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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."
Jun 4, 2023 · For those of you younger readers the story is based on the memoirs of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, focusing on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with the ultimate show business mother.
Speculated by many (including NY Times critic Ben Brantley) to be the greatest of all American musicals, Gypsy tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hungry, powerhouse of a woman to get her two daughters into show business. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoir of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, entitled Gypsy: Memoirs ...
Based on the memoirs of upmarket stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and set on the burlesque circuit of the 1920s, the story centres on the ultimate showbiz mother (though apparently not half as bad as the real person on whom she was based), Mama Rose, here given a barnstorming performance by Shona White.
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GYPSY: A MUSICAL FABLE. Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Original Production by David Merrick & Leland Hayward.
Oct 3, 2024 · Jerome Robbins, fresh off West Side Story, would eventually direct and choreograph. Laurents cleverly made the full title Gypsy: A Musical Fable to allow for some factual wiggle room.
Feb 23, 2023 · The real strength of ‘Gypsy’ was its play-within-a-play structure, brought to viewers with two sisters June (Emilia Lewis and Alex Thompson) and Louise (Cecily Morley). These actors’ backs certainly must ache after carrying most of the play’s energy for two hours.
