Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre
Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star.
Stage musical based on the book by Arthur Laurents and with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
The story starts in Seattle in the 1920s at the height of vaudeville and follows the dreams and efforts of Gypsy's mother Rose, the fierce show business mother whose entire life and focus is on raising her daughters to be stage stars. It follows their ups and downs in the changing world of the theatre until her daughter Louise steps into the world of burlesque, as it is all that is left, only to become a huge star - Gypsy Rose Lee.
Gypsy contains many popular stage songs including Everything's Coming Up Roses, Let Me Entertain You and Together (Wherever We Go).
Last on
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Rose | Imelda Staunton |
| Louise/Gipsy | Lara Pulver |
| Herbie | Peter Davison |
| Uncle Jocko | Billy Hartman |
| Baby June | Scarlet Roche |
| Baby Louise | Lara Wollington |
| Pop | Patrick Romer |
| Mr Weber/Boucheron | Tom Hodgkin |
| June | Gemma Sutton |
| Tulsa | Dan Burton |
| Yonkers/Pastey | Kieran Jae |
| LA/Phil | Roger Dipper |
| Little Rock | Luke Street |
| Mr Goldstone/Rich Man | Jack Chissick |
| Agnes/Toreadorable | Natalie Woods |
| Geraldine/Toreadorable | Danielle Morris |
| Delores/Toreadorable | Lauren Hall |
| Majorie May/Toreadorable | Clare Halse |
| Tessie Tura | Anita Louise Combe |
| Mazeppa | Louise Gold |
| Mother/Stripper/Showgirl | Lucinda Shaw |
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Dec 2015 21:00
- Sun 9 Oct 2016 20:00