You Gotta Get a Gimmick (song)

"You Gotta Get a Gimmick", also known as "You Gotta Have a Gimmick", is a song from the 1959 musical Gypsy, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Synopsis

TheatreMania describes the song plot as a "threesome of hilariously costumed veteran burlesque dancers...who teach Louise the ropes of stripping."[1]

Critical reception

New City Stage describes it as "endearingly bawdy."[2] Time Out Chicago said the song is "this production’s hands-down highlight...in which three burlesque vets pull out all the stops."[3] Stage and Cinema wrote the song was performed by the "show-stopping, scene-stealing...Tessie Tura, Mazeppa and Electra, the stripper specialists in 'You Gotta Get a Gimmick,'" adding, "It's the ultimate tribute to Darwinian adaptation, the secret of showbiz survival and even success."[4] CurtainUp said the song is "show-stopping" and "outrageously funny."[5] TheatreMania called the song "scene-stealing."[6] NipperTown described it as a "novelty song."[7] Spokesman named it a "showstopper."[8]

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References
  1. http://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc-theater/reviews/01-2014/gypsy_67064.html
  2. http://newcitystage.com/2014/02/15/review-gypsychicago-shakespeare-theater/
  3. http://www.theatreinchicago.com/gypsy/reviews/4329/
  4. http://www.theatreinchicago.com/gypsy/reviews/6250/
  5. http://www.curtainup.com/gypsyny.html
  6. http://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc-theater/reviews/01-2014/gypsy_67064.html
  7. http://www.nippertown.com/2014/03/25/theater-gypsy-a-musical-fable-capital-repertory-theatre-32114/
  8. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/20/review-civics-gypsy-a-timeless-takedown-of-showbiz/
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