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Gypsy, 2003

Opened May 1, 2003

Closed May 30, 2004

451 performances

Shubert Theatre

Revival

Broadway

Gypsy
Laura Bittner from Manchester, CT, USA

Of the productions that opened in the 2000s, this had the 53rd longest run.

Other stagings of Gypsy 7 more

1959
Broadway TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Jerome Robbins
702 performances
1974
Winter Garden TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Arthur Laurents
120 performances
1989
St James TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Bonnie Walker
581 performances
2008
St. James TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Arthur Laurents
332 performances
2016
OriginalLondon Original
2016
ProductionLondon
2024
Majestic TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by George C. Wolfe
269 performances

Who was in it24 named

Coco
Brandon Espinoza
Sarah Jayne Jensen
Gina Lamparella
Stephen Scott Scarpulla
Cathy Trien
Lyn Philistine
Gayton Scott
Bridget Walders
Patti LuPone as Rose
Laura Benanti as Louise

Creative team

Director
Sam Mendes
Choreographer
Jerry Mitchell

Recordings 2 released while this run was on

2003
Gypsy: The New Broadway Cast Recording
Gypsy: The New Broadway Cast Recording Broadway Angel 7243 5 83858 2 3, released August 19, 2003
United States
2003
Gypsy (1962 film cast)
Gypsy (1962 film cast) Rhino R2 73873, released November 11, 2003
United States

16 more exist for other runs of this show: see Gypsy for all of them.

Around this production

Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother." It follows the dreams and efforts of Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of show business life. The character of Louise is based on Lee, and the character of June is based on Lee's sister, the actress June Havoc. The musical contains many songs that became popular standards, including "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Rose's Turn", "Sm…

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