SimplyShowbiz.comGaga in title role of “Gypsy”? Sounds like it!
In a new column by Joel Stein of Time, Barbra Streisand let it slip that she wants to cast Lady Gaga in her upcoming film remake of Gypsy. To this, I say a resounding YES! In fact, I’ve been saying for months that Gaga should beat out other suggested performers, including Anne Hathaway and Natalie [...]
Barbra Streisand — One Night Only — Chicago [Spoilers! VIDEO!]
If you’re going to one of the remaining Barbra, 2012 concerts and don’t want to read any “spoilers,” hit your back button now — get the heck out of here — and quick! For the rest of you…. . . . . . . Barbra. Seriously. Rocked. The. House. I went to The United Center [...]
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When everything came up corpses for Gypsy’s mama
People can’t seem to get enough of Rose Hovick, the dependably ruthless mother of Gypsy Rose Lee (Louise Hovick) in the Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy. Ever since Ethel Merman’s original portrayal of the character in 1959, musical-theatre actresses have scrambled to give Rose a turn—the latest, of course, being Barbra Streisand, who is [...]
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Gypsy Rose Lee died on this day in 1970
Gypsy Rose Lee died on this date in 1970 less than a year after she was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was only 59 years old. There was a lot more to her life than even the musical Gypsy. One of the great loves of her life was Mike Todd before Elizabeth Taylor nabbed him [...]
Bistro Award recipient Kaye Ballard looks back–and forward
The 86-year-old entertainer is planning a new show, to play at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency in New York, on June 17. But before that, on April 23, she will be honored at the 27th Annual Bistro Awards with a Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement designation. The ceremony, honoring excellence in cabaret, happens at [...]
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“Gypsy” with Barbra Streisand in the lead is officially on again — Looking ducky, Rose, love! Julian Fellowes to write screenplay
The on-again, off-again movie adaptation of “Gypsy,” with Barbra Streisand in the lead, is officially on again. Barbra Streisand’s website is reporting the news today that British actor and writer Julian Fellowes, who scripted the film Gosford Park and created the TV series Downton Abbey, will pen the screenplay for the star’s upcoming film adaptation [...]
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