Gypsy
music by Sondheim, Styne, and Laurents
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Lansbury
- In Angela Lansbury
…roles in Dear World (1969), Gypsy (1975), and Sweeney Todd (1979). Her later stage work included the Terrence McNally comedy Deuce (2007), as well as revivals of Mame (1983), Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (2009), and Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (2012). In 2009 she earned a fifth
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Lupone
- In Patti LuPone
…the obsessive Momma Rose in Gypsy (2007), for which she won another Tony for best actress in a musical.
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Merman
- In Ethel Merman
…enjoyed another huge success in Gypsy (1959). In 1970 she stepped into the title role of Hello, Dolly! Her later movies include There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). The apparently ageless first lady of the American musical comedy stage, Merman…
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