In this video, we chat with the extraordinarily talented and inspiration queen, Lili Thomas who made history last year on Broadway as the first Asian American Mama Morton in Chicago and is currently starring as…

5 Favorite Audra McDonald Performances With only 6 Tony Awards (and a meager 10 nominations), maybe some day Audra McDonald will be a success on the Broadway stage, right? My first memory of her wasn't on Br…

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Audra McDonald will be out of Gypsy on Broadway for both performances on Wednesday February 19. Her standby, Tryphena Wade, made her debut as Rose on Tuesday, February 18.

Just yesterday, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff stopped by the Majectic Theatre to attend the critically acclaimed, sold-out hit musical GYPSY starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDon…

Review of the Saturday, February 8, 2025 matinee at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, Kevin Csolak, Lesli Margherita, Lili Thomas and Mylin…

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is playing now at at Center Theatre Group in Lo…

For Valentine’s Day this year, why not give the gift of Broadway? To help you woo your plus one of choice—Valentine, galentine or whomever—Broadway.com offers up six poems tailor-made to the most date-wor…

Tryphena Wade will go on as 'Rose' in Gypsy on Broadway, for select upcoming performances while Audra McDonald is out. Learn more about the performances and see how to purchase tickets.

Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. This week, the spotlight is on Camille A. Brown. Brown is a four-time Tony …

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On Monday night, internet sensation Trisha Paytas, made her long-awaited Broadway debut in one-night-only musical theatre extravaganza, Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream, at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. …

Hear about McDonald's inspiration for playing Rose.

Popular shows such as 'Wicked' and 'Gypsy' are leading the industry grosses, as a new report shows the industry's continuing recovery from the pandemic.

With the hit Broadway revival of Gypsy now performing through the summer, show star Audra McDonald visited The Late Show to discuss the production. Watch the interview now!

Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. Six-time Tony winner and GYPSY star Audra McDonald kicks off the series.

George C. Wolfe's new production of GYPSY starring six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald has released a new block of tickets, on sale now through August 2025.

In a production filled with emotional intensity, Audra McDonald delivers a powerhouse portrayal that elevates a somewhat uneven staging.

In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.” Now the veteran …

Lesli reveals all about the future of Tessie's Turn. Plus, an insider's perspective on the Majestic Theatre restoration, dropping in on the Phantom's box and hanging out with the GYPSY kids. Get tickets to GY…

Tony nominee Jodi Benson, who famously voiced the role of Ariel in the animated Disney film The Little Mermaid, stars in OFC Creations’ Broadway in Brighton production of Gypsy. See photos here!

Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. To kick off the series, the spotlight is on Audra McDonald. McDonald is th…

When the curtain came down on Act 1 of Gypsy, my friend Susan said, "She's so wrong and she's so good." Excellent summation! I was one of those who greeted Audra's casting with, she's miscast, her voice is misc…

♥I saw GYPSY this afternoon  and I was never moved by a show as I was this afternoon. When Audra sang ‘Rose’s Turn’ it was truly the greatest acting I have ever seen. Audra was crying and sweating and …

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

“Flamenco, is not only my way of expression, it can also be yours. You don't have to be from Spain or a gypsy. It's challenging, trying to get this rhythm right, but that challenge in itself is addictive. The…

By: David Sheward January, 28 2025: The sixth Broadway production of Gypsy, the classic musical based on the memoirs of legendary stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, is a theatrical miracle. Not only does it outfit an …

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 1/26/2025.

Audra McDonald recently took to Instagram to post a video of herself backstage at Gypsy to share some advice for young actors. Find out what she had to say here!

Starring Jodi Benson as Mama Rose, OFC Creations will soon present the Gypsy, A Musical Fable. Delaney Benson, Jodi's daughter, will star alongside her as Rose's daughter, Louise. Check out photos from ins…

In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.” Now the veteran …

Lesli hangs out with GYPSY's talented pups, Tana June and Indy, and much more! Get tickets to GYPSY: https://www.broadway.com/shows/gypsy/

EXCLUSIVE: The “Big Broadway Dream” of internet sensation Trisha Paytas just got a bit bigger: The one-night-only event at Broadway’s St. James Theatre next month will include special guest appearances an…

When Danny Burstein’s casting as Momma Rose’s loyal lover Herbie in Gypsy was announced, social media exploded with celebratory posts and comments. After more than three decades on Broadway, a Tony Award fo…

The show: The Broadway revival of the musical “Gypsy.” …

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With only four months to go until the 2025 nominations are announced, we’ve reconve…

Candice Frederick (@candice.frederick.37). https://playbill ... playbill.com/artic… Under George C. Wolfe and Audra McDonald, Gypsy Is ...

Ethel Merman Sings Gypsy Medley

In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.” Now the veteran …

Join GYPSY's Lesli Margherita as she answers fan questions and more! Get tickets to GYPSY: https://www.broadway.com/shows/gypsy/

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Administrati…

Merle Louise, whose Broadway debut in the original cast of Gypsy launched a decades-long association with Stephen Sondheim that would include notable appearances in Company, Sweeney Todd and Into The Woods, die…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more about the eligibility here!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of stage and screen actor Merle Louise Simon. She was 90 at the time of her passing. 

Gypsy is now open on Broadway and the show, led by Audra McDonald, is receiving rave reviews. Joy Woods plays Louise in the production, and the star recently joined The View to discuss her character and the cas…

In 1958, the up-and-coming composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim was in need of a phrase. He was working on the lyrics for the musical Gypsy, specifically for the moment when the indomitable stage mother Momma Ro…

Audra McDonald in a scene from George C. Wolfe’s production of “Gypsy” at the Majestic Theatre (Photo credit: Julia Cervantes) Mama Rose in the musical Gypsy, the 1959 collaboration of Arthur Laurents (bo…

Watch Joy Woods sing 'I Could Have Danced All Night' from My Fair Lady at MCC Theater's MISCAST in 2023. See a video of the Gypsy star perform the classic musical theatre song now!

Some Broadway musicals are classics, revived over and over again. And then there are the divas, the performers who create the starring roles. If you are lucky enough to see them, you will witness unforgettable …

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum @ Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA, Eureka Day, Julie Halston @ Birdland, 54 Sings Broadway…

To be perfectly clear.  Audra, as in McDonald.  Starring as Momma Rose, the very determined, very pushy stage mother dreaming of making her daughter June a star in Vaudeville while her sister Louise is all bu…

Audra McDonald delivers a Rose for the ages. Carol Rocamora reviews. The post Review: Gypsy at the Majestic Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

Audra McDonald is an American treasure—an artist with complete command of the stage. And if you’re thinking of going, remember that January and February are often the best time of the year to buy theater…

As Norma Desmond says, "It's a return." So far in 2025, here are five Broadway folk who are not making a comeback that we can't wait to see again! Friday 5: 5 2025 Broadway Returns Nicholas Barasch - Frede…

This Rose doesn't travel alone.  She takes us into the dungeon of her passionate loneliness and drags us with her when she pulls herself back into the light out of sheer force of will - just like she has done …

In the third episode of Tessie's Turn, Lesli Margherita is definitely allowed to hang out in the auditorium, Joy Woods leads a warmup, Danny Burstein takes notes gracefully and Lesli enjoys the show's overture …

In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.” Now the veteran …

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both on and off the stage…

Gypsy got back on track and Wicked stayed in the stratosphere during New Year’s week, with most of Broadway’s 33 shows posting strong numbers even while dropping down from the previous (and very lucrative) …

The Broadway Opening Night Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Sasha Hutchings for Gypsy at the Majestic Theater on December 19, 2024.

Age: 29 Hometown: Flemington, New Jersey Current role: Kevin Csolak (pronounced SO-lack) plays Tulsa in George C. Wolfe's revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald.  Credits: Csolak made his Broadway debu…

The curtain came down on the Broadway show “Left on Tenth” and it was time to walk the stars. Few Tony-honored artists have two shows playing on Broadway at the same time but animal trainer and behaviorist …

Which Broadway overtures stand out as ovation-worthy? The opinion might be a little bit biased at the Majestic Theatre, but when BroadwayWorld asked the question just last month, the resounding response from th…

Did you know that Sandy in the original Broadway production of Annie was a rescue dog? Over the years, animal trainer Bill Berloni has adopted over 300 animals, which he has used in various shows on Broadway—…

Except for “Gypsy,” every other show on Broadway boomed during Christmas week. Total receipts were up by $11 million over the previous week to $55 million. That’s a high for the year. Poor “Gypsy” mad…

Happy New Year! With 2024 behind us, it seems only appropriate to take stock of the year that was, and to look ahead at those things we hope to accomplish in 2025. Theatrical Resolutions: 2025 Edition First …

Gypsy Rose Lee in performance

Broadway had a very merry Christmas – with one big exception – as any number of shows gained big at the box office last week, breaking house records and in one case – Wicked – soaring past the $5 millio…