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Musical Theatre

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@itsAsin Such a good show. Gypsy is often described as having the perfect book of a musical.

Have you seen any of the other filmed versions of Gypsy? There's another movie with Rosalind Russell from the 60s, and a pro-shot of the 2015 London production with Imelda Staunton.

(I happened to be at the performance they filmed... though it's also possible they shot it over several nights.)

[โ€“] itsAsin 2 points 1 year ago

i am going to check those out! i know that Ethyl Merman famously played Mama Rose back in the day. every 4th of July i do my biggest Ethyl Merman belt of 'God Bless America' and get a bunch of laughs.

i am glad you made this community! i read over your post history earlier and lots of great info and memories. thanks!