The Making of Gypsy

by Keith Garebian

Here's the story of the musical version of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee's life. Highlighted by 15 illustrations, Keith Garebian gives behind-the-scenes information about Ethel Merman and Angela Lansbury, both of whom portrayed the flamboyant "artist," and provides an in-depth analysis of the play's structure, words, and music.

Genres: Theatre

130 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Keith Garebian is a widely published, award-winning freelance literary and theatre critic, biographer, and poet. Among his many awards are the Canadian Authors Association (Niagara Branch) Poetry Award (2009), the Mississauga Arts Award (2000 and 2008), a Dan Sullivan Memorial Poetry Award (2006), and the Lakeshore Arts & Scarborough Arts Council Award for Poetry (2003).

Reviews

[Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series really lacks any depth but it is fun light reading on the background of the show. This is somewhat nitpicky but it seems that the author just cut and pasted the section on Jo Mielziner from his Guys & Dolls book [or vice versa, I'm not sure which one came first.].