Speculated by many to be the greatest of all American musicals, Gypsy tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hungry, powerhouse of a woman to get her two daughters into show business. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoir of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, entitled Gypsy: Memoirs of America’s Most Celebrated Stripper. The memoir and the musical focus on the story of Gypsy Rose Lee’s mother, Rose, and earned Rose a place in the theatrical and literary canon as the quintessential, archetypal “Stage Mother.” The musical features songs that have become standards of the musical theatre canon, including “Some People,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Rose’s Turn,” and the show-stopping, “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” Gypsy is famous for helping launch lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s career, and features a book by Arthur Laurents that is widely considered to be one of the classic examples of a traditional “book musical.” At the heart of the musical is the gregarious Rose, whose journey made critic Frank Rich call Gypsy, “Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.”

CAST

Uncle Jocko........................................Jon Trecker
George ...............................................Troy Sanders
Fanny (and her flute) ........................Samantha Budynkiewicz
Balloon Girl........................................Michaela Delaney Guthrie
Baby Louise........................................Molly Finegan
Baby June...........................................Jessie Smith
Rose ...................................................Debi Salli
Chowsie..............................................Belle
Pop.....................................................Bob Howarth
Newsboys............................................Jake Fisher, Mike Trecker,

Austin Gravelin
Weber.................................................Rick Green
Herbie.................................................Brad Shepard
Louise.................................................Kiernan Rushford
June....................................................Ally Reardon
Tulsa...................................................PJ Adzima
Yonkers..............................................Jack Kapinos
L.A. ....................................................Tim Chavez
Angie..................................................Colby Herchel
Kringelein..........................................John Flynn
Mr Goldstone.....................................Jim Gagnon
Miss Cratchitt....................................Jeanne Wysocki

Farmboys..........................................Troy Sanders, PJ Adzima,

Colby Herchel, Jack Kapinos,

Tim Chavez
Hollywood Blondes Agnes.................Olivia Opal
Marjorie May.....................................Madelyn Wiley
Dolores...............................................KK Walulak
Thelma................................................Rachel Van Beaver
Edna....................................................Cassie Cloutier
Cow.....................................................Madelyn Wiley & Cassie Cloutier
Pastey..................................................Jon Trecker
Tessie Tura..........................................Diane Fauteux
Mazeppa.............................................Tracey Hebert
Cigar....................................................John Flynn
Electra.................................................Christine Arruda
Showgirls............................................Jeanne Wysocki, Tina Doran, Michele Lussier
Renee..................................................Gail Weber
Phil......................................................Jim Gagnon
Bougeron-Cochon...............................Rick Green
Chauffeur............................................Jim Gagnon

GYPSY

March 2011