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The groundbreaking 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents.
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Gypsy, A Musical Fable at Venice Theatre. Go behind the scenes of rehearsal with choreographer Kristyn Pope. Speculated by many (including "New York Times" critic Ben Brantley) to be the...
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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."
May 27, 2020 · From 2018, the Chicago Tribune's Chris Jones raved this Jeff Award-winning production was “One of those rare Chicago theatre moments truly to savor.” with E....
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Music by: Jule Styne; Book by: Arthur Laurents; Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim. Description. A musical in two acts. NYC PRODUCTIONS. TOURING PRODUCTIONS. May 21, 1959 - Mar 25, 1961. Broadway Theatre, New York, NY Imperial Theatre, New York, NY. Musical Original. Sep 23, 1974 - Jan 04, 1975. Winter Garden Theatre, New York, NY. Musical Revival.
Working on Gypsy, described as “a musical fable,” with Laurents’s concise, character-driven script and Styne’s ability to crank out tunes proved be a positive experience for all involved, and the show came together quickly over just a few months in late 1958. It debuted successfully in May 1959 and had a nearly two-year run of 702 ...
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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. Entire production originally directed & choreographed by Jerome Robbins.