DUBOIS – Reitz Theater of DuBois will present Gypsy: A Musical Fable on Aug. 4-6 and Aug. 11-13 at 7 p.m., as well as Aug. 7 and Aug. 14 at 2 p.m.
Speculated by many, including New York Times critic Ben Brantley, to be the greatest of all American musicals, Gypsy tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hungry, powerhouse of a woman to get her two daughters into show business.
Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoir of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, entitled Gypsy: Memoirs of America’s Most Celebrated Stripper.
The memoir and the musical focus on the story of Gypsy Rose Lee’s mother, Rose, and earned Rose a place in the theatrical and literary canon as the quintessential, archetypal “Stage Mother.”
The musical features songs that have become standards of the musical theatre canon, including “Some People,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Rose’s Turn” and the show-stopping “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.”
Gypsy is famous for helping launch lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s career, and features a book by Arthur Laurents that is widely considered to be one of the classic examples of a traditional “book musical.”
At the heart of the musical is the gregarious Rose, whose journey made critic Frank Rich call Gypsy, “Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.”
Tickets are now available on the Reitz Theater Web site. The theater is located at 36 E. Scribner Ave., DuBois, PA.
For more information, please contact the theater at 814-375-4274 or reitztheater@gmail.com.
