Gypsy

Krass, Ellen M., (producer.). Orrom, Dione, (producer.). Moore, Celia (Television producer) (Added Author). Brunish, Corey, (producer.). Grimaldi, Dennis, (producer.). Sher, Robert, (producer.). Harrison, Michael, (producer.). Ian, David, (producer.). Laidlaw, Neil, (producer.). Roaman, Carol, (producer.). Catullo, Patrick, (producer.). Glick, Aaron, (producer.). Krevat, Jeff, (producer.). Sabi, Ramin, (producer.). Snowdon, Ted, (producer.). Sondheim, Stephen. (Lyricist). Laurents, Arthur. (Librettist). Lee, Gypsy Rose 1914-1970 (Added Author). Kent, Jonathan, (director.). Price, Lonny, (director.). Mear, Stephen, (choreographer.). Ward, Anthony, 1957- (Set designer, Costume designer). Henderson, Mark. (Lighting designer). Groothuis, Paul, (sound designer.). Skilbeck, Nicholas, 1965- (conductor.). Skilbeck, Nicholas, 1965- (orchestrations.). Kelly, Tom, (orchestrations.). Galloway, Ian William, (video designer.). Staunton, Imelda, 1956- (performer.). Pulver, Lara, 1981- (performer.). Davison, Peter, 1951- (performer.). Hartman, Billy, (performer.). Roche, Scarlet, (performer.). Wollington, Lara, (performer.). Romer, Patrick, (performer.). Hodgkin, Tom, (performer.). Sutton, Gemma, (performer.). Burton, Dan, (performer.). Jae, Kieran, (performer.). Dipper, Roger, (performer.). Street, Luke, (performer.). Chissick, Jake, (performer.). Woods, Natalie, (performer.). Morris, Danielle, (performer.). Hall, Lauren, (performer.). Halse, Clara, (performer.). Combe, Anita Louise, (performer.). Gold, Louise, 1956- (performer.). Shaw, Lucinda, (performer.). Styne, Jule, 1905-1994 Gypsy. (Added Author). Seaview Productions, (producer.). Chichester Festival Theatre, (producer.). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Imelda Staunton, Lara Pulver, Peter Davison, Billy Hartman, Scarlet Roche, Lara Wollington, Patrick Romer, Tom Hodgkin, Gemma Sutton, Dan Burton, Kieran Jae, Roger Dipper, Luke Street, Jake Chissick, Natalie Woods, Danielle Morris, Lauren Hall, Clara Halse, Anita Louise Combe, Louise Gold, Lucinda Shaw. (Cast).

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Shout Factory, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from opening credits. Originally directed and choreographed on Broadway by Jerome Robbins.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restricted to qualified researchers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Executive producers, Ellen M. Krass, Corey Brunish, Dennis Grimaldi/Robert Sher, Michael Harrison/David Ian, Neil Laidlaw, Carol Roaman ; co-executive producers, Patrick Catullo/Aaron Glick, Jeff Krevat, Ramin Sabi/Seaview Productions, and Ted Snowdon ; music by Jule Styne ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Arthur Laurents ; suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee ; directed for the stage by Jonathan Kent ; directed for the screen by Lonny Price ; choreographed by Stephen Mear ; produced for BBC-TV. Sets and costume design by Anthony Ward ; lighting by Mark Henderson ; sound design by Paul Groothuis ; musical direction by Nicholas Skilbeck ; new orchestrations by Nicholas Skilbeck and Tom Kelly ; video design by Ian William Galloway.
Participant or Performer Note:	Imelda Staunton, Lara Pulver, Peter Davison, Billy Hartman, Scarlet Roche, Lara Wollington, Patrick Romer, Tom Hodgkin, Gemma Sutton, Dan Burton, Kieran Jae, Roger Dipper, Luke Street, Jake Chissick, Natalie Woods, Danielle Morris, Lauren Hall, Clara Halse, Anita Louise Combe, Louise Gold, Lucinda Shaw.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Videotaped at the Savoy Theatre, London, England, 2015. Originally aired on BBC-TV, December 27, 2015.
Summary, etc.:	Loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, with focus on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with the ultimate stage mom. It follows the dreams and efforts of Rose as she raises two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of show business life.
Language Note:	English dialogue; English subtitles.