge, as per usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynyc Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Mama Rose is one of those roles I've "collected" for 40 years. I'll travel to see someone interesting's take on the role. So sorry to not have seen Angela Lansbury do it...(ever my favorite.) There hasn't been one that I wasn't intrigued by...(but if you've been reading my posts here, I'm a pretty easy audience.). I have enjoyed all the recent Broadway divas, and usually their standbys as well...) A couple real notables: Joanne Worley at in Pittsburgh, (I think) with Lenny Wolpe as her Herbie...and I just saw him in Drood at Goodspeed. Beth Leavel at MUNY (her husband Adam Heller was her Herbie.) Karen Mason and Sally Mayes. And I've seen two Black Roses: Leslie Uggams and E Faye Butler in Chicago. I will see Audra, but haven't decided whether to sell a kidney or rob a Brinks truck to get there. Marc in Calif, MaybeMaybeNot and + WilliamM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 3 minutes ago, skynyc said: Mama Rose is one of those roles I've "collected" for 40 years. I'll travel to see someone interesting's take on the role. So sorry to not have seen Angela Lansbury do it...(ever my favorite.) There hasn't been one that I wasn't intrigued by...(but if you've been reading my posts here, I'm a pretty easy audience.). I have enjoyed all the recent Broadway divas, and usually their standbys as well...) A couple real notables: Joanne Worley at in Pittsburgh, (I think) with Lenny Wolpe as her Herbie...and I just saw him in Drood at Goodspeed. Beth Leavel at MUNY (her husband Adam Heller was her Herbie.) Karen Mason and Sally Mayes. And I've seen two Black Roses: Leslie Uggams and E Faye Butler in Chicago. I will see Audra, but haven't decided whether to sell a kidney or rob a Brinks truck to get there. Rob a Brinks truck. They're now employing out of shape, slow drivers. You'll be fine. Butler in Gypsy at Porchlight was AWESOME. I had never seen an all-Black company before and they just knocked it out of the park. Loved the theatre space, loved the cast. Marc in Calif, prof and skynyc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynyc Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Off this topic, but I love Porchlight...travel to Chciago a couple times a year to see their stuff. And E Faye Butler is directing a production of Ain't Misbehavin' this Summer at the Drury Lane...may have to go back (and catch pre-Broadway Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 (edited) On 6/1/2024 at 9:27 AM, MaybeMaybeNot said: So many diverse vocals have tackled Rose, from belter Merman to brilliant Lansbury to weak-voiced actress Daly . . . All the Broadway Roses have had very different vocal styles. McDonald is the most celebrated voices and actresses of Broadway history. She'll be great! May be the only member here who saw Merman from the first row. My ears have never been the same August 1060 Edited June 10 by WilliamM + BenjaminNicholas, Marc in Calif, skynyc and 4 others 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynyc Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 On 6/10/2024 at 7:26 PM, WilliamM said: May be the only member here who saw Merman from the first row. My ears have never been the same August 1060 Love this and so jealous. I once asked a theater-loving friend who'd seen thousands of shows since the late-forties, if he could go back and see one show, what would it be? He replied..."Anything with Ethel Merman". + WilliamM and + Vegas_Millennial 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sf westcoaster Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Add me to the short list of people who saw (1960) Merman in Gypsy + Vegas_Millennial and + WilliamM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynyc Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 A dear-departed pal was Tulsa on Broadway under her...she left to tour and he stayed to work with Betty Grable and subsequently Ginger Rogers. "Ethel was professional, Ginger was pleasant, but Betty was an absolute sweetheart." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 10 hours ago, skynyc said: A dear-departed pal was Tulsa on Broadway under her...she left to tour and he stayed to work with Betty Grable and subsequently Ginger Rogers. "Ethel was professional, Ginger was pleasant, but Betty was an absolute sweetheart." Yes I have heard wonderful things about Betty in Hello Dolly as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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