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Gypsy is based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque
stripper. The musical focuses on her overbearing mother, Rose, the
quintessential stage mother, as she pushes Gypsy (then known as
Louise) and her sister June into life on the vaudeville circuit,
forever trying to break into the big time.
One of the greatest musicals of all time, Gypsy features music by
Jule Styne, lyrics by Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It
was directed by legendary director/choreographer Jerome Robbins and
the original 1962 production starred Ethel Merman as Mama Rose.
It has been revived several times, first as a London production
featuring Angela Lansbury as Rose and Zan Charisse as Louise, which
eventually transferred to Broadway in 1974, and a more recent
Broadway revival starring Tyne Daly as Rose in 1989. Gypsy was made
into a motion picture with Rosalind Russell as Rose and Natalie Wood
as Louise in 1963, and into a TV movie with Bette Midler in 1993.
- June Abernathy
Show Data
Original Broadway Production Info:
Opened
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May
21, 1959 |
Closed |
March
25, 1961 |
Ran |
702
Performances |
Theatre |
Broadway
Theatre |
Music |
Jule
Styne |
Lyrics |
Stephen
Sondheim |
Book |
Stephen
Laurents |
suggested
by memoirs of |
Gypsy Rose Lee |
Producer |
David
Merrick |
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Leland
Hayward |
Director |
Jerome
Robbins |
Choreography |
Jerome
Robins |
Set
Designer |
Jo
Mielziner |
Costumes
Designer |
Raoul
Pene dy Bois |
Lighting
Designer |
Jo
Mielziner |
Dance
Music Arranger |
John
Kander |
Musical
Direction |
Milton
Rosenstock |
Orchestrations |
Sid
Ramin |
|
Robert
Ginzler |
Original Broadway Cast:
Uncle
Jocko
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Mort
Marshall |
George
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Willy
Sumner |
Arnold
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John
Borden |
Balloon
Girl |
Jody
Lane |
Baby
Louise |
Karen
Moore |
Baby
June |
Jacqueline
Mayro |
Rose
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Ethel
Merman |
Pop
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Erv
Harmon |
Newsboys
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Bobby
Brownell |
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Gene
Castle |
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Steve
Curry |
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Billy
Harris |
Weber
|
Joe
Silver |
Herbie
|
Jack
Klugman |
Louise
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Sandra
Church |
June
|
Lane
Bradbury |
Tulsa
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Paul
Wallace |
Yonkers
|
David Winters |
Angie
|
Ian
Tucker |
L.A.
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Michael
Parks |
Kringelein
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Loney
Lewis |
Mr.
Goldstone |
Mort
Marshall |
Farm
Boys |
Marvin
Arnold |
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Ricky
Coll |
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Don
Emmons |
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Michael
Parks |
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Ian
Tucker |
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Paul
Wallace |
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David Winters |
Miss Cratchitt |
Peg Murray |
Agnes |
Marilyn Cooper |
Marjorie May |
Patsy Bruder |
Delores |
Marilyn D'Honau |
Thelma |
Merle Letowt |
Edna |
Joan Petlak |
Gail |
Imelda De Martin |
Pastey |
Richard Porter |
Tessie Tura |
Maria Karnilova |
Mazeppa |
Faith Dane |
Cigar |
Loney Lewis |
Electra |
Chotzi Foley |
Show Girls |
Kathryn Albertson |
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Gloria Kristy |
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Denise McLaglen |
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Barbara London |
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Theda Nelson |
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Carroll Jo Towers |
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Marie Wallace |
Maid |
Marsha Rivers |
Phil |
Joe Silver |
Bougeron-Cochon |
George Zima |
Cow |
Willy Sumner |
Musical Numbers:
- Overture
- May We Entertain You
- Some People
- Small World
- Baby June and Her Newsboys
- Mr. Goldstone, I Love You
- Little Lamb
- You'll Never Get Away From Me
- Dainty June and Her Farmboys
- If Momma Was Married
- All I Need Is the Girl
- Everything's Coming Up Roses
- Madame Rose's Toreadorables
- Together, Wherever We Go
- You Gotta Get a Gimmick
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rose's Turn
Cut Songs:
- Mama's Talkin' Soft
- Smile, Girls
- Three Wishes for Christmas
- Who Needs Him?
Broadway Revival (1) Production Info:
Opened |
September
23, 1974 |
Closed |
January
4, 1975 |
Ran |
120
Performances |
Theatre |
Winter
Garden Theatre |
Music |
Jule
Styne |
Lyrics |
Stephen
Sondheim |
Book |
Stephen
Laurents |
Suggested
by memoirs of |
Gypsy
Rose Lee |
Producer |
Barry
M. Brown |
|
Edgar
Lansbury |
|
Joseph
Beruh |
Director |
Arthur
Laurents |
Choreog.
Reproduction |
Robert
Tucker |
Set
Designer |
Robert
Randolph |
Costume
Designer |
Raoul
Pene du Bois |
|
Robert
Mackintosh |
Lighting
Designer |
Robert
Randolph |
Musical
Direction |
Milton
Rosenstock |
Broadway Revival Cast:
Uncle
Jocko |
John
C. Becher |
George
|
Don
Potter |
Clarence
|
Craig
Brown |
Balloon
Girl |
Donna
Elio |
Baby
Louise |
Lisa
Peluso |
Baby
June |
Bonnie
Langford |
Rose
|
Angela
Lansbury |
Chowsie
|
Pee
Wee |
Pop
|
Ed
Riley |
Newsboys
|
Craig
Brown |
|
Anthony
Marciona |
|
Sean
Rule |
|
Mark
Santoro |
Weber
|
Charles
Rule |
Herbie
|
Rex
Robbins |
Louise
|
Zan
Charisse |
June
|
Maureen
Moore |
Tulsa
|
John
Sheridan |
Yonkers
|
Steven
Gelfer |
L.A.
|
David
Lawson |
Little
Rock |
Jay
Smith |
San
Diego |
Dennis
Karr |
Boston
|
Serhij
Bohdan |
Kringelein
|
John
C. Becher |
Mr.
Goldstone |
Don
Potter |
Miss
Cratchitt |
Gloria
Rossi |
Hollywood
Blondes |
Pat
Cody |
|
Jinny
Kordek |
|
Jan
Neuberger |
|
Marilyn
Olson |
|
Pat
Richardson |
Agnes
|
Denny
Dillon |
Pastey
|
Richard
J. Sabellico |
Tessie
Tura |
Mary
Louise Wilson |
Mazeppa
|
Gloria
Rossi |
Cigar
|
John
C. Becher |
Electra
|
Sally
Cooke |
Maid
|
Bonnie
Walker |
Phil
|
Ed
Riley |
Bougeron-Cochon
|
Serhij
Bohdan |
Secondary performance rights handled by Tams-Witmark Music Library
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Assassins is about how society interprets the American Dream, marginalizes outsiders and rewrites and sanitizes its collective history. "Something Just Broke" is a major distraction and plays like an afterthought, shoe horned simply to appease. The song breaks the dramatic fluidity and obstructs the overall pacing and climactic arc which derails the very intent and momentum that makes this work so compelling...
- Mark Bakalor
I found [the Sondheim Celebration's Company] to be completely delightful. Almost all of the numbers excited and energized me, and most of the scenes were about as pitch-perfect as you can get. I just sat there with a big smile on my face the whole show.
Which is not to say that it is perfect...
- popcornonmyknees
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