The first revival of Gypsy opened on September 23, 1974 for a limited run at the Winter Garden Theatre. Angela Lansbury brought this Mama Rose to Broadway after a US tour and a successful run in London. Despite her fear of following in the giant footsteps of Ethel Merman, she won her third Tony for Best Actress in a Musical. Yesterday at the flea market, I was browsing through playbills at the Twelfth Night Club's table when I met Dennis Karr. He was one of the Farm Boys (San Diego)in that production. He lost track of his Gypsy playbill and was hoping to replace it. That's some coincidence - looking for a playbill of the only Broadway show he was in on the very anniversary of the day that show opened.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Another Gypsy Opened Yesterday
The first revival of Gypsy opened on September 23, 1974 for a limited run at the Winter Garden Theatre. Angela Lansbury brought this Mama Rose to Broadway after a US tour and a successful run in London. Despite her fear of following in the giant footsteps of Ethel Merman, she won her third Tony for Best Actress in a Musical. Yesterday at the flea market, I was browsing through playbills at the Twelfth Night Club's table when I met Dennis Karr. He was one of the Farm Boys (San Diego)in that production. He lost track of his Gypsy playbill and was hoping to replace it. That's some coincidence - looking for a playbill of the only Broadway show he was in on the very anniversary of the day that show opened.
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