It’s a show about the life of a stripper, with a title that also happens to be an ethnic slur, and it’s one of the most beloved musicals ever. That’s “Gypsy,” the 1959 musical that the Mountain Play ...
She's the mother of all stage mothers: Rose, a single mom hellbent on turning her two young daughters into stars during the waning days of vaudeville. But in the musical "Gypsy," she gets top billing.