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Video Watch: Audra McDonald and the Broadway Cast of Gypsy Give a Tiny Desk Concert

The 1959 Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne musical is back on the Main Stem at the Majestic Theatre.

Even big musicals can come to NPR's Tiny Desk! Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, and more from the Broadway cast of Gypsy have released a Tiny Desk concert鈥攚atch above. The group is joined by an 11-piece ensemble (led by music director and conductor Andy Einhorn) to perform "If Momma Was Married," "Together, Wherever We Go," "You Gotta Get a Gimmick," and "Some People."

The concert releases just days before the production's Broadway revival cast album is due to drop from Warner Music Group's Arts Music and Octoverse Media, with that digital release set for April 25. CD and vinyl releases will follow. Pre-order or pre-save the album . "Together (Wherever We Go)" is already out .

READ: How the Gypsy Revival Combines the Original Orchestrations With a Fresh New Sound

Directed by George C. Wolfe, the revival opened at the Majestic Theatre December 19, 2024.

The cast is led by six-time Tony winner McDonald as Rose, with Tony winner Burstein as Herbie, Woods as Louise, 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. Casting is by Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths.

READ: In Gypsy, Joy Woods Is Stepping Into Her Power

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 show is one of Broadway's favorites to revive. Since premiering in 1959, the show has returned to Broadway in 1974, starring Angela Lansbury; 1989, starring Tyne Daly; 2003, starring Bernadette Peters; and 2008, starring Patti LuPone. 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.

READ: How George C. Wolfe Continues to Push Audiences (and Himself) Out of Their Comfort Zone

Wolfe's creative team includes choreographer 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.

Tom Kirdahy, Mara Isaacs, Kevin Ryan, and Diane Scott Carter are leading the producing team. The forthcoming album is being produced by David Caddick, David Lai, and Einhorn.

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Photos: Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, More in Gypsy on Broadway

 
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