Get a 1st Listen to Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein Sing 'Small World' From Broadway Gypsy Album

The cast album of Broadway's current Gypsy, led by six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, releases April 25, but Playbill has an exclusive first listen to a track. Hear McDonald and Danny Burstein sing "Small World" from the Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim score above. Pre-order or pre-save the album here. Listen to "Together (Wherever We Go)" here.

The album is being released by Warner Music Group's Arts Music and Octoverse Media, with CD and vinyl editions set to follow. The vinyl release, a two-LP set, will feature a deluxe 64-page booklet, and the first 500 copies will include a signed photo of McDonald.

Directed by George C. Wolfe, the revival opened at the Majestic Theatre December 19, 2024.

Along with McDonald as Rose and fellow Tony winner Burstein as Herbie, the cast is led by Joy Woods as Louise, Jordan Tyson as June, Kevin Csolak as Tulsa, Lesli Margherita as Tessie Tura, Lili Thomas as Miss Mazeppa, Mylinda Hull as Miss Electra, Jacob Ming-Trent as Uncle Jocko, Kyleigh Denae Vickers as Baby Louise, and Marley Lianne Gomes and Jade Smith as Baby June. Tryphena Wade is the standby for Rose.

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The ensemble features Jace Bently, Brandon Burks, Hunter Capellán, Tony d’Alelio, Summer Rae Daney, Kellie Jean Hoagland, Aliah James, Brittney Johnson, Zachary Daniel Jones, Ethan Joseph, Andrew Kober, Krystal Mackie, James McMenamin, Majo Rivero, Sally Shaw, Brendan Sheehan, Thomas Silcott, and Jayden Theophile. Swings Shanel Bailey, Sasha Hutchings, Cole Newburg, Joe Osheroff, Ken Robinson, Jordan Wynn, and Iain Young round out the company. Casting is by Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths.

Gypsy, based on the mostly fictional memoir of famed burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, features a book by Arthur Laurents and songs with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The show is one of Broadway's favorites to revive. Since premiering in 1959, the show has returned to Broadway in 1974, starring Angela Lansbury; 1989, starring Tyne Daly; 2003, starring Bernadette Peters; and 2008, starring Patti LuPone. The work has been filmed three times: a 1962 feature film starring Rosalind Russell, a 1993 TV film starring Bette Midler, and a filmed stage performance of a 2015 London revival starring Imelda Staunton.

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Wolfe's creative team includes choreographer Camille A. Brown; music director and supervisor Andy Einhorn, who's also penned additional arrangements; scenic designer Santo Loquasto; costume designer Toni-Leslie James; lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; sound designer Scott Lehrer; hair and wig designer Mia Neal; makeup designer Michael Clifton, and animal trainer William Berloni. Orchestrations are by Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler, with dance music arrangements by John Kander, and additional orchestrations and arrangements by Daryl Waters. Rick Steiger is production stage manager.