Gypsy

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"Gypsy" is a musical that features music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. The show is loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque stripper, and her relationship with her mother, Rose, who was determined to make her daughters into stars. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1959 and starred Ethel Merman as Rose. The show was a critical and commercial success and has since become a beloved classic of the musical theatre canon. "Gypsy" features several well-known songs, including "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Let Me Entertain You," and "Rose's Turn." The show is known for its strong female characters and its exploration of the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters. Over the years, "Gypsy" has been revived numerous times on Broadway and has been adapted for film and television. The show continues to be popular with audiences and is frequently performed by community and regional theatre groups around the world.}

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Genre: Musical Play

Score

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Cut during Philadelphia tryout

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"Gypsy" is a musical that features music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. The show is loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque stripper, and her relationship with her mother, Rose, who was determined to make her daughters into stars. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1959 and starred Ethel Merman as Rose. The show was a critical and commercial success and has since become a beloved classic of the musical theatre canon. "Gypsy" features several well-known songs, including "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Let Me Entertain You," and "Rose's Turn." The show is known for its strong female characters and its exploration of the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters. Over the years, "Gypsy" has been revived numerous times on Broadway and has been adapted for film and television. The show continues to be popular with audiences and is frequently performed by community and regional theatre groups around the world.}

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Authors

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Lyrics
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Source Material

Later Contributors

There are no known writers who contributed to revisions, etc. following the original production.
Genre: Musical Play

Source

Suggested by Gypsy Rose Lee's memoirs (Gypsy: Memoirs of America's most celebrated stripper).

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Trivia & History

The "Patriotic Finale" consisted of a medley of "Anchors Aweigh", (Alfred H. Mills, Charles A. Zimmerman), "The Caissons Go Rolling Along" (Edmund L. Gruber), "The Marines' Hymn" (Jacques Offenbach), "Yankee Doodle" (traditional), and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa).

Other Titles

  • Gypsy, A Musical Fable (no note)

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