“Oh Christ, it's completely different,” says composer Minchin when talking about the differences between the stage show and the film adaptation, which is currently playing on Netflix. Cape Cod Theatre Company, 10 Division St., West Harwich, 50, tickets: $35 adults, $18 youth.When Matthew Warchus, Dennis Kelly, and Tim Minchin set out to adapt their Olivier- and Tony-winning Matilda the Musical into a film, they knew they would have to kill some of their babies. Interesting fact: Critics have often called “Gypsy” the greatest American musical. The multi-generational nature of shows is one of the joys of community theater on Cape Cod. And the Harringtons are represented by Warren and Levane. Worth noting: As you may have noticed by the names of the cast members, this is a family production, with the Heidi, Maryana, Lylah, Lori Crawley as Grandma and ensemble member Isabella Crawley.
Go or no-go: Go for the chance to sing along with the old standards and enjoy the classic “star is born” story. The action seems to rotate around her virtually until the end, when Louise becomes the beautiful butterfly Gypsy Rose Lee.Īnd, speaking of butterflies, one of the highlights of the show is the song “You Gotta Get a Gimmick,” performed by Nicole Shaw as a stripper in butterfly garb, Jessica Whorf as a trumpet-playing stripper and Carryl Lynn as Electra, whose costume lights up in strategic spots.
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The four-piece band features Brown, along with Miranda Simonne, Kyle Wells and Evan Eldredge.Ĭrawley Cloutier is full of life as Mama Rose, a powerful presence onstage. It’s one of those opportunities to sing quietly along with songs we all know by heart, including “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Together (Wherever We Go),” “Small World,” and “All I Need is the Girl.” Musical director is Kevin Quill, with Kelly Taylor Brown the associate musical director. Highlights of the show: Of course this show is all about the music. She sees herself as his partner as he performs a flawless soft-shoe to the tune of “All I Need is the Girl.” As it turns out, however, the girl he needs is June, with the two eloping and Mama Rose finally turning her attention to Louise. The troupe continues its harrowing tour of the stages on the circuit, with Louise dreaming that she could one day perform with the hoofer par excellence Tulsa (Levane Harrington). (At this point June is being played by Ahnika Graham and the adolescent Louise is portrayed by Maryana Crawley.) When June is offered a place at a performing arts school, Rose turns it down, unwilling to break up the act. The girls are growing up (as children have an unnerving way of doing) and Mama Rose is losing her ironclad control of her band of players.
When she meets former agent Herbie (Warren Harrington) she uses her feminine wiles to convince him to become the troupe’s manager, charming him with the dulcet tones of “Small World.” He manages to get them booked on the coveted Orpheum circuit, with the act now billed as “Dainty June and the Farmboys.”īut all of this is about to change. The ultimate stage mother, Rose has big plans for her extroverted child star and her supporting cast. At this point, “Baby June and the Newsboys” (with Louise just one of the guys) have just one song in their act “May We Entertain You.” In those days, Baby June was the star, with Louise around just to support the tumbling cartwheeling little songstress.
It begins back in the days of vaudeville when Baby Louise (Ashauri Martin) is being carted around the outer fringes of the vaudeville circuit by Mama Rose (Heidi Crawley Cloutier), along with sister Baby June (Lylah Crawley) and a troupe of also-rans. What it's about: This is the story-set-to music of that sophisticated star of the burlesque circuit (and eventually the New York stage), Gypsy Rose Lee.
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