Gypsy

Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents

April 15-19, 2009
Fisher Theater

Everything will be coming up roses, as Stars Over Veishea returns in 2009 with the stunning classic musical GYPSY!  Ambitious! Obsessive! Domineering! Unrelenting and sympathetic! That's Mama Rose!

As the quintessential stage mother, Rose pushes timid Louise into the burlesque spotlight, where she is reborn as the notorious Gypsy Rose Lee, whose memoirs inspired the musical. Living vicariously through her daughter's success, Rose lusts for stardom of her own.

This legendary tale of the highs and lows of theatrical passion was called "the greatest of all American musicals" by The New York Times. It has starred such divas as Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters and Patti Lapone, and features the unforgettable gems "Everything's Coming up Roses," "Together," and "Let Me Entertain You."

2008-09 Season

Fifth of July
Tartuffe
A Christmas Carol
Student Show
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Gypsy
Vinegar Tom