THEATRE GOSSIP #576: The "Tammy Faye is Swept Away" Edition

Previous thread:

(Insert 10 posts of bitching about the thread title.)

I think it's fine, OP.

The bidding for Chita's Spider Woman Tony is holding steady at $8,000 with five days left to go. Her Tony for The Rink is currently going for $1k less.

Too soon OP?

[quote]The bidding for Chita's Spider Woman Tony is holding steady at $8,000 with five days left to go. Her Tony for The Rink is currently going for $1k less.

Only the two?

Did William Hurt’s kids sell his “Kiss” Oscar? Will JLo’s kids sell hers??

Joy Behar To Lead Cast Of Her Off Broadway Play ‘My First Ex-Husband’:

Still no link to that video then?

R7: I can fill in while she's out.

What is the ABS as it relates to Michael Park in the last thread?

Will I be embarrassed that I couldn't figure it out?

R7 omg, I’m a fan of Joy…but that show sounds dreadful!

A playwright she ain't!

Wow! We're getting a whole new Wicked musical.

I wonder if Schwartz and Holzman are going to make “Son of a Witch” into a musical?

Did anyone identify the middle poster in the bottom row of that porn scene from the last thread?

I'm now the lead bidder on a few of Chita's outfits.

MARY!

real women have Boops!

Nicely done OP on thread name!

r10 Adult bookstore. Which Mr. Park is rumored to have frequented in his television days.

(Or was it his Evan Hansen days?)

If the latter—-on the west side of 8th Ave, in the high 40s?!

First preview of Gypsy.

I’m sure the queens will say Audra is definitive and “mother” and “queen”

It doesn’t deny the fact that her voice is not right for this role no matter how many times she “SLAYS”

Or 8th Ave., between 14th and 23rd?

Rumor has it he can suck the chrome off a bumper!

Jesse Green really loved the ladies of Death Becomes Her:

Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard are "comic treasures"

"Hilty is an inventive and beguiling comedian, putting a warm spin on even the meanest zingers."

"Simard is simply brilliant. I say 'simply' advisedly; it takes a lot of craft and homework to stand next to Hilty and not be outdone. Happily, her Helen is an astonishing creation of disappointment and disparagement: Dorothy Parker boiled down to a syrup, spitting takedowns like sour candies."

"The chance to see two theatrical masterminds go at it for a few hours is sufficient justification for the effort. I wouldn’t be surprised if, in its next incarnation, the Lunt-Fontanne Theater became the Hilty-Simard."

R24: I'm shocked how much he liked Swept Away.

Reviews for DBH are mostly raves and even Jesse was mixed.

Having worked with Chris Gattelli a couple of times over the years, I'm quite shocked he got it together. Of all those ex-chorus boys who went on to become choreographers and then directors, he would have been the last I'd predicted this kind of success. But he's a sweet guy, so there's that.

I think Hilty/Simard will be tougher to figure out for Tonys.

At least Mary Louise Wilson and Christine Ebersole had a clear lead/supporting divide.

No one will ever accuse OP of being a try hard.

I would think Chita’s Tony for The Rink would have the higher value since it was her first and therefore more historically significant. She also beat Bernadette and Liza.

Bonham’s hasn’t positioned this correctly.

Bernadette deserved that Tony.

Well, now she can buy it!

Poor Bernie.

Yeah, but Bernie didn't deserve her Tony for AGYG and Song & Dance was nothing special, either, so it all equals out. She got those two awards to make up for losing Sunday and (later) Gypsy.

I didn't know Tony voters were psychics who also considered future losses when voting. Does the American Theatre Wing give out crystal balls with Antoinette Perry trapped inside like Madame Leota?

Sweetie, I didn't mean it literally. I meant that there were two performances Bernadette deserved Tonys for that she didn't get and two she got because the competition was weak those years and it was nice to honor her. If it means so much to you to be chronologically in order, then you may count her AGYG award as a make up for Into the Woods.

Meanwhile, Marissa Jaret Winokur was a guest judge on a roller skating competition show last month.

Marissa Jaret Winokur makes me want to leave America.

[quote]Did anyone identify the middle poster in the bottom row of that porn scene from the last thread?

It's for a production of Pam Gems' play, "Dusa, Fish, Stas, & Vi" at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. (1978)

The stars were: Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Warren, Fran Brill, & Marybeth Hurt.

THANK you, r37! For some reason, that was driving me crazy! Blessings on you!

The new Sally Bowles in Cabaret seems to be out of the show quite a bit more than her scheduled absences. Don't these youngins like to work anymore?

So Gypsy first preview is getting a mixed review.

The influencers on Twitter are all saying Audra and the show are amazing (as predicted) and that Audra had Tony #7 sewn up.

Broadwayworld chat board is much more critical and calling the whole thing a misfire and Audra miscast.

Will be interesting to see who wins the argument in the end.

Audra’s voice is just fine for Rose. It’s just a warmer voice than the sledgehammer stuff we’re used to. It will make Rose a more empathetic person.

Looking forward to see this version! Never, never bet against Audra.

[Quote] Audra had Tony #7 sewn up

What about me and my Jesus MAGA hat??

Someone has apparently started a thread - they apparently exploded in a gushing orgasm after seeing Audra.

Those first preview GYPSY comments on BroadwayWorld are all over the place but everyone agrees the strippers stole the show. As usual. Audra's getting everything from STUNNING to looks like she doesn't want to be there.

[quote]Someone has apparently started a thread - they apparently exploded in a gushing orgasm after seeing Audra.

I hope they sat on a towel.

Or my face.

[quote]Audra’s voice is just fine for Rose. It’s just a warmer voice than the sledgehammer stuff we’re used to.

That's your opinion, which many people are obviously not going to share. And not all previous Roses had "sledghammer" voices -- for example, Lansbury, Lavin, Peters.

r40 The posts on BWW are all over the place, so you claiming they say one thing in particular is completely untrue

I have a vague memory of that play Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi in NY but can't remember any specifics. It was certainly a memorable title if nothing else.

Must look it up now.

If I were a collector of such things I'd much prefer having a Tony for Chita Rivera in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN sitting on my mantle just because the title is so much more eye-catching and exotic than THE RINK (which could have flopped on Broadway just for the blandness of the title alone).

^^^Also, THE RINK is little more than a footnote in theater history, whereas KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is far better known and loved, even before the imminent release of the film version.

Both Rita Moreno and Rachel Zegler were on Seth Meyers' show last night. I assume his booker hates DL.

i won this one for gettin' raped, right on the boardwalk!

Another thank you to R37! I never heard of this show! DL is educational.

Evan Ross Katz on Ariana and Cynthia's performances in Wicked:

Easily lost in the cacophony of talking points around a film so big it almost can’t be contained is just how seismically spectacular these two performances are from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. It’s not that it’s not obvious. In fact, it’s in a sense *so* obvious that your brain can trick you into thinking it need not be discussed because it’s simply a universal truth, right? Yet still, it’s necessary that we tether and frame the conversation. Performances like these don’t just happen. They are honed. I believe it’s rare to witness, and when one does, it is necessary to call it out and offer up our flowers (specifically in this instance, tulips). I particularly love Jonny’s point here: “You have to leave your life behind and immerse yourself so fully.” What these women achieve on that screen is of course rooted in talent, but it’s brought to life through craft. Rigorous. Meticulous. Scrupulous. Unwavering. They gave parts of themselves in order to breathe life into these characters. It’s a combination of care and commitment and technique. It’s rare. And it’s marvelous. And no matter what you read about this film, nothing, in my humble and admittedly biased opinion (I love these two so much), will be able to properly convey this level of artistry rendered on screen. There’s a million reasons to love this film — and I hope we can have long and meaningful discussions about all 999,998 at a later date. But in the immediate, let us celebrate these two women and the master class they lay bare on this screen.

This reaction is becoming annoying. Can someone be good and *not* be the best thing that’s ever happened ever???

Christ!

[quote]Wow! We're getting a whole new Wicked musical.

Don't know if it was "sing-a-long" performance, but they should incorporate the flying into the Broadway show they did in Brazil. So much better than the cheap forklift effect.

One thing that's very clear from all that BWW chat about GYPSY's first preview: You'll be taking your chances on whether or not you'll see Audra performing on any given night.

R58, do you mean because people are saying that the role is very challenging for her vocally? I think anyone with any knowledge of Audra's performance history could have guessed that it was only a matter of time before she started missing performances in GYPSY, and/or an alternate was announced. And probably a fairly short amount of time, at that.

R56 Yes, I agree.

It's the Beyonce effect. It can't just be very good, or entertaining. It must be described as a thing that rearranged pop culture or popular music in its entirety, forever.

I googled Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi to hopefully find out something about the NY production, which I think ran at the Public, but couldn't find a thing other than the briefest synopses of the plot.

If anyone finds more or remembers the off-Broadway production, please let me know. Like the cast and director - who were they? I think it was not same as the LA Taper production.

r59, yes, that's exactly what I mean. Who wants to spend hundreds of dollars for tickets when you don't know if the star will show up?

R50, saying The Rink flopped on Broadway is like saying the Baby Jesus tanked in Bethlehem. How dare you.

Someone at Broadway World said about Audra’s performance that she looked like she was trying to shoplift something at CVS.

R43, (throws towel) Clean it up!

That quote at R55 sounds like badly programmed AI.

Well R58, that was clear when they announced the show.

Maybe Erivo will go everywhere in green face now so people recognise her.

[quote]Who wants to spend hundreds of dollars for tickets when you don't know if the star will show up?

From the moment Audra as Rose was announced, I predicted this would turn out to be a huge problem. She has been known to call out VERY frequently in most of her shows. LADY DAY was a major exception, I assume because in that show she was using her voice in a very different, less taxing way. I imagine what will happen with GYPSY is that she'll soon start calling out, and the production and the press office will do their utmost to somehow try to minimize that, similar to what happened with Lindsay Mendez in MERRILY and the female lead in HELL'S KITCHEN.

R69 Oh! Mary! Why are you fretting about something that hasn't happened?!

R70, because there's every reason to believe it's going to happen, and it's just a question of when.

Isn't that what we are supposed to do here at DL, r70?

Ok, I'll get my handkerchief ready!

Audra is a part time performer, full time diva!

4 shows a week is her absolute max!

It sounds like Audra's performance last night was close to what Betty Lynn tried at Papermill and we know how that turned out.

[quote] do you mean because people are saying that the role is very challenging for her vocally?

No, Sondemites are insufferable and insist every performer sound exactly like the Original Cast. No variation allowed.

[quote]One thing that's very clear from all that BWW chat about GYPSY's first preview: You'll be taking your chances on whether or not you'll see Audra performing on any given night.

On off nights, she'll be doing a medley of "Some People" and "Small World" in the queue at Chipotle.

[quote]That quote at [R55] sounds like badly programmed AI.

Who the hell is Evan Ross Katz anyway? I looked him up and still don't know why I should be listening to him. AI isn't half as vapid as he is.

For anyone who might be interested, Caroline Bowman will play Norma on January 12th. Maybe that's her last day before leaving for Smash rehearsals?

R78 Some YAAAAAS KWEEN queen that somehow made a bit of a tepid career out of her yaaaaasified social media postings.

WTF Audra?????

R81, She's doing the Lansbury thing where she bows after Rose's Turn, thinking there's an audience

The gushing over Wicked is becoming annoying. You just know it's part of the marketing because NOTHING is that amazing.

It looks like she goes completely mad by the end of the number. Instead of Gypsy coming back for her, the men in the white coats do.

R82. Don't all of the Rose's do that?

R81: Why is a "2 x Tony Award and Olivier winning Broadway Producer" filming and posting a clip he filmed mid-performance during a preview? Ghastly behavior!

Rose's what, R85?

The Rose with the absolute worst voice for the role was Bernadette. Rose isn't a kewpie doll

I have to take Broadway break for a while. Everything is just okay but costs an arm and a leg

R88 wait until you hear Audra. Rose’s Turn and Everything’s Coming Up Roses from last night leaked on Tik Tok and it’s as bad as they say.

I don’t see how she survives this role. Her voice sounded ROUGH at the last half o Everything’s Coming Up Roses.

The producers have to be shitting their pants.

Her standby is a no-name, Jesus lover (according to her Instagram) and people will demand refunds.

How does this make any money??!??

Well, Audra is no Liv Ullman.

Oh, that clip was Audra? I thought it was Tyler Perry.

I’m surprised that the producers didn’t stump out for someone like Heather Headley (who’d be a slam dunk in the part) as Audra’s standby.

I'd pay to see that, R93.

R93. Heather lives in Chicago.

She can fly!

That's a bit unfair, given she's receiving a standing ovation in that clip. To stay in character while filling for time requires a bit of extra stage business that can look a little "extra". It probably would be smarter for Audra to freeze in that moment as if time is standing still for Rose in her delusional fantasy world. The story can begin again (conclude) when the audience shuts up.

^ replying to R84.

R88, “kewpie doll”? You must be a thousand years old.

It's not that she's playing to an invisible audience, it's that she seems mentally impaired. And Rose is not that.

Uh, Rose has some rather severe mental/emotional issues. She's a fuckin' mess.

The real Rose, really was a monster. The Gypsy version of Rose is, she's a pushy but loving stage mom; a mac truck, but one with HEART!

Rose bowing at the end doesn't necessarily mean she's "crazy"....she's fantasizing about being a star and that's what stars do at the end of their big number. The maniacal way some actresses play that moment, does suggest Rose they're choosing to play Rose as having "some issues".

[quote]She can fly!

Can she defy gravity?

Rose bowling?

Ucla football sucks.

[quote][R88], “kewpie doll”? You must be a thousand years old.

You have never heard the words “kewpie doll" in reference to Bernadette Peters, r99?

What are you, 12?

I remember seeing the first performance of Patti in Gypsy at City Center and being impressed at how polished it was. They probably had a fraction of the rehearsal time the current production had. Laura and Boyd were already there and, despite some visible nerves and a few flubs, Patti was still great. The performance itself was smooth and tight and the audience loved it. Audra and company have three weeks to pull it together and I hope they get there.

[quote]Audra and company have three weeks to pull it together and I hope they get there.

But, according to the few reports we have so far, the issues have nothing to do with the show needing time to be pulled together, Instead, they're all about Audra's vocal unsuitability for the role.

Count me as someone else who questions why anyone would hire George Wolfe to direct anything at this point. As far as I can tell, he had ONE great success in his career, a few middling successes, several disappointments, and several huge flops. Plus, he did almost run The Public Theater into the ground. So I guess one has to look beyond his track record for other reason(s) why he still gets work.

[quote]What are you, 12?

Not the best response when someone's accusing you of being ancient

OMG R81 she looks demented and also fat, not that that's a bad thing......... Flop anyone?

“Demented and Fat” - a memoir by Audra McDonald.

Mama Rose is also neurodivergent.

Wasn't Madame Rose also lesbionic?

Yup.

And, possibly murderous.

R104, of course I understand the tired reference to a doll from the early 1900s. Your bitchery must have been the height of sophistication in 1974.

[quote] Your bitchery must have been the height of sophistication in 1974.

Oh, I doubt that, r113.

my rose is turning, mama, it burns, mama, it burns!

Looking at that video of Audra, I’m happy my seat is far far from the stage

Whatever you may think of Audra's vocal abilities, she's a pretty limited actress. I spent the entire season of Lady Day's run shocked at the rapturous response she got over playing Billie Holiday when in truth, she sounded like JZ Knight channelling Ramtha.

Ah, there’s always someone who insists that EVERYONE ELSE is deluded. In r117’s case, they know better than six seasons of Tony voters.and ten seasons of Tony nominators. More than Stephen Sondheim and Terrence McNally and George C. Wolfe. Calling the most awarded stage actor “limited” certainly is a choice, though not an especially flattering one.

Oh stop. Audra’s one of this generation’s great stage actresses

R119

-Audra Ann

R117. Agreed. Audra is not a great actor. Watch her on The Gilded Age and see Denee Benton blow her off the screen in their scenes together.

In that clip, she seems to be channeling the young Helen Keller.

Re George Wolfe, didn't he come out of retirement for this? Maybe he realized he was tapped out.

Huh, r122, while you see Helen Keller I see Eleanor Roosevelt.

I don't see anything at all.

How can you possibly fuck up Gypsy?

Georgie Wolfe never met a stage show he couldn't fuck up. I have no respect for the idiotic decision to hire him. Listening, Tom?

I saw two guys get up and leave early at Swept Away last night. Quite a number of empty orchestra seats too.

My favorite George C Wolfe story is that Elaine Stritch had him come to a run through rehearsal of her newest club act after their success with At Liberty.

He stayed for 20 minutes, told Elaine he had vertigo, had to go lay down, and never returned.

R85 all the Rose's what?

"to go lay down"

Oh, dear.

Tom Kirdahy is such a sweet guy but as a producer, he's too hands off, too starry-eyed, and allows directors like Stro (NY, NY, anyone?) and Wolfe free rein and does nobody, especially his investors any favors. He has no vision.

I long for the bygone days of David Merrick, Kermit Bloomgarden, Alexander Cohen and Saint-Subber. Producers with a singular passion who had a strong point of view and weren't afraid to express it.

[quote]Break a leg or I'll break it for you.

When did Megan Hilty get so fat? At least Audra can blame encroaching old age.

[quote]The Rose with the absolute worst voice for the role was Bernadette. Rose isn't a kewpie doll

That’s ridiculous. Bernadette didn’t use a “kewpie doll” voice for Rose. She sounded great. Her “Rose’s Turn” was one of the best ever. As opposed to Patti, who had the “typical” Rose belt but played the whole evening like she was still pissed off about losing the Tony to Joanna Gleason.

Heard they abandoned the strobe light change of the cast from kids to teens which is ridiculous as it is one of the greatest stage magic effects in musical history.

🚨‘Wicked’ debuted with a $46.7M Friday opening which is more than the highest grossing movie musical of all time Frozen 2 which debuted with $42.5M 👀

Frozen 2 went on to gross $1.5 billion at the box office.

I have mixed feelings about the spectacular success of the WICKED movie. One the one hand, I'm thrilled for Stephen Schwartz and many of the other people involved, and of course, it's always great news when a movie musical is received so well by the general public, especially an adaptation of a Broadway show. On the other hand, it's too bad that this will be perceived as a huge feather in the cap of the hateful Cynthia Erivo. But it does seem likely that she'll continue to sabotage her own career, so maybe I can look forward to that.

Is Erivo gay?

Will young girls start wearing large nose rings in imitation of their new idol? How does one explain that fashion choice? I really don't get it. Is it some sort of tribute or memorial to enslaved people?

Asshole.. Shut up.

It’s jewelry dumbshit.

I'd rather see Sutton's" Rose" instead of Audra's.

Omg. Your lips to my tormented ears, still bleeding from Sutton’s grating take on “My White Knight.” Hard pass.

I travel a lot for work and listen to Sirius/XM Hits One hours a day while driving and this afternoon they actually included an edited version of “Defying Gravity” into the rotation… when’s the last time a genuine Broadway song (albeit the movie soundtrack) was on the actual radio? I don’t even remember Hamilton getting much radio play. No question, Wicked is a blockbuster.

It'll be interesting to see if the Wicked movie leaves any lasting impression on culture once the Universal payola dries up.

R144, you do realize that "My White Knight" and, well, ANY song in GYPSY have very different demands, right?

Upper West Side teenager is trying to fight ageism in theater:

Visitors to Death Becomes Her.....

R147, yeah I’ve seen both shows and both actresses plenty of times. Sutton is a soap opera/sitcom level actor and the kind of singer you pluck out of the chorus for a short solo line. The demands of Gypsy are far beyond her, even if she can belt as gratingly as La Lupone. Talent for the deaf, blind, and dumb.

huh

Looking back at their performances in the final scene(s) now, I'm starting to wonder if Patti's Rose was overpraised and Bernadette's was underappreciated. Patti's performance seems so manic and frenzied and bordering on demented. Bernadette's breaks my heart (and, occasionally, makes me laugh ruefully.)

PATTI...

VS. Bernadette...

Word is that Patti's performance as Rose varied wildly in quality from one show to another, for whatever reasons. She was awful when I saw her, indicating all over the place, and with all of her physical and vocal mannerisms on full display. I actually thought she was better in the City Center run, although her performance then was hampered by that ridiculously non-period wig or hairstyle.

Pick a Rose...

R152, did you see both performances?

Choice after, Patti was exactly what you’d expect from her and very loud about doing it. She ended the show clawing at the scenery as the curtain came down.

Bernadette crafted each moment very specifically, and often in ways that made the material seem brand new. As the show progressed, I felt her desire to live through her children was heartbreaking rather thab vicious. She ended the show as a women with greatness who has been shattered by life.

Incidentally, after watching bootlegs of both shows after I saw them. It became clear to me that video doesn’t even begin to capture what happens in a theater. Not the same at all.

^”Choice after choice, Patti”

Year after year, older and older. Patti gets loud, Bernie gets bolder.

Bernadette got a bum rap early on when she got sick and missed shows. She's a true pro since a kid and wouldn't miss if she didn't have to. But a certain theatre writer of Murdoch had it out for her and attacked her every chance he could.

R159. I love Bernadette but her numerous absences from The Goodbye Girl put a target on her back. The rumors that she wanted out of the show started during the out of town tryout.

R160 I don’t blame her. She had bum material and a ham for a co-star who was still getting better notices.

[quote]Talent for the deaf, blind, and dumb.

Leave me out of this.

-- R125

Peters' Rose (which I saw in previews and then again after it opened) wasn't entirely successful, but it was fresh and interesting throughout, as was the entire production.

LuPone's Rose (which I saw at Ravinia and on Broadway) was unsubtle and self-serving.

R152, stop! STOP STOP STOP!!! Who do you think you are? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE??? Get out! Get out! That's right YOU! Get out!!!

Let's start again......

Bitch all ya want, but who got the Tony? That's right, dolls!

It was a pity Tony.

The one and only Peters/Gypsy bootleg in circulation is from an early preview and it's terrible.

Peters was a great disappointment for me when I saw her do her GYPSY song on the Tony Awards.

Ugh.

Any word on who's replacing our favorite hustler turned broadway darling Cole Escola?

Oh Mary: I thought I heard Melissa Mccarthy wanted to in an earlier thread? God, Bernadette Peters could be

Gypsy was really good and I can imagine sound and other tech issues being improved soon. I was pleasantly surprised as a Patti fan.

Audra sounds great and is more down to earth in the book scenes with the kids, not just a raging monster. She, in fact, sounds much better than that early tiktok clip floating around. I loved her Rose's Turn. I understand that her voice and some key changes/choices may sound odd if you want a traditional belter. My only tiny disappointment was Tulsa's scene. Tony Yazbeck really killed that in the previous version and I liked that choreography better.

Tammy Faye was shockingly dull. Left at intermission, but I thought people were exaggerating how boring it was. The music completely left my brain, when I can usually remember some new songs at shows.

I don't understand some of the accent choices, emphasis on other evangelicals, etc. Strange book, disappointing music, it wasn't even fun bad. Brits don't always understand American religious culture and what is funny or amusing to us.

I don’t even understand why people are obsessed with Tammy Faye. That film was bad enough.

[quote]I don’t even understand why people are obsessed with Tammy Faye.

They clearly aren't, based on the ticket sales. The movie also only made about ten dollars, Chastain's Oscar notwithstanding.

A friend has tickets to see Gypsy in preview this week. I am so jealous. Seeing Audra in this work? Yes please.

R163, my two main memories of the Peters “Gypsy”. I sat next to Marilyn Horne at the invited dress (sheer coincidence; she wasn’t in my group) During the overture (which apparently the audience talks through in the Audra production), the audience was incredibly reverent, even applauding as each famous song was introduced. When the conductor got to “Small World” and the melody soars into the bridge (“We have so much in common, it’s a phenomenon…), Marilyn starting unconsciously humming along in her glorious mezzo.

The queen in front of her snapped his head around and hissed, “Shut. UP!!!” 😂

During the applause, I tapped him on the shoulder and said, “Nice going, girl… you just told Marilyn Horne to stick a sock in it.”

My other memory was Bernadette climbing onto a rickety chair to get the plaque down at the end of “Some People” and thought, “That’s a great way to kill the momentum of a number… or even the leading lady!

[quote]Brits don't always understand American religious culture

I'm an American and I don't EVER understand American religious culture.

R173, I meant the creators.

Had to google Marilyn Horne.

[quote]Had to google Marilyn Horne.

Of course you did, r178...sigh.

[quote]I sat next to Marilyn Horne ... she wasn’t in my group)

For which she was eternally grateful

I don't believe I've ever been to a production of GYPSY where the audience talked through the overture.

Who talks through the Gypsy overture??? VULGARIANS! THAT'S WHO!

^^^R180, a bitchy comment is fine if it's funny. But your comment wasn't REMOTELY funny, just bitchy, and therefore unwelcome and unnecessary.

Seems I struck a nerve.