My French is a little rusty, can anyone make out what this area might be?
I have a confession to make. I blamed the wrestling boys for my computer virus (which I continue to battle) when it really happened a day or two before, when I foolishly, and even as I clicked, I thought 'I shouldn't have done that', downloaded "free" sudoku puzzles. What an idjit.
Last night I saw Gypsy with Patti LuPone. It was directed by the author, Arthur Laurents, who declined to bring anything new to it or reimagine the show in any way. It might have been a play based on the movie. (Have I mentioned that I have a ticket to Xanadu next week?) However, Lupone was adorable and formidable and if we didn't have Rosalind Russell on film doing it, it could have been her signature role. I don't regret seeing it, but the evening was, please don't get upset, or do, and tell me about it, like the best dinner theater production imaginable, without the food. What I mean by that is you get a well-known workhorse of a show, full of songs you know, with the impossible good luck of seeing La LuPone in it. But if you're getting your theater and food in separate buildings, that's not enough. Maybe this is an unfair comparison, but last year's Sweeney Todd was the ultimate example of what a revival should be--even if you've seen the show before (and I had, and furthermore, hated it) you are seeing something brand new and challenging.