mwp2paris
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Gypsy (1993)
An amazing interpretation of the ultimate musical
Watching this on Comcast On-Demand.
Every time I see this musical, I am amazed at the songs...one show-stopper after another.
This interpretation is, for me, magical. The songs sparkle...the vocals, orchestrations, and choreography are amazing for a "made-for-TV" movie...better than many stage versions I have seen.
The debate over Bette just doesn't make sense. She is Mamma. Her voice is brilliant and yet full of the pathos of the stage mother living through her daughters. I still get tears at the end when she finally has her moment of glory, no matter how faded that glory is.
The Tulsa/Louise duet/dance is on now. Fabulous.
Stephen Sondheim is the King of musical theatre. His lyrics just roll off the tongue like silk...Styne's music is perhaps the best ever penned for the stage/screen.
Thank God we have this masterpiece of the American Musical Theatre captured on DVD.
Every time I see this musical, I am amazed at the songs...one show-stopper after another.
This interpretation is, for me, magical. The songs sparkle...the vocals, orchestrations, and choreography are amazing for a "made-for-TV" movie...better than many stage versions I have seen.
The debate over Bette just doesn't make sense. She is Mamma. Her voice is brilliant and yet full of the pathos of the stage mother living through her daughters. I still get tears at the end when she finally has her moment of glory, no matter how faded that glory is.
The Tulsa/Louise duet/dance is on now. Fabulous.
Stephen Sondheim is the King of musical theatre. His lyrics just roll off the tongue like silk...Styne's music is perhaps the best ever penned for the stage/screen.
Thank God we have this masterpiece of the American Musical Theatre captured on DVD.