Tony nominee and Little Mermaid star Jodi Benson is currently starring in a new production of Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim's Gypsy at OFC Creations in Rochester, New York.
Benson shares the stage with her real-life daughter Delaney Benson, co-starring as Louise. Get a first look at the mother-daughter star turn in newly released production shots below.
Benson, a Tony nominee for her performance in the Gershwin musical Crazy for You, is playing legendary stage mother Rose in the musical based on the memoirs of famed burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee.
The cast also includes Claire Kennard as June, Tripp Hanson as Herbie, Mitchell Canfield as Tulsa, Tessa Gilardoni as Baby June, and Eden Finlayson as Baby Louise. The Bensons previously played these roles in a 2023 production in Florida.
The ensemble includes Kaitlyn Baldwin, Holly Lowden, Ben Reiner, Jaiden Leo Riley, Immanuel Rodriguez, Courtney Schutt, and Ray Trim. The youth ensemble features Gus Brodhead, Jack Hartman, Quinn Kenyon, Cameron Korzinski, Rosemary Laprime, and Deonne Major.
Eric Vaughn Johnson is directing the production, presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
Gypsy features a book by Laurents, music by Styne, and lyrics by Sondheim. The musical bowed on Broadway in May 1959 at the Broadway Theatre, playing 702 performances before closing at the Imperial Theatre, where it later transferred, March 25, 1961. Ethel Merman starred as Rose in the original production; subsequent Broadway Roses include Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, and Patti LuPone. The latest Broadway revival is currently playing the Majestic Theatre starring Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, and Joy Woods.
Performances continue through February 16. Tickets are available at OFCCreations.com.
