Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Re "Globes of Death" (From Chic Silber)


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Hi there Professor

For the recent Broadway revival of the musical "Gypsy"

I did the "electrafication" of the costume for the stripper "Electra"

for the "Gotta Have A Gimmick" number

Somewhere I have a photo of the actress wearing the outfit

but here is a photo of the lit bra.

Posted by Buckles at 6/10/2009 06:21:00 AM

3 comments:

Mike Naughton said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTnQBWxtpXc

"You Gotta Have a Gimmick" from Gypsy as seen in the 1988 Broadway production of Jerome Robbins Broadway.
Jason Alexander introduces the piece and you will see future Broadway star, Faith Prince, as Tessi Tura, the first stripper.

Gypsy was based on the life on Gypsy Rose Lee. This scene depicts young Rose in the strippers' dressing room after accidently being booked into a Burlesque Theatre with her mother and fellow girl performers.

Tessi Tura informs Rose that in order to be stripper, "All you gotta have is no talent."

This is one of the funniest numbers ever to appear on the Broadway stage, in my humble opinion.

And isn't it true, in all forms of show business, You Gotta Have a Gimmick, even in the circus.

10 June, 2009 07:20
Chic Silber said...

Yes Mike

Certainly true for me

It's been one gimmick after

another all these years

10 June, 2009 10:30
Chic Silber said...

A fun side note for me is

that Marilyn Caskey the actress

that played "Electra" in this

recent production mentioned

is currently playing "Madame

Morrible" the headmistress in

one of our touring companies

of the musical "Wicked"

The entire world of Broadway

is made up of many fewer

folks than you would imagine

10 June, 2009 11:26

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