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Opened:
May 2003
Ended:
May 2004
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Robert Fox, Ron Kastner, Roger Marino, Michael Watt, Harvey Weinstein & WWLC.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Sam S. Shubert
Theater Address:
225 West 44th Street
Running Time:
2 hrs, 45 min
Genre:
Musical
Director:
Sam Mendes
Review:
Bernadette Peters herself is a great theatrical experience, and in the current Gypsy on Broadway she brings a vulnerability as well as the strength and power of Mama Rose to her performance. Directed by Sam Mendes, it's a very entertaining, imaginative production, a tuneful treat with strong dramatic content, lively Sondheim lyrics, hummable music by Jule Styne, book by Arthur Laurents. The cast, including the sympathetic John Dossett and the scary Heather Tepe, is first rate, as is the set and hilarious costuming by Anthony Ward and lighting by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, and the incomparable Bernadette holds the show together. It's a treat to be in her radiant presence.
Cast:
Brooks Ashmanskas, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett, Bernadette Peters, Cathy Trien, Jordan Viscomi, Heather Tepe, Addison Timlin, Heather Lee, Julie Halston, Michael McCormick, David Burtka, William Parry, Kate Reinders
Technical:
Set/Costumes: Anthony Ward; Lighting: Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer; Music Sup: Patrick Vaccariello; Choreog: Jerome Robbins; Add'l Choreog: Jerry Mitchell; Assoc Dir: Peter Lawrence; Animals: William Berloni; Music Coord: Micahel Keller; Hair: David Brian Brown; Sound: Acme Sound Partners; Music Dir: Marvin Laird; Orchestr: Sid Ramin & Robert GInzler.
Other Critics:
NEW YORK John Simon +
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
May 2003
