It will never be considered a forgotten musical, I hope, but GYPSY does have a number of somewhat forgotten productions. I recently added a page to "Memories of Melody Top" about a 1975 staging of GYPSY in Milwaukee that starred Margaret Whiting (Rose), Dave Madden (Herbie) and Linda Kaye Henning (Louise/Gypsy). A number of excellent photographs from that show were shared with me by Margaret's daughter Debbi, and I hope all of you enjoy seeing them online at this direct link:
Great photos of Margaret Whiting in action! I love being reminded of the way things were staged at Melody Top and how great it was to see talented stars like Margaret in person.
I saw that production and Whiting was fantastic. I also saw Applause with Linda Kaye Henning and the splendid Gretchen Wyler. Melody Top was part of the theatrical education of my youth.
Thank you, beaemma and Wilmington, in addition to the 620 others who visited my page about GYPSY on the first day it was published. According to Margaret Whiting's daughter, the late singer loved performing the role of ROSE and I'm thrilled we were able to acknowledge her contribution to the long history of this classic Broadway musical.
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Posted: 6/1/16 at 8:19pm