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SRT Presents GYPSY, Starring Bay Area Performer Heather Orth, 3/3-4/22
by Harmony Wheeler - Feb 16, 2012


Sierra Repertory Theatre will open its 33rd season with its production of Gypsy, playing March 3 through April 22 at Sierra Rep's East Sonora stage. A burst of trumpet opens the musical classic Gypsy, pulling audiences into the world of vaudeville and Broadway's fable of a fierce and focused stage mom with a desperate dream.

Photo Flash: Christine Ebersole, Klea Blackhurst at al. at Drury Lane's GYPSY Opening Night
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 14, 2012


Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane is presenting the six-time Tony Award-winning musical GYPSY. The show opened January 26 and is running through April 1; check out a snapshot from opening night below!

Drury Lane Theatre Offers Valentine's Day Dinner & Theater Package 2/10-12
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2012


To celebrate Valentine's Day, Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, is offering a dinner and theater package on Friday, February 10, Saturday, February 11, and Sunday, February 12.

Drury Lane Theatre Offers Valentine's Day Dinner & Theater Package 2/10-12
by BWW News Desk - Feb 10, 2012


To celebrate Valentine's Day, Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, is offering a dinner and theater package on Friday, February 10, Saturday, February 11, and Sunday, February 12.

Drury Lane Theatre Offers Valentine's Day Dinner & Theater Package 2/10-12
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 8, 2012


To celebrate Valentine's Day, Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, is offering a dinner and theater package on Friday, February 10, Saturday, February 11, and Sunday, February 12.

Photo Flash: Opening Night of GYPSY at Drury Lane Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2012


Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane is presenting the six-time Tony Award-winning musical GYPSY. The show opened January 26 and is running through April 1.

Photo Flash: First Look at Klea Blackhurst Headlining Drury Lane's GYPSY!
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 23, 2012


Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the six-time Tony Award-winning musical GYPSY, opening January 26 and running through April 1. Get a first look at the production below!

STAGE TUBE: 'Some People' from GYPSY Through the Years
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 17, 2011


Some People has become a standard of musical theatre, and a new YouTube video shows many of the most brilliant interpretations of the song in one place. We've NEVER had so many readers send us the same Stage Tube suggestion in a single day, so we're sharing it now!

Klea Blackhurst to Lead Drury Lane's GYPSY
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 15, 2011


Drury Lane Theatre has announced that Klea Blackhurst will lead its upcoming production of GYPSY.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for November 2nd, 2011
by Paul W. Thompson - Nov 2, 2011


The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Equity Jeff Awards, Sondheim comes to town, 'Gypsy' and 'The Sound Of Music,' stars of 'The Lawrence Welk Show,' Betty Buckley teaches and 'A Christmas Story' rehearses...and more!

Lyric Stage Presents GYPSY, Closes 9/18
by BWW News Desk - Sep 18, 2011


Lyric Stage will present GYPSY featuring a 39-piece orchestra. For tickets visit here or call the box office @ 972-252-2787

Lyric Stage Presents GYPSY 9/9-18
by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2011


Lyric Stage will present GYPSY featuring a 39-piece orchestra. For tickets visit here or call the box office @ 972-252-2787

Lyric Stage Presents GYPSY 9/9-18
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 24, 2011


Lyric Stage will present GYPSY featuring a 39-piece orchestra. For tickets visit here or call the box office @ 972-252-2787

Richard Israel on Directing GYPSY for West Coast Ensemble
by Ellen Dostal - Jul 3, 2011


West Coast Ensemble and director Richard Israel get ready to for a much-anticipated GYPSY that will run May 13 - July 3 at the Theatre of Arts Arena Stage in Hollywood.

BWW Reviews: West Coast Ensemble Makes a Daring Turn with Gypsy
by Don Grigware - May 16, 2011


Revered as one of the greatest book musicals ever written Gypsy, based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, and with collaborators Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim is rarely performed except on Broadway due to the demands of the role of Mama Rose, which has been played first by Ethel Merman, and also to acclaim by Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters and most recently Patti Lupone. Films have starred Rosalind Russell and Bette Midler (TV), and there's another theatrical one still in the works for Barbra Streisand. The stage mother to end all stage mothers is a monster role to play. She's on stage 95% of the show and must act, sing and dance 150%; there's no faking this one. In a daring production for Equity Waiver, West Coast Ensemble (WCE) is now presenting Gypsy, half a century after it first opened in New York in 1959. Jan Sheldrick has the role of Rose and she runs with it, acting up a storm, giving it her best shot. Under Richard Israel's skilled direction, the production is somewhat flawed, but overall impressive with its very strong rendering on a smaller stage.

Richard Israel on Directing GYPSY for West Coast Ensemble
by Ellen Dostal - May 9, 2011


West Coast Ensemble and director Richard Israel get ready to for a much-anticipated GYPSY that will run May 13 - July 3 at the Theatre of Arts Arena Stage in Hollywood.

MOC Theatre Presents GYPSY, 4/8-17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2011


MOC Theatre under the direction of Bob Cline proudly presents Gypsy as you've never seen it before.

MOC Theatre Presents GYPSY, 4/8-17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2011


MOC Theatre under the direction of Bob Cline proudly presents Gypsy as you've never seen it before.

MOC Theatre Presents GYPSY, 4/8-17
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 24, 2011


MOC Theatre under the direction of Bob Cline proudly presents Gypsy as you've never seen it before.

WEST SIDE STORY LA Engagement Ends 1/2
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2011


WEST SIDE STORY will end its Los Angeles engagement on January 2nd, 2011.

Cerveris In Talks for West End's ROAD SHOW
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 18, 2010


According to a report by Baz Bamigboye for UK Daily Mail, Michael Cerveris is in talks to reprise his role in Sondheim and Weidman's musical Road Show. Cerveris appeared in the Public Theatre production of the show 2 years ago. Road show will make its UK premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre in London next summer.

'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert' PBS Special Gets Nov. 16 Release
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2010


As BroadwayWorld has reported, The New York Philharmonic's SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert, which took place on March 15-16, 2010 at Avery Fisher Hall, will be broadcast on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances on PBS on Wednesday, November 24 (check local listings). WNET, Channel 13 in New York City, will air the concert at 9:30 p.m. that evening. Today, it has been revealed that the Image Entertainment will release the program DVD and Blu-Ray on November 16, 2010. The concert includes songs and orchestral pieces from Sondheim musical theater favorites such as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, and Sunday in the Park with George. Today, it has been announced that in addition to the PBS telecast, the concert will be released on DVD in November by Image Entertainment.

Confirmed: Sondheim's ROAD SHOW Headed to London
by Robert Diamond - Oct 17, 2010


First reported by BroadwayWorld back in June when Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre's David Babani told the U.K. Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye that plans are in progress to produce Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman's ROAD SHOW at the venue. He's now confirmed the news to Variety and included the news that it'll play the theatre next summer.

WEST SIDE STORY Extends LA Engagement Through 1/2
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 5, 2010


Broadway/L.A. and the Producers of the national tour of the current smash hit Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY are proud to announce that, due to popular demand, the show has extended its Los Angeles engagement by two weeks. Added performances December 21st through January 2nd, 2011 will go on sale to the public on Sunday October 17th at 10am. WEST SIDE STORY will begin performances at the Pantages Theatre on November 30, 2010, and will now play a strictly-limited five-week holiday season engagement through January 2, 2011.

Sondheim Theatre Marquee Unveiled 9/15
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2010


On Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30PM, the Broadway community will gather alongside Stephen Sondheim as the lights of the newly dedicated Stephen Sondheim Theatre marquee are lit for the first time.

Other Productions of Gypsy

1959   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1961   US Tour 1st National Tour
US Tour
1961   US Tour 2nd National Tour
US Tour
1973   West End London Revival
West End
1974   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway
1976   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
1989   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1998   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2003   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2006   St. Louis, MO (Regional) St. Louis MUNY Production
St. Louis, MO (Regional)
2006   Regional Concert
2007   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
2008   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2014   Regional (US) Connecticut Rep Production
Regional (US)
2015   West End West End Revival Production
West End
2018   St. Louis, MO (Regional) The Muny Revival
St. Louis, MO (Regional)

Gypsy - 1959 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1960 Tony Awards Best Conductor and Musical Director Milton Rosenstick
1960 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Raoul Pene Du Bois
1960 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Jerome Robbins
1960 Tony Awards Best Musical Arthur Laurents
1960 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Jack Klugman
1960 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Sandra Church
1960 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ethel Merman
1960 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design of a Musical Jo Mielziner

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