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Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee , and focuses on her mother, Rose , whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother ."
"Firefly" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh in 1958, as an audition for the musical Gypsy. While the song ended up not being used for the musical, it was recorded and popularized by Tony Bennett who went to number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]
However Sondheim added that Merman performed the song with an "intensity [which] came as a surprise." [3] The emergence of "Everything's Coming Up Roses" as a Broadway anthem began with the song's melody being used to open and close the 14th Tony Awards ceremony on April 24, 1960. (Ironically Gypsy won none of its eight Tony nominations.) [4]
Pages in category "Songs from Gypsy (musical)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
"You Gotta Get a Gimmick", also known as "You Gotta Have a Gimmick", is a song from the 1959 musical Gypsy, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The 1959 rendition of the song was sung by Chotzi Foley, Faith Dane , Maria Karnilova and Milton Rosenstock.
For the first time, Harry Styles' biggest fans -- and, if it's possible, his biggest haters -- finally got to see his full X Factor UK audition, and it's a delight.The video, which has already ...
Gypsy is the soundtrack to the 1993 television adaptation of Gypsy.It was released by Atlantic Records on November 23, 1993, in the United States. Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee and the 1959 musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable, written by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, it depicts the life and times of a burlesque stripper and her domineering mother, starring Bette Midler as Mama Rose.
Kelly Clarkson has seen unquestionable success since "American Idol" back in 2002. But on Wednesday night's show, she brought fans back to the beginning by belting out the song she auditioned with ...