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Gypsy

Gypsy

The Divine Miss M in Broadway's greatest Diva role!

19936.22h 33m

Overview

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

Directed by Emile Ardolino
Written by Gypsy Rose Lee, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim
Produced by Cindy Gilmore, Emile Ardolino
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0M0

Top Cast

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Rose Hovick

Cynthia Gibb

Cynthia Gibb

Louise Hovick / Gypsy Rose Lee

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

'Baby' Louise Hovick

Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

Herbie Sommers

Jennifer Rae Beck

Jennifer Rae Beck

June Hovick

Lacey Chabert

Lacey Chabert

'Baby' June Hovick

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Charles Thompson

J

Jeffrey Broadhurst

Tulsa

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Tessie Tura

Linda Hart

Linda Hart

Miss Mazeppa

Themes & Keywords

musicalbased on play or musicaldysfunctional familydomineering mothervaudevillestage mother

About Gypsy

Gypsy is a tv movie, comedy, drama, music film released in 1993 exploring themes of musical, based on play or musical, dysfunctional family, domineering mother, vaudeville, stage mother. Directed by Emile Ardolino, it stars Bette Midler, Cynthia Gibb, Elisabeth Moss. Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

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