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Gypsy
18 Candleriggs
8th - 11th August 2023
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Original production by David Merrick & Leland Hayward
Entire production originally directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Regarded by many theatre professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy: A Musical Fable is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for her own. Set all across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Arthur Laurents’ landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart and sophistication.
Featuring music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents - suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the show features many songs that have since become standards of the canon including “Some People”, “Rose’s Turn”, and the show-stopping “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”
Cast & Creative
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Rose Ashleigh Wilson
Louise Claire Hubsmith
Herbie Jimi Mitchell
June Georgia Porter
Tulsa Andi Denny
Mazeppa Melissa McCuaig
Electra Alice Wylice
Tessie Tura Zoë Most
Featured Ensemble
Richard Dalrymple, Alice Magorrian, Steven McFeat, Abbie McLaren, Millie Tigwell, Matthew Weldon
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Directors Maddie Grieve & Jonathan O’Neill
Musical Director Matthew Howells
Producer Georgia Porter
Production Assistant David Watt
Artwork by Maddie Grieve, Jonathan O’Neill & Steven McFeat