| Come March 27, 2008, and St. James Theatre | | | | terrific lyrics of the Gypsy musical are the |
| will turn into a ground of celebration with | | | | product of award winning lyricist and |
| the opening of the Gypsy musical Broadway | | | | composer, Stephen Sondheim. The classic |
| show. Produced by Roger Berlind and The Routh | | | | numbers such as "Together Wherever We Go", |
| Frankel Baruch Viertel Group, the show | | | | "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and "Let Me |
| premiered on March 3 this year and is ready | | | | Entertain You" leave the audience in a |
| to set the stage on fire. | | | | humming mood. |
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| Watch Patti LuPone, the Tony Award winner, | | | | This 2-hour and 30-minute musical show has |
| reunite with Laura Benanti and Boyd Gaines. | | | | managed to win the hearts of the critics. The |
| Arthur Laurent has directed this musical. He | | | | original show was produced in 1959. It |
| has several Tony Awards to his credit. | | | | starred Jack Klugman and Ethel Merman. After |
| | | | that, Gypsy musical has been revived many |
| Gypsy musical is regarded as one of the | | | | times. In 1989, the show received a Tony |
| greatest of its times in America. Now, this | | | | Award for Best Revival. A movie was also made |
| musical is ready with a fresh revival to | | | | in 1962, which was inspired by this musical |
| charm the young generation. The musical is | | | | story. The movie starred Karl Malden, |
| based on the 1957 memoirs of the renowned | | | | Rosalind Russell, and Natalie Wood. |
| striptease artist named Gypsy Rose Lee. The | | | | |
| production revolves around the horrendous | | | | The 2008 version of Gypsy musical stars Patti |
| experiences of stage mother Mama Rose who | | | | Lupone. She's regarded as the stage legend. |
| badly wants her daughters to reach the zenith | | | | She has won the Tony Award twice and is |
| of success. | | | | famous for her striking roles as Eva Peron in |
| | | | "Evita" as well as Reno Sweeny in "Anything |
| June and Louise are the two daughters of Mama | | | | Goes." Lupone has portrayed the character of |
| Rose. They are on a tour of vaudeville | | | | Mama Rose with utmost depth and excellence. |
| circuit in the period of the Great | | | | Lupone debuted in 1973 as a Broadway |
| Depression. Mama wants her daughters to | | | | performer. Since then, she has been stunning |
| achieve stardom. On the other hand, the | | | | the audience through her realistic |
| daughters want their mother to settle with | | | | performances. |
| Herbie, their stage manager. Louise gets all | | | | |
| the attention of Rose when June leaves the | | | | Boyd Gaines plays the character of the stage |
| act. By mistake, the act is booked at a | | | | manager, Herbie. Gaines has won the Tony |
| burlesque house. Louise is pushed into the | | | | Award thrice. He was seen recently as Colonel |
| spotlight. There, she's compelled to become | | | | Pickering in the hit Broadway show |
| Gypsy Rose Lee. Every performance makes her | | | | "Pygmalion," produced in 2007. |
| alter ego come out in the open and | | | | |
| overshadows her true self. | | | | With such talented performers in the Gypsy |
| | | | musical, it becomes a must-see show. Time to |
| Arthur Laurent has written the book, while | | | | dial the number to book the tickets! |
| the music is given by Jule Styne. The | | | | |