12 F / 9 M / Extras
A full-length musical in 2 acts
1 changeable set
Gypsy is an autobiographical story about the famous stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, her sister June and their ruthless Mother Rose, who does not hesitate when it comes to furthering her daughters’ careers in show business. At first, Rose puts in all her efforts with the most talented of her girls, June hoping to make her world famous. So together they perform their vaudeville show at various third rate theatres. However, vaudeville is soon pushed aside by the then more fashionable burlesque style and so their bookings become few and far between. And to make matters worse, June runs away with one of the tap dancers in the group. Rose then aims her ambitions at her eldest daughter Louise who eventually, after much hard work, turns into the elegant stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. She achieves great success and inevitably breaks free from her Mother who is then left lamenting her own suppressed talents that she sacrificed for the sake of her ungrateful daughters and their careers.
It is a passionate story supported by amazing music.
Orchestration:
Piano Conductor
Violin A
Violin B
Viola
Cello
Bass
Reed I. Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet and Alto Sax
Reed II: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet and Alto Sax
Reed III: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax and Bass Sax or Tenor Sax and Clarinet.
Reed IV: Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Tenor Sax
Reed V: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon and Baritone Sax or Clarinet and Baritone Sax
Horn
Trumpets I & II
Trumpet III
Trombone I
Trombone II
Trombone III
Percussion I & II
