Exclusive Photo Coverage: Inside the Gypsy Robe Ceremony for ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY!

By: Mar. 16, 2015
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The company of On the Twentieth Century just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual, at which the recipient from Honeymoon in Vegas bestowed the honor on Bahiyah Hibah. 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.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')

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Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')

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Michael McGrath and Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')

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James Dybas and Mary Louise Wilson

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James Dybas and Mary Louise Wilson

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Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

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Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

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Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl

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Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl

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Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl

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Andy Karl and Peter Gallagher

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Andy Karl and Peter Gallagher

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Peter Gallagher and Amanda Green

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Peter Gallagher and Amanda Green

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Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher

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Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher

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Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher

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Mary Louise Wilson and Peter Gallagher

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Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

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Kristin Chenoweth with broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King

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Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')

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Jim Walton, Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson and James Dybas

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, James Dybas and Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, James Dybas and Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, James Dybas and Bahiyah Hibah

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David Westphal and Bahiyah Hibah

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Bahiyah Hibah

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Bahiyah Hibah with Kristin Chenoweth and company

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Kristin Chenoweth

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Bahiyah Hibah with Jim Walton, Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson and James Dybas

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Peter Gallagher

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Kristin Chenoweth

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Bahiyah Hibah

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Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Bahiyah Hibah

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Andy Karl and Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Andy Karl and Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Andy Karl and Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth

On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth

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Bahiyah Hibah and Mark Linn-Baker

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Phillip Attmore, Richard Riaz Yoder, Bahiyah Hibah, Rick Faugno and Drew King

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Bahiyah Hibah with Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth and the ensemble cast

On the Twentieth Century
Bahiyah Hibah with Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth and the ensemble cast

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Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Bahiyah Hibah

On the Twentieth Century
Bahiyah Hibah



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