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By: Apr. 14, 2014
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The company of Bullets Over Broadway just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below!

The Gypsy Robe began in 1950, when Bill Bradley, in the chorus of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, borrowed a dressing gown from Chorus member Florence Baum and sent it to a friend in CALL ME MADAM on opening night Oct 12, 1950 saying it was worn by all the Ziegfeld beauties and would "bless" the show. A cabbage rose from Ethel Merman's gown was added and the robe was passed along to next Broadway musical on opening night. The tradition evolved so that the robe is now presented to the "gypsy" who has performed the most Broadway musicals on a chorus contract. Along the way, the robe is decorated, painted, patched, stitched, and signed by everyone in the show, becoming a fanciful patchwork for an entire Broadway season.

Recognizing their cultural and historic value, Gypsy Robes can now be viewed at two of Equity's Offices. The National Headquarters in New York now houses two of the historic Robes. The second floor Audition Center's newly designed case displays the Robe from the 2006-2007 season, which was dedicated by the ACCA to the memory of Patrick Quinn. The 2007-2008 Robe, dedicated to Broadway veteran Adrian Bailey, can be viewed on the 14th floor Council lobby.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Broadway Debuts: Casey Garvin, Kelcy Griffin and Zach Braff

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Broadway Debuts: Casey Garvin, Kelcy Griffin and Zach Braff

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Zach Braff and Betsy Wolfe

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Brooks Ashmanskas and Helene Yorke

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Brooks Ashmanskas and Helene Yorke

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Nick Cordero and Zach Braff

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Nick Cordero and Zach Braff

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Producer Letty Aaronson with her boyfriend

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ProducerLetty Aaronson and boyfriend

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Producer Letty Aaronson with her boyfriend and Producer Julian Schlossberg

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Curtis Holbrook (If/Then)

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon

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Betsy Wolfe, William Ivey Long, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon

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Betsy Wolfe

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Betsy Wolfe

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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Jim Borstelmann and Kevin Ligon with company

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AEA's David Westphal, Kevin Ligon and Curtis Holbrook (If/Then)

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AEA's David Westphal, Kevin Ligon and Curtis Holbrook (If/Then)

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Kevin Ligon

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Marin Mazzie

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Kevin Ligon with Betsy Wolfe and Company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, William Ivey Long, Jennifer Smith and company

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Betsy Wolfe

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Zach Braff

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Karen Ziemba and Kevin Ligon

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Producer Julian Schlossberg, AEA President Nick Wyman, Producer Letty Aaronson with boyfriend and Kevin Ligon

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Kevin Ligon with Lenny Wolpe, Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann, William Ivey Long and company

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Kevin Ligon with Marin Mazzie and company

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Kevin Ligon with Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann, Trixie, Romeo, Bill Berloni, Nick Cordero and company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe and Helene Yorke

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Kevin Ligon with Lenny Wolpe, Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Borstelmann and company

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Betsy Wolfe

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Betsy Wolfe

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Kevin Ligon with HelenYorke, Lenny Wolpe, Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe and company

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Kevin Ligon with Karen Ziemba and company

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Bill Berloni, Trixie and Romeo with Kevin Ligon

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Bill Berloni, Trixie and Romeo with Kevin Ligon

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Marin Mazzie

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Kevin Ligon with Lenny Wolpe, Zach Braff, Jim Borstelmann, William Ivey Long, Jennifer Smith and company

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Kevin Ligon with Brooks Ashmanskas, Helene York and company

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Kevin Ligon with Lenny Wolpe, Zach Braff, Jim Borstelmann and company

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe and Kevin Ligon

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Kevin Ligon and Jim Borstelmann

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Helene Yorke, Kevin Ligon, Jim Borstelmann and William Ivey Long

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Helene Yorke and Kevin Ligon

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Zach Braff, Betsy Wolfe, Helene Yorke, Kevin Ligon, Jim Borstelmann and William Ivey Long

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Producer Letty Aaronson with her boyfriend and Kevin Ligon

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Letty Aaronson, Kevin Ligon and Julian Schlossberg

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Producer Letty Aaronson with her boyfriend and Kevin Ligon

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Jennifer Smith and Kevin Ligon

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Bill Berloni with TRIXIE and ROCCO

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President of AEA Nick Wyman, Kevin Ligon and Executive Director of AEA Mary McColl

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AEA President Nick Wyman with Lenny Wolpe, Karen Ziemba, Zach Braff, Kevin Ligon, Betsy Wolfe, Helene Yorke, Marin Mazzie and Nick Cordero

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Lenny Wolpe, Karen Ziemba, Zach Braff, Kevin Ligon, Betsy Wolfe, Helene Yorke, Marin Mazzie and Nick Cordero

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Lenny Wolpe, Karen Ziemba, Zach Braff, Kevin Ligon, Betsy Wolfe, Helene Yorke, Marin Mazzie and Nick Cordero

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Kevin Ligon

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Kevin Ligon




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