As theatregoers wait for the curtain to go up and the lights to light, Broadway's revival of Gypsy—starring six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald—has revealed rush and standing room ticket programs. The George C. Wolfe-directed production begins performances November 21 at the Majestic Theatre, with opening night set for December 19.
Speaking of that first preview—the production has released a new block of tickets for its formerly sold-out first preview, along with tickets to the first weekend of performances at Telecharge.com.
Theatregoers will be able to get up to two $49 rush tickets (subject to limited availability) in-person at the Majestic box office on the day of each performance, with the box office opening at 10 AM Monday-Saturday and at noon on Sundays. Standing room tickets will be made available to any sold-out performance, also in-person at the box office. Standing room tickets are also limited to two per person, and will cost $39 each.
McDonald will be taking on the ultimate stage mother, Rose, opposite fellow Tony winner Danny Burstein as Herbie, and former The Notebook co-stars Joy Woods as Louise and Jordan Tyson as June. The cast will also include 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, Marley Lianne Gomes and Jade Smith as Baby June, and Kevin Csolak as Tulsa. The ensemble will feature Shanel Bailey, Jace Bently, Brandon Burks, Hunter Capellán, Tony d’Alelio, Summer Rae Daney, Kellie Jean Hoagland, Sasha Hutchings, Aliah James, Brittney Johnson, Zachary Daniel Jones, Ethan Joseph, Andrew Kober, Krystal Mackie, James McMenamin, Cole Newburg, Joe Osheroff, Majo Rivero, Ken Robinson, Sally Shaw, Thomas Silcott, Brendan Sheehan, Jayden Theophile, Jordan Wynn, and Iain Young.
Wolfe is directing the new revival of the Arthur Laurents-Stephen Sondheim-Jule Styne musical, which will feature choreography by Camille A. Brown. The creative team will also include music director and supervisor Andy Einhorn, 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, and makeup designer Michael Clifton. The production will also feature additional orchestrations and arrangements by Daryl Waters. Rick Steiger will be production stage manager.
Gypsy, based on the mostly fictional memoir of famed burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, 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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