"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

TheaterMania 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] TheaterMania called the song "scene-stealing."[1] NipperTown described it as a "novelty song."[6] The Spokesman-Review named it a "showstopper."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gypsy | TheaterMania". Theatermania.com. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Review: Gypsy/Chicago Shakespeare Theater". Newcitystage.com. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Gypsy Reviews - Theatre In Chicago - Play Reviews". Theatreinchicago.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Gypsy Reviews - Theatre In Chicago - Play Reviews". Theatreinchicago.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Gypsy--a musical fable, a CurtainUp review". Curtainup.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Nippertown!". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  7. ^ "Review: Spokane Civic Theatre's 'Gypsy' a timeless takedown of showbiz | The Spokesman-Review". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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