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Gypsy, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
Everything comes up roses in stunning production of Sondheim classic
SUPERLATIVE: Ria Jones as Rose
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THIS is a stunning production of Stephen Sondheim and June Styne’s musical Gypsy.
Based very loosely on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the one-time “Queen of Burlesque,” the show follows Gypsy’s mum Rose as she drags her kids, Louise and June, from state to state with their dreadful vaudeville act.
Rose is determined to make 10-year-old June a star. But eventually it’s the neglected older sister, Louise, who succeeds.
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