Gypsy on Broadway announces further casting

Two of the Allies from Broadway’s The Notebook will take on the roles of Louise and June in the upcoming revival of Gypsy.

Joining Audra McDonald (Rose) and Danny Burstein (Herbie) will be Joy Woods as Louise and Jordan Tyson as June. Tyson will depart The Notebook on 6 October; Woods’s final performance date in that production has not yet been announced.

In addition, Leslie Margherita, Lilli Thomas, and Mylinda Hull will “get a gimmick” in Gypsy as Tessie Tura, Mazeppa, and Electra (Hull will also play Miss Cratchitt). Full casting will be announced shortly.

Directed by George C Wolfe and choreographed by Camille A Brown, Gypsy will reopen the Majestic Theatre, with previews beginning on 21 November. The opening night is set for 19 December.

Featuring a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Gypsy is loosely based on the life of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee and tracks her relationship with her overbearing stage mother. The musical debuted on Broadway in 1959 with Ethel Merman starring as Rose. It has since been revived four more times with legendary lead performances by Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, and Patti LuPone.

Gypsy will have scenic design by Santo Loquasto, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, sound design by Scott Lehrer, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, and makeup design by Michael Clifton.