Gypsy is back on Broadway with six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald leading the revival as the iconic Rose. Take a look at a sneak preview of this revival, playing now at the Majestic Theatre.
In addition to McDonald, Gypsy, directed by six-time Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe, features Tony Award winner Danny Burstein (Herbie), Joy Woods (Louise), Jordan Tyson (Dainty June), Kevin Csolak (Tulsa), Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Tessie Tura), Lili Thomas (Miss Mazeppa), Mylinda Hull (Miss Electra), Jacob Ming-Trent (Uncle Jocko), Kyleigh Vickers (Baby Louise), Marley Lianne Gomes & Jade Smith (Baby June), Natalie Wachen and Tryphena Wade.
Gypsy is a renowned Broadway musical based on the memoirs of legendary burlesque artist and stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. It tells the story of a stage mom, Rose, in the 1920s and ‘30s seeking stardom with her two daughters, June and Louise. Relationships strain and the highs and lows of stardom are revealed as they navigate the vaudeville and burlesque circuits. Mother Rose is forced to reconcile her own dreams of fame with her daughters’ desires for anonymity in this story of sacrifice, ambition, and family relationships within the entertainment world.