After an amazing limited engagement at City Center this past summer, the Broadway revival of Gypsy officially opens on March 27th starring the glorious Patti Lupone. Gypsy, the musical directed by 89 year old Arthur Laurents, started its preview on March 3rd at the St. James Theatre. LuPone plays Mama Rose, the stage mother to end all stage mothers, with Boyd Gaines as Herbie, their manager, and Laura Benanti in the role of Louise who tranforms into Gypsy Rose Lee, the title character.
Gypsy is a musical legend written by three renowned Tony winning theatrical geniuses including script by Arthur Laurents himself, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The play features classic songs like "Some People", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Let Me Entertain You" and "Small World".
"Set during the vaudeville era, Gypsy is about a relentless stage mother, Rose, traveling the country with her two daughters, June and Louise, and their manager, Herbie. While June and Louise wish their mother would settle down and marry Herbie, Rose continues to pursue dreams of stardom for her girls. When June deserts the act, Rose turns her attention to the shy Louise, whom she hopes to fashion into a star. When the act is booked into a burlesque house by mistake, Louise is forced into the spotlight and Gypsy Rose Lee is born." — Theatre Source
I read in the New York Post that LuPone didn't miss a beat during Wednesday night's preview of Gypsy when the curtain rising for the second act knocked a bulb from the giant "Rose" sign high in the rafters, littering the St. James stage with glass. Staying in character as unflappable Mama Rose, LuPone grabbed an offstage broom and swept up the mess. Most in the audience never knew any mishap had occurred. Now that's what I call a trouper.
Gypsy is a musical legend written by three renowned Tony winning theatrical geniuses including script by Arthur Laurents himself, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The play features classic songs like "Some People", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Let Me Entertain You" and "Small World".
"Set during the vaudeville era, Gypsy is about a relentless stage mother, Rose, traveling the country with her two daughters, June and Louise, and their manager, Herbie. While June and Louise wish their mother would settle down and marry Herbie, Rose continues to pursue dreams of stardom for her girls. When June deserts the act, Rose turns her attention to the shy Louise, whom she hopes to fashion into a star. When the act is booked into a burlesque house by mistake, Louise is forced into the spotlight and Gypsy Rose Lee is born." — Theatre Source
I read in the New York Post that LuPone didn't miss a beat during Wednesday night's preview of Gypsy when the curtain rising for the second act knocked a bulb from the giant "Rose" sign high in the rafters, littering the St. James stage with glass. Staying in character as unflappable Mama Rose, LuPone grabbed an offstage broom and swept up the mess. Most in the audience never knew any mishap had occurred. Now that's what I call a trouper.
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