Gypsy Rose Lee News

Writes filmmaker McKay: ' An out-take from the Rick McKay film 'Broadway: The Golden Age' of the legendary JUNE HAVOC telling the story of getting her first big job on Broadway. Havoc is part of the cast of the sequel, 'Broadway: BEYOND the Golden Age,' opening in 2011. June was a lifetime veteran of show business, starring in Vaudeville in the 1920's, going on to great success on Broadway and in Hollywood, while unfortunately being known best as the inspiration for 'Baby June' in her sister Gypsy Rose Lee's autobiography 'Gypsy,' which became one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever created. But, this clip will give you an idea of her passion for the business - and for life - that was with her well into her 90's. June and I had numerous meetings in the 1990's about turning her story into a documentary, but our schedules never jibed and I made 'Broadway: The Golden Age' instead, including her. But, what I did make was a great friend, and I spent many nights there getting to know June. She was incredibly inspiring and life-affirming and I will miss her greatly . . . .'

June Havoc singing (with herself) 'The Man with the Big Sombrero', music by Phil Boutelje, lyrics by Foster Carling from 1943.

Michael Musto in The Village Voice reports that June Havoc, the real-life inspiration for 'Baby June' in GYPSY passed away this morning at age 96.

Prescott Fine Arts Association presents the Broadway musical fable, GYPSY, directed by veteran PFAA director, Bruce Lanning. The final performance is slated for March 27, 2010.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents the hot new musical extravaganza, Burlesque to Broadway starring the incomparable Quinn Lemley and directed by Tony Award winner Joseph Hardy.

Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for roles in Gypsy on the following dates: For ADULTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AND SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2010 For YOUTH SATURDAY, MARCH 13 AND SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for roles in Gypsy on the following dates: For ADULTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AND SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2010 For YOUTH SATURDAY, MARCH 13 AND SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010

Prescott Fine Arts Association presents the Broadway musical fable, GYPSY, March 11-27, 2010, directed by veteran PFAA director, Bruce Lanning. Performances are March 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27 at 7:30 pm with matinees on March 14 and 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm. An opening night reception follows the performance.

Join us at the Dayton Playhouse on Monday and Tuesday, March 8th and 9th for auditions for our next Main Stage musical GYPSY, running running May 7th-23rd. Auditions will be held in the Dayton Playhouse lobby at 7pm on both nights. Call-backs will be on Wednesday, March 10th. Please come prepared with a 60 second monologue and a Broadway style song that shows vocal range and personality. An accompanist will be provided. The Dayton Playhouse is located at 1301 E Siebenthaler Ave in Dayton, OH. Please call 937-424-8477 with questions.

North Shore Music Theatre, which closed in June 2009, is back with an exciting 2010 musical season filled with classic, contemporary and much-loved Broadway favorites. The new NSMT is under the leadership and ownership of Bill Hanney. Experienced in theater management, Hanney is also the Owner/Producer of Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island, a 500 seat summer theatre now in it's 4th successful year under his leadership. Mr Hanney is also the owner/operator of Entertainment Cinemas, a chain of movie theatres throughout New England.

Join us at the Dayton Playhouse on Monday and Tuesday, March 8th and 9th for auditions for our next Main Stage musical GYPSY, running running May 7th-23rd. Auditions will be held in the Dayton Playhouse lobby at 7pm on both nights. Call-backs will be on Wednesday, March 10th. Please come prepared with a 60 second monologue and a Broadway style song that shows vocal range and personality. An accompanist will be provided. The Dayton Playhouse is located at 1301 E Siebenthaler Ave in Dayton, OH. Please call 937-424-8477 with questions.

If J. Dietz Osborne has seemed a bit distracted lately, it's easy to understand why. Within the past couple of months, he has directed Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, now onstage at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, been putting the finishing touches on Southern Fried Funeral (which will have its world premiere production by Franklin's Bethlehem Players starting Friday, March 12) with his writing partner Nate Eppler, and he's been cast as movie director Victor Fleming in Frankly, My Dear (opening March 18 at Chaffin's Barn).

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for roles in Gypsy on the following dates: For ADULTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AND SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2010 For YOUTH SATURDAY, MARCH 13 AND SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for roles in Gypsy on the following dates: For ADULTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AND SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2010 For YOUTH SATURDAY, MARCH 13 AND SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010

Join us at the Dayton Playhouse on Monday and Tuesday, March 8th and 9th for auditions for our next Main Stage musical GYPSY, running running May 7th-23rd. Auditions will be held in the Dayton Playhouse lobby at 7pm on both nights. Call-backs will be on Wednesday, March 10th. Please come prepared with a 60 second monologue and a Broadway style song that shows vocal range and personality. An accompanist will be provided. The Dayton Playhouse is located at 1301 E Siebenthaler Ave in Dayton, OH. Please call 937-424-8477 with questions.

Hillbarn Theatre (Foster City) is pleased to welcome Bay Area resident and Actor's Equity member Annmarie Martin as the legendary Mama Rose in Gypsy, performing May 7 - 30.

The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance has announced its upcoming workshops and auditions.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, former stage mother-daughter duo, Patti LuPone and Laura Benanti, may get a round two. Like thier Gypsy counterparts, LuPone has reportedly signed on to star as Benanti's tough-loving mother in the new CBS pilot, Open Books, to which Benanti has been long attached.

Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open auditions for roles in Gypsy on the following dates: For ADULTS SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AND SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2010 For YOUTH SATURDAY, MARCH 13 AND SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010