42nd Street Moon presents GYPSY IN CONCERT with a full orchestra in the beautiful Campbell Heritage Theater for two nights only, Thursday November 3rd and Friday November 4. Suggested by the memoirs of legendary burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee.
The jewel of Broadway's Golden Age, GYPSY boasts an incomparable score, a brilliantly conceived book, and one of the greatest leading roles ever to grace the Broadway stage. Regarded by many as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters' success - while secretly yearning for her own.
42nd Street Moon’s GYPSY IN CONCERT will be directed by Daren A.C. Carollo, with choreography by Staci Arriaga and music direction by Daniel Thomas. The celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one glorious hit after another, including: "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Let Me Entertain You," "Some People," "Small World," and "Together Wherever We Go" performed live by Moon’s sensational twenty-three piece orchestra.
“GYPSY is a masterpiece of American musical theater - part morality tale, part show-business fable; at once an incredible character study and a reflection of our own foibles; grounded in a true story, but surrounded by the flash and facade of the stage,” says Executive Artistic Director Daniel Thomas. “And of course, in Mama Rose you have one of the truly great characters ever written for the theatre. When you add the score by Styne and Sondheim - full of songs that drive the story, deepen your understanding of the characters, and yet stand on their own as classic show tunes - you’re in for an amazing evening of entertainment."
The program will be repeated November 12 and13 at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco. See the 42nd Street Moon website for details.