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Loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and her mother, Rose, the ultimate show business mother.

Story:

Mama Rose is determined that her younger daughter June will have a successful career, but after June elopes, Mama turns all her attention on her older, less talented daughter, Loise, who eventually becomes a burlesque stripper named Gypsy Rose Lee.

: Composer
Jule Styne

: Lyricist
Stephen Sondheim

: Librettist
Arther Laurents

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Broadway Theatre, Imperial Theatre

Opening Night: May 21, 1959

Total Performances: 702

Original Cast: Ethel Merman, Jack Klugman, Sandra Church, Lane Bradbury, Maria Karnilova, Paul Wallace, Jaqueline Mayro

Director: Jerome Robbins

Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Producer: David Merrick and Leland Hayward

Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock

Orchestrations: Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler

Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner

Costume Design: Raoul Pène Du Bois

Lighting Design: Jo Mielziner

1974 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre

Opening Night: Sep 23, 1974

Total Performances: 102

Original Cast: Angela Lansbury, Zan Charisse, Bonnie Langford, Rex Robbins, Mary Louise Wilson

Director: Arthur Laurents

Choreographer: Robert Tucker

Producer: Barry M. Brown, Edgar Lansbury, Fritz Holt and Joseph Beruh

Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock

Orchestrations: Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler

Scenic Design: Robert Randolph

Costume Design: Raoul Pène Du Bois

Lighting Design: Robert Randolph

1989 Broadway Revival

Theatre: St. James Theatre, Marquis Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 16, 1989

Total Performances: 476

Original Cast: Tyne Daly, Jonathan Hadary, Crista Moore, Robert Lambert, Tracy Venner

Director: Arthur Laurents

Choreographer: Bonnie Walker

Producer: Barry & Fran Weissler, Kathy Levin and Barry Brown

Musical Director: Eric Stern

Orchestrations: Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler

Scenic Design: Kenneth Foy

Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge

Lighting Design: Natasha Katz

2003 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Shubert Theatre

Opening Night: May 1, 2003

Total Performances: 451

Original Cast: Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett, Brooks Ashmanskas, Kate Buddeke, MacIntyre Dixon, Julie Halston, Heather Lee, Kate Reinders, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Heather Tepe, Addison Timlin

Director: Sam Mendes

Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Producer: Robert Fox, Ron Kastner, Roger Marino, Michael Watt, Harvey Weinstein and WWLC

Musical Director: Marvin Laird

Orchestrations: Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler

Scenic Design: Anthony Ward

Costume Design: Anthony Ward

Lighting Design: Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer

2008 Broadway Revival

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: Mar 27, 2008

Total Performances: 332

Original Cast: Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, Boyd Gaines, Leigh Ann Larkin, Tony Yazbeck, Marilyn Caskey, Alison Fraser, Lenora Nemetz

Director: Arthur Laurents

Choreographer: Bonnie Walker

Producer: Roger Berlind, The R/F/B/V Group, Roy Furman, Debra Black, Ted Hartley, Roger Horchow, David Ian, Scott Rudin and Jack Viertel

Musical Director: Patrick Vaccariello

Orchestrations: Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler

Scenic Design: James Youmans

Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley

1962 Film Version

Movie Name: Gypsy

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Screenplay: Leonard Spigelgass

Starring: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Paul Wallace, Betty Bruce, Parley Baer, Harry Shannon

1993 TV Version

Movie Name: Gypsy

Type: Made for TV Musical

Director: Emile Ardolino

Starring: Bette Midler, Peter Riegert, Cynthia Gibb, Edward Asner, Christine Ebersole, Michael Jeter, Andrea Martin, Linda Hart, Anna McNeely, Jennifer Rae Beck, Jeffrey Broadhurst, Tony Shalhoub, Rachel Sweet

Musical Numbers

Let Me 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

Together Wherever We Go

You Gotta have a Gimmick

Let Me Entertain You

Rose's Turn

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2003 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2008 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 1973 London Cast Album

: 1993 TV Soundtrack

: 2014 London Revival Cast Album

Vinyl

: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

: Original Hollywood Version Blu-Ray

: London Version Starring Imelda Staunton DVD

: London Version Starring Imelda Staunton Blu-Ray

Other

1960 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Actress in a Musical - Ethel Merman
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Jack Klugman
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Sandra Church
Best Scenic Design (Musical)
Best Costume Design
Best Direction of a Musical Best Conductor and Musical Director

1960 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Broadway Show Album

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Best Actress in a Musical - Angela Lansbury
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Zan Charisse
Best Direction of a Musical

1975 Theatre World Award Nominations

Zan Charisse
John Sheridan

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Angela Lansbury
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Arthur Laurents
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Bonnie Langford

1990 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival
Best Actress in a Musical - Tyne Daly
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Jonathan Hadary
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Crista Moore
Best Costume Design

1990 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Tyne Daly
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Jonathan Hadary
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Crista Moore

1990 Theatre World Award Nominations

Robert Lambert
Crista Moore

2003 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical - Bernadette Peters
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - John Dossett
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Tammy Blanchard

2003 Theatre World Award Nominations

Tammy Blanchard

2003 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Bernadette Peters
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - John Dossett

2004 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Musical Show Album

2008 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress in a Musical - Patti LuPone
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Boyd Gaines
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Laura Benanti
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Musical

2008 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Patti LuPone
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Boyd Gaines
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Laura Benanti
Outstanding Revival of a Musical

2009 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Musical Theater Album

Gypsy

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About the Musical

Cast and Creative Team

Broadway Premiere

1974 Broadway Revival

1989 Broadway Revival

2003 Broadway Revival

2008 Broadway Revival

1962 Film Version

1993 TV Version

Songs, Videos, Sheetmusic and More

Awards and Reviews

1960 Tony Award Nominations

1960 Grammy Award Nominations

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

1975 Theatre World Award Nominations

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

1990 Tony Award Nominations

1990 Drama Desk Award Nominations

1990 Theatre World Award Nominations

2003 Tony Award Nominations

2003 Theatre World Award Nominations

2003 Drama Desk Award Nominations

2004 Grammy Award Nominations

2008 Tony Award Nominations

2008 Drama Desk Award Nominations

2009 Grammy Award Nominations