Gypsy
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Gypsy is based on the memoirs of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee.
Synopsis
The story focuses on the relationship between Lee and her overbearing stage mother, Rose.
Set during the 1920s and 1930s, the musical follows the fading days of the vaudeville circuit, as Rose pushes her two daughters, June and Louise, into performing.
When June leaves the act to pursue marriage, Rose turns her attention to the less-talented Louise, who eventually becomes the famed burlesque performer, Gypsy Rose Lee.
The musical is famous for its rich character development and powerful songs, including Everything’s Coming Up Roses and Rose’s Turn.
About the show
- Written by: Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim
- Premiered: 1959
- Genres & themes: 1950s, Biographical, Drama, Show Business, Two Act
- Setting: 1920s, 1930s, America
Songs from Gypsy
- Overture
- May We 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
- Madame Rose’s Toreadorables
- Together Wherever We Go
- You Gotta Get a Gimmick
- Let Me Entertain You
- Rose’s Turn