![]() ![]() The character is based on the world-famous burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee, whose memoirs inspired the musical. Hennig brings her significant acting chops to bear in this characterization and gives us access to the psychological machinations behind Rose’s increasingly desperate actions.Īs Rose spins down, so her older daughter Louise ( Julie Lumsden) ascends. Yes, grotesque: Momma Rose has a monstrous quality and the musical has the arc of a tragedy as her impossible ambition repels the people closest to her and destroys her relationships and, perhaps, her mind. ![]() Multiple pandemic-related delays later, the production has finally arrived and Hennig’s take on Momma Rose is as nuanced, powerfully sung and grotesquely compelling as hoped, all leading to a commanding performance of the 11-o’clock number “Rose’s Turn.” It’s been nearly four years since the Shaw Festival first announced a production of the musical “Gypsy,” with multi-faceted Canadian theatre luminary Kate Hennig as the ultimate stage mother, Momma Rose. At the Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, through Oct. Directed by Jay Turvey, musical direction by Paul Sportelli. Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. ![]()
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