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BOX OFFICE FOR GYPSY OPENS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24th AT 10:00 AM AT THE SHUBERT
THEATRE
The box office for this season's eagerly awaited revival of GYPSY, starring
two-time TonyŽ Award winner Bernadette Peters and directed by Sam Mendes,
will open on Monday, February 24th at 10:00 AM at the Shubert Theatre (225
West 44th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue).
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the legendary Broadway musical
features book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim. The production features original choreography by Jerome Robbins
and additional choreography by Jerry Mitchell.
GYPSY, produced by Robert Fox, Ron Kastner, Roger Marino, Michael Watt,
Harvey Weinstein and WWLC, will open Thursday, May 1st. Previews begin
Monday, March 31st.
In addition to Bernadette Peters, who stars as Rose, GYPSY will feature
Tammy Blanchard (Louise), John Dossett (Herbie), Kate Reinders (Dainty
June), David Burtka (Tulsa), Heather Tepe (Baby June), Addison Timlin (Baby
Louise), Heather Lee (Tessie Tura), Julie Halston (Miss Cratchit/Electra),
Kate Buddeke (Mazeppa), Brooks Ashmanskas (Mr. Goldstone/Pastey), Michael
McCormick (Uncle Jocko/Cigar), and William Parry (Pop/Mr. Kringelein).
Maureen Moore will stand by for Bernadette Peters.
The company also features Matt Bauer (Yonkers), Graham Bowen (Swing),
Benjamin Brooks Cohen (Kansas), Macintyre Dixon (Phil/Mr. Weber), Joey
Dudding (Farmboy/Georgie), Wally Dunn (Character Man), Brandon Espinoza
(Farmboy), Tim Federle (Farmboy/Bougeron-Cochon), Eamon Foley (Newsboy),
Jenna Gavigan (Hollywood Blonde), Sarah Jayne Jensen (Hollywood Blonde),
Molly Kallins (Balloon Girl), Dontee Kiehn (Hollywood Blonde), Ginifer King
(Hollywood Blonde), Julie Martell (Hollywood Blonde), Pamela Remler (Swing),
Stephen Scarpulla (Newsboy), Chandra Schwartz (Agnes), Alexandra Stevens
(Balloon Girl/Baby June u.s.), Cathy Trien (Maid) and Jordan Viscomi
(Farmboy).
Set during the vaudeville era, GYPSY is about a relentless stage mother,
Rose (Bernadette Peters), traveling the country with her two daughters, June
(Kate Reinders) and Louise (Tammy Blanchard), and their manager, Herbie
(John Dossett). While June and Louise wish their mother would settle down
and marry Herbie, Rose continues to pursue dreams of stardom for her girls.
When June deserts the act, Rose turns her attention to the shy Louise, whom
she hopes to fashion into a star. When the act is booked into a burlesque
house by mistake, Louise is forced into the spotlight and Gypsy Rose Lee is
born.
The design team features Anthony Ward (scenic/costume design), Jules Fisher
and Peggy Eisenhauer (lighting design) and Acme Sound Partners (sound
design). Hair design is by David Brian Brown. Casting is by Jim Carnahan,
C.S.A.
GYPSY, with orchestrations by Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler and dance
arrangements by John Kander, features musical supervision by Patrick
Vacariello and musical direction by Marvin Laird.
Produced by David Merrick and Leland Heyward, the original Broadway
production of GYPSY, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, opened
May 21, 1959 at the Broadway Theatre, starring Ethel Merman in the greatest
role of her career. GYPSY played for 702 performances, and was filmed by
Warner Brothers in 1962, starring Rosalind Russell as Rose and Natalie Wood
as Louise. GYPSY has returned to Broadway in two other productions, both
directed by Arthur Laurents, with TonyŽ Award-winning performances by Angela
Lansbury (1974) and Tyne Daly (1989).
GYPSY will be performed Monday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM. Tickets ($100-$60) are available by
calling TeleCharge at 212: 239-6200 or online at www.telecharge.com from
February 2. Box office opens at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street,
between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) on February 24th.
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