I saw this as a kid. As I recall, a very uneven show, but Kate was electric. Now, let's get to the wardrobe: Only Kate is wearing authentic Chanel. All of the other dresses are vulgar recreations by Cecil Beaton. Did he need to exaggerate them to "play" to a theater, perhaps. But the result is an outrage and I can imagine Chanel turning over in her grave - perhaps tied up in ropes of pearls. Shocking that Beaton, who showed wonderful showmanship in "My Fair Lady" and "Gigi" would put forward such vulgar versions of Chanel's work. But the finale, despite the costumes, is a coup de theatre.
Loved this Gypsy was her only London Musical 40 years later she appeared in the West End again in Blithe Spirits and the applause as she came on was deafening
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She is the QUEEN. In '80 I had the stunning pleasure of seeing her in Sweeney Todd. My date was good friends, had gone to William and Mary with, a girl named Glenny Close, who was living with Len Cariou, who played Sweeney. We picked up "Glenny" and went to the theatre, then after the show went backstage, saw their Tony Awards, then met Ms. Lansbury and Mr. Cariou at Jo Allens (?). "Glenny" had just auditioned for Barnum, the musical that pretty much got her started. I was overwhelmed with the evening, still gives me chills. Mr. Cariou bought me a very expensive pack of some kind of cigarette ( I didn't smoke but when he offered I smoked!). Ms.Lansbury had a salad and went home. But, "Len", "Glenny", my date and I sat and talked for about an hour or so. Mr. Cariou ( he asked me to call him Len) talked about the special voice coach Sondheim had hired for them. We talked about "Glenny's" audition (which, of course, she won). What a night! Later I had to go back to my 'space' in a fourth floor, rat-infested apartment on the lowest, lower East Side. But, wow!
Was there any song Dame Angela couldn't sing! She was just great. I especially loved her tribute to the great Ethel Merman, whom I ' have admired all my life.
Sad, that instead of placing 'hopes and dreams' into a figure like Gabrielle----that Noel, who had her own; Coco too-long kept 'over-looking' the number of up-and-coming Male Designers who would have readily stepped into the ROLE of a Surrogate Son. And thus fulfilled Coco's Dream of a Haute Couture Dynasty. Mon Dieu......
