Gypsy (Patti LuPone Broadway)

The triumphant 2008 Broadway revival of Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents’ 'Gypsy' opened to near-universal critical raves at the St. James Theatre, capturing three major acting Tony Awards. Directed with precise dramatic focus by co-author Arthur Laurents, this production stripped away decadal operetic excess to focus with raw emotional clarity on the complex, co-dependent domestic fractures between Rose and her daughters. The blockbuster staging achieved permanent immortality due to the volcanic dramatic chemistry of Patti LuPone as a terrifyingly unctuous Rose alongside Laura Benanti's Louise.