In 1964, a musical opened on Broadway that neither a runway hit, nor was it a calamitous flop. The musical drew its inspiration from two Joseph MitchellĂ‚Â New Yorker short stories: "The Gypsy Women" and "The King of the Gypsies". The score for the show was written by Walter Marks (who is probably best known for writing the song standard "I Gotta Be Me" recorded by the likes of Tony Bennett and Sammy Davis, Jr.)…
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