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Barbra Streisand 'too old' to star in 'Gypsy' adaptation, says Broadway legend

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Broadway legend Patti Lupone has urged Barbra Streisand to give up her dream of starring in a planned movie adaptation of hit musical Gypsy, because she’s “too old”.Streisand has been desperately trying to get the passion project up and running ever since she received the blessing of playwright Arthur Laurents to adapt the show prior to his death in 2011.She helped to develop the screenplay and wanted to direct and star in the big screen reboot as classic stage mother Mama Rose, but the film, loosely based on burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee’s memoirs, remains in limbo after years of setbacks.Now LuPone, who won her second Tony Award for her portrayal of Rose in the 2008 Broadway revival, insists Streisand should allow another, younger

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