MARQUEE VALUE: Gypsy at the St. James Theatre

By Matthew Blank
January 29, 2008

Production: Gypsy, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents, directed by Arthur Laurents, starring Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, Boyd Gaines, Leigh Ann Larkin, Tony Yazbeck, Marilyn Caskey, Alison Fraser and Lenora Nemetz.

Previews: March 3, 2008

Opening: March 27, 2008

Venue: St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

Following a limited engagement this past summer at City Center, this acclaimed mounting of Gypsy moves to Broadway. Patti LuPone stars as Mama Rose, with most of the City Center cast intact. This consummate show-biz musical suggested by the memoirs of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee features a vibrant score including such songs as "Some People," "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Rose's Turn."

photos by Matthew Blank