Yes, I think this must be some urban myth, although one I've never heard before, perhaps someone getting mixed up with Garland's audition to replace Lansbury in Mame.
FWIW, since you mentioned it in connection with Laurents — how could he like the movie version of Gypsy when Garland wanted it and didn't get it? — I don't think Laurents ever mentioned anything about Garland not getting the movie. Actually, a friend of Laurents's was announced in the press as being up for the movie, and that was another Judy — Holliday. But I've never heard that she auditioned for it. She was just a person who was mentioned in the press a few times as being a likely Rose in the movie. |
