PATTI LUPONE - GYPSY [2008 Broadway Cast](DOUBLE VINYL LP w/ bonus tracks, 2019)

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PATTI LUPONE - GYPSY [2008 Broadway Cast](DOUBLE VINYL LP w/ bonus tracks, 2019)
Review from another site: History has definitely proven that "Gypsy" can survive without Ethel Merman. Librettist/director Arthur Laurents seems to have the magic touch with this show. Laurents has directed three different productions of "Gypsy", and each time he has directed it, the actress playing Mama Rose: Angela Lansbury (1973-1974), Tyne Daly (1989), and now Patti LuPone (2008) has received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The 2008 Production also saw Boyd Gains (Herbie) and Laura Benanti (Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee) win Tony Awards as Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a musical, respectively.  But after Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell (1962 film version), Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bette Midler (camping it up and desperately channeling Ethel Merman in a TV presentation) and Bernadette Peters have all taken individual turns as Mama Rose, you may well wonder... do we need another Cast Recording with Patti LuPone? The answer is a resounding "YES!!!!!" This recording is so fresh and vibrant, it seems that the show was just written today instead of nearly 50 years ago. Patti LuPone gives a ferocious performance as Mama Rose; justifying all the praise she has deservedly received and creating theatrical history in her own right. And, unlike Mama Rose, Patti LuPone does not hog the spotlight here. Boyd Gaines makes a touching Herbie, and Laura Benanti, alternately heartbreaking and sultry-seductive, is a major revelation as the pushed aside daughter Louise who comes into her own as sophisticated stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.  This release also includes seven "bonus" songs cut from the show prior to Broadway. The one outstanding "cut" song is "Smile, Girls"-- which further reinforces Mama Rose's unwavering drive and optimism in the face of reality and disaster. LuPone's tour-de-force, go for broke performance of "Rose's Turn", the emotional and mental breakdown that Rose has long been on the brink of, will haunt you. This recording is absolutely essential for fans of Patti LuPone and the musical theatre masterpiece that is "Gypsy." -- "Dewey M."
Tracklist:  A1 Overture A2 May We Entertain You A3 Some People A4 Small World A5 Small World A6 Baby June And Her Newsboys/Let Me Entertain You A7 Have An Eggroll, Mr. Goldstone A8 Little Lamb  B1 You'll Never Get Away From Me B2 Dainty June And Her Farmboys B3 Broadway B4 If Momma Were Married B5 All I Need Is The Girl B6 Everything's Coming Up Roses  C1 Madame Rose's Toreadorabales C2 Together Wherever We Go C3 You Gotta Get A Gimmick C4 The Strip C5 Rose's Turn  Bonus Tracks: D1 Tomorrow's Mother's Day D2 Mother's Day (Alternate Version) D3 Small World/Momma's Talkin' Soft D4 Nice She Ain't D5 Smile, Girls D6 Who Needs Him? D7 Three Wishes For Christmas
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