In the latest episode of the podcast, hear from Audra McDonald, George C. Wolfe and more about what to expect from the 2024 revival.
Angela “Gypsy.” Tyne Daly “Gypsy.” Bernadette “Gypsy.” Patti “Gypsy.” And now, Audra “Gypsy.” “Gypsy” is such a vehicle for the character of Madame (a.k.a. Mama) Rose that mountings of the musical are distinguished by the first names of the actors playing her. And what illustrious names they are.
Mama Rose has become to musical theater actors what “Hamlet” is to straight play ones. “Mama Rose [is] an enormous character,” six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who will tackle the role in this 2024 revival, told Broadway News.
(L-R) Joy Woods, Danny Burstein, Audra McDonald and Jordan Tyson in a promotional photo for “Gypsy” (Credit: Courtesy of Polk & Co.)