Single parenting, stripteases, and show business
September Song Community Theatre is presenting Gypsy, a rollicking musical loosely based on the memoirs of famous 1950s striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. The musical focuses on her mother, Rose, who was the ultimate show business mom before Toddlers & Tiaras became a pop-culture hit. You think being a single mom is difficult? Add to that an attempt to rise to the top of the show business industry with one multitalented child and one who could not shimmy her way out of a plastic trash bag.
Well-known songs from the musical include "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Let Me Entertain You," with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim of West Side Story fame.
Backstory
Gypsy, the least popular and talented of the two daughters, paved her own way into show business by creating her own style of striptease, purely by accident. One night, while attempting to entertain a bored audience, Gypsy's dress strap broke during a song and she struggled to keep her jiggly parts covered, much like Niecy Nash during a Dancing with the Stars routine. This delighted the crowd, and Gypsy knew she had found her angle. She continued to woo the crowds with her stripteases; however, her act was more about comedy and less about nudity (she revealed very little flesh, in fact, and kept herself covered with the stage curtain at the end of each show).
Performance dates and location
If you're looking for some fun, evening performance dates are September 3, 4, 10, and 11 at 8 p.m. A matinee is scheduled for September 5 at 2:30 p.m. Performances will be held at Century High School located at 355 Ronsdale Road in Sykesville, MD.
Tickets
Ticket information can be found here.
About September Song and ticket proceeds
September Song Community Theatre is a non-profit community theatre; ticket proceeds will benefit CHANGE, Inc., a private, non-profit organization in Carroll County that has been providing services to persons with mental and developmental disabilities since 1969.
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Thank you for the wonderful write up, I look forward to seeing it.
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