No one wanted to make a musical about the stripper Gypsy Rose Lee - until they heard about her mother. By Samantha EllisIn 1957 Gypsy Rose Lee was riding high. She was the most famous stripper in the world, she had just published her memoirs and the Broadway producer David Merrick wanted to make a musical about her. Perhaps most importantly, she had made enough money to do up her bathroom in black and gold, with a ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40PM on March 29, 2016