"Here She Is, Boys!" From Ethel to Tyne to Betty to Patti, The Many Faces of Gypsy's Infamous Mama Rose
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PHOTO SPECIAL: "Here She Is, Boys!" From Ethel to Tyne to Betty to Patti, The Many Faces of Gypsy's Infamous Mama Rose
With Tony winner Leslie Uggams having recently played Mama Rose in a multi-racial Connecticut production and Imelda Staunton prepping for a UK staging, we look back at a few of the many talented women to take on one of the greatest roles ever written for the musical stage.
Lane Bradbury and Ethel Merman in the original Broadway production
Sandra Church, Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman in the original Broadway production
Sandra Church, Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman in the original Broadway production
Sandra Church, Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman in the original Broadway production
Ethel Merman and Sandra Church in the original Broadway production
Sandra Church and Ethel Merman in the original Broadway production
Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell and Karl Malden in the 1962 film adaptation
Rosalind Russell in the 1962 film adaptation
Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury and Rex Robbins in Gypsy, 1974
Mary Louise Wilson, Zan Charisse and Angela Lansbury in Gypsy, 1974
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