Gayle King Will Host Black Theatre Night at Gypsy on Broadway

Broadway's Gypsy revival will host a one-night-only Black Theatre Performance August 7 at the Majestic Theatre. The special event will feature a post-show conversation with three-time Tony honoree George C. Wolfe and six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, moderated by TV host and noted Broadway fan Gayle King. The conversation will be open to all audience members of that evening's performance, with a special welcome to Black theatregoers.

The discussion will cover this revival's recontextualization of the classic musical through a Black lens and the future of Black theatre in mainstream spaces.

The musical is set to play its final performance August 17, which will cap off a 28-preview, 269-performance run that opened December 19, 2024. See what critics thought of the production here.

With her 11th Tony nomination, McDonald made history this year as the most Tony-nominated performer of all time (along with her previous record of being the most Tony-awarded performer in Tony history, with six). She leads the company as Rose, opposite Danny Burstein as Herbie, Joy Woods as Louise, Jordan Tyson as June, Kevin Csolak as Tulsa, Lesli Margherita as Tessie Tura, Lili Thomas as Miss Mazeppa, Mylinda Hull as Miss Electra, Jacob Ming-Trent as Uncle Jocko, Kyleigh Denae Vickers as Baby Louise, and Marley Lianne Gomes and Jade Smith as Baby June. Tryphena Wade is the standby for Rose. Montego Glover stars as Rose at Sunday matinees. Wolfe directs.

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Gypsy, based on the mostly fictional memoir of famed burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, features a book by Arthur Laurents and songs with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The work has been filmed three times: a 1962 feature film starring Rosalind Russell, a 1993 TV film starring Bette Midler, and a filmed stage performance of a 2015 London revival starring Imelda Staunton.

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Wolfe's creative team includes choreographer 2025 Tony nominee Camille A. Brown; music director and supervisor Andy Einhorn, who's also penned additional arrangements; scenic designer Santo Loquasto; costume designer Toni-Leslie James; lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; sound designer Scott Lehrer; hair and wig designer Mia Neal; makeup designer Michael Clifton, and animal trainer William Berloni. Orchestrations are by Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler, with dance music arrangements by John Kander, and additional orchestrations and arrangements by Daryl Waters. Rick Steiger is production stage manager.