{"product_id":"25985-sondheim-stephen-styne-jule-gray-dolores-dolores-gray-in-gypsy-framed-london-broadside-poster","title":"[Sondheim, Stephen. (1930-2021) \u0026 Styne, Jule. (1901-1994)] Gray, Dolores. (1924 - 2002) Dolores Gray in \"Gypsy\" - Framed London Broadside Poster","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eGraphically striking and brightly colored poster advertising the musical at Piccadilly Theatre, Denman St., London [1973], starring Dolores Gray, American actress and singer (nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical twice, winning once) who took over from Angela Lansbury in the London production of \u003cem\u003eGypsy\u003c\/em\u003e. In a vintage wooden frame, worn, but still functional and attractive! 15 x 23 inches overall. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1959 musical comedy \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e was an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eGypsy: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, who had become famous in burlesque as a striptease artist. The show, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents, was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins in the original production at the Broadway Theatre in New York. It premiered on May 21, 1959, with set designs and light by Jo Meilziner. It contains many songs that became popular standards, including \"Small World,\" \"Everything's Coming up Roses\", \"You'll Never Get Away from Me,\" and \"Let Me Entertain You,\" and has been referred to as the greatest American musical by numerous critics and writers, including Frank Rich who called it the American musical theatre's answer to \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e. Theater critic Clive Barnes wrote that \"\u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best of musicals\" and described the character of Rose as \"one of the few truly complex characters in the American musical.\" \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e afforded Ethel Merman her first full-length dramatic role in the theater and is considered by many to have been her greatest triumph as a stage performer. It was made into a motion picture starring Natalie Wood and Rosalind Russell in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62809711444127,"sku":"25985","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/SondheimStyne.DoloresGrayin_Gypsy_Framed25985a.jpg?v=1781739564","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25985-sondheim-stephen-styne-jule-gray-dolores-dolores-gray-in-gypsy-framed-london-broadside-poster","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}