Re: OT:Gypsy Rose Lee

Date: 20 Feb 2003 16:05:08 -0800
Newsgroups: rec.music.artists.debbie-gibson
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email-address-deleted (RJS2084) wrote in message news:<email-address-deleted>...
> For those that might be interested, there is a lengthy article on the life of
> Gypsy Rose Lee in the current issue of Vanity Fair. (The one with Ben Affleck
> on the cover.) It's a well written article and it goes into the musical in some
> depth. (Not our Deb's participation, but the original production).
>
> Thought some might be interested.
>
> Ann
>
> who the heck is she? i dont like those gypsy's. they are very bad people.
Gypsy Rose Lee is probably the greatest strip_teaser_ of all time.
Back in an age where strip shows were legitimate theatre rather than
simply whoredom [and no, I'm not counting the carnival strippers which
would often offer sexual favors as part of the show], Gypsy was the
queen of the strippers, combining a wit and intelligence with just
enough skin to drive you bananas.
They probably would've had to shoot me back in those days, because
jail or prison would not have stopped me, bluntly, from stalking Gypsy
Rose Lee. In fact, men were known to openly masturbate at her
performances, according to her bio.
Her story became a Broadway musical, an offshoot of which Deborah
performed in the title role, winning the role with her performance in
the Broadway Bares VIII performance largely [and erroneously as a
single event] regarded as the catalyst for my arrest in 1998.
You would absolutely cream for this "Gypsy", Robby. No exaggeration.
And, as for the production, a revival is about to start on Broadway.
Bernadette Peters [a woman I wouldn't mind seeing take her clothes off
either] is going to be the main role of Mama Rose. Think Diane to
Deborah in a much larger and less appreciated sense.
I would be very surprised if Gibson is not playing the role of Gypsy
at some point later in the run, but I do not know who will be starting
as Gypsy in this production.
Mike