Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Imelda Staunton Lara Pulver Peter Davison Billy Hartman Damien Poole Scarlet Roche Lara Wollington Patrick Romer Tom Hodgkins Gemma Sutton Dan Burton Kieran Jae Roger Dipper Luke Street Jack Chissick Julie Legrand Natalie Woods Clare Halse Danielle Morris Lauren Hall Anita Louise Combe Louise Gold Lucinda Shaw
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Mama Rose lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
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