Gypsy: Still On, Despite Laurents’ Passing
Sixty-nine-year-old Barbra Streisand was all set to play Mama Rose in a movie of the ultimate showbiz musical, Gypsy, but then you’ll recall that author Arthur Laurents decided not to go ahead with it because theater’s joy is its evanescence and another Gypsy movie wasn’t necessary or some such thing. And then I heard the project was on again, with Laurents somehow convinced it was a good idea, as theater queens everywhere breathed a secret sigh of relief. And... Read More
