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Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother."
Gypsy is a 1962 American musical film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass is based on the book of the 1959 stage musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable by Arthur Laurents , which was adapted from the 1957 autobiography Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee .
Gypsy is famous for helping launch lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s career, and features a book by Arthur Laurents that is widely considered to be one of the classic examples of a traditional “book musical.”
Gypsy first appeared in 1959 on Broadway under the title Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Subsequent revivals starred Angela Lansbury (1974), Tyne Daly (1989), Bernadette Peters (2003), and Patti LuPone...
Gypsy is a 1962 American musical film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass is based on the book of the 1959 stage musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable by Arthur Laurents, which was adapted from the 1957 autobiography Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee.
Background. Hailed as the greatest American musical by numerous critics and writers including New York Times critics Ben Brantley and Frank Rich, Gypsy (subtitled “A Musical Fable”) is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee.
Compiled by Michael H. Hutchins. A guide to the work of Stephen Sondheim, including production information, publications, recordings, a complete song listing and more.
