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Gypsy Rose Lee

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    January 14, 2009

    Baby June Can Still Entertain Us With Truths

    Who could be more relevant to the current Broadway scene than 95-year-old June Havoc, the woman who was the basis for the character of Baby June in the musical Gypsy, which just closed but which will ring in our theater-queen eyes and ears for all time? Havoc not only has the Gypsy connection, sh ... More >>

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    Who could be more relevant to the current Broadway scene than 95-year-old June Havoc, the woman who was the basis for the character of Baby June in the musical Gypsy, which just closed but which will ring in our theater-queen eyes and ears for all time? Havoc not only has the Gypsy connection, sh ... More >>

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    December 12, 2000

    So This Guy Walks Into a Bar . . .

    Who could be more relevant to the current Broadway scene than 95-year-old June Havoc, the woman who was the basis for the character of Baby June in the musical Gypsy, which just closed but which will ring in our theater-queen eyes and ears for all time? Havoc not only has the Gypsy connection, sh ... More >>

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    January 24, 2011

    Dynasty The Movie: Who'll Be In It?

    ​Yes, a Dynasty movie is in the works--in Hollywood, imagination knows no bounds--but bear in mind that it'll be a prequel, set in the '60s. This way, if it's a hit, they can turn it into a series spinning into future decades through eternity--even past the Moldavia massacre. So who should p ... More >>

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    February 9, 2011

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    March 7, 2011

    Drag Performer Says La Cage Was Aux Foul

    ​ Vodka Stinger--the tempestuous siren from Wednesday nights at Pieces--actually caught Broadway's La Cage aux Folles revival costarring Jeffrey Tambor, before Tambor quit beause he basically froze in front of the audience like Elaine Stritch's margarita glass. Here is Vodka's hilarious firs ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 20, 2011

    Laura Benanti

    ​ Vodka Stinger--the tempestuous siren from Wednesday nights at Pieces--actually caught Broadway's La Cage aux Folles revival costarring Jeffrey Tambor, before Tambor quit beause he basically froze in front of the audience like Elaine Stritch's margarita glass. Here is Vodka's hilarious firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    I Know Who Should Play The Three Strippers In Gypsy!

    ​As you know, Barbra Streisand is reportedly going to make a movie where she's Grandma Rose--I mean Mama Rose--in Gypsy. Well, I have a great idea as to who should play the worn out yet educational ecdysiasts who sing "You Gotta Get A Gimick" to young Gypsy Rose Lee as they show off the shtic ... More >>

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  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Gypsy Gossip From One Of The Herbies

    ​It's never too late to get insight into Gypsy, the classic 1959 musical about cerebral stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and the mother who destroyed her and made her a star at the same time. I recently ran into Peter Riegert, who played Herbie opposite Bette Midler in the 1993 TV version of the show ... More >>

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