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mh
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1/17/2004 | posted: 1/23/2004 at 1:37:46 PM ET
Thanks for the help on my previous post. As I know very little about Gypsy (I'm only really going to see it because BP is in it), can someone please give me a quick insight into the plot of the musical and Bernadette's character.
Any information much appreciated.
mh
| Chiquita
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Toronto | posted: 1/23/2004 at 1:46:02 PM ET
There is a website called www.theatrehistory.com which has a synopsis to almost any musical you can think of. It's worth checking out.
You either got it, or you aint!
|  Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 1/23/2004 at 3:01:25 PM ET
Here are a few more:
muscial heaven
musicals net
new york times review
| Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 1/23/2004 at 3:23:36 PM ET
And just in case you want more to read, a quote from playbill.com, Andrew Gans "Best of 2003" column (Jan ?, 2004):
"I can think of nothing onstage during the past year that was more riveting
than Bernadette Peters' "Rose's Turn" in the current revival of Gypsy at
the Shubert Theatre. Peters took a song that had been delivered incredibly
by others and brought it to an even higher level. But it was not just her
"Rose's Turn" that was thrilling; it was her entire performance, which was
at times touching, funny and incredibly intense. From her first scene at Uncle Jocko's Kiddie Show auditions through her final, gut-wrenching "Turn," Peters perfectly captured among other qualities Rose's driving desperation. Peters also offered the sexiest Rose to ever hit the stage.
She's one of the few to have played the part who makes the audience believe she could have actually been a successful performer had she been given the chance. This makes her ultimate breakdown even more pathetic,
the talent that was never nurtured, the life that never was and never will be. She and John Dossett's Herbie also had a palpable chemistry, igniting in a beautifully delivered "Small World" and dissolving in the harrowing second act dressing-room scene when Rose shockingly pushes
daughter Louise to strip. I recently returned to the Shubert, and I'm happy to report that Peters' interpretation has grown more intense, and she has found even more humor in the Mr. Goldstone/hotel room sequence. It was and is a performance not to be missed."
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