You Gotta Get a Gimmick (song)

You Gotta Get a Gimmick is a song from the 1959 musical Gypsy.

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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