“In Gypsy [Rose Lee] the musical, her mother, 'Mama Rose', is portrayed as a slightly eccentric, pushy, ambitious stage mother, but that version doesn't come close to the truth.” MotherStageRoseMusicalVersionsAmbitiousMamaEccentricGypsyPushy Author:Karen Abbott
“Gypsy [Rose Lee ] was a masterful storyteller, and her memoir and by extension, the musical weren't only Gypsy's monument; they were also her chance for monumental revisionism.” ChanceRoseMusicalMemoirExtensionsStorytellerMonumentGypsyRevisionism Author:Karen Abbott
“Her sister [June Havoc] said the musical portrayed who Gypsy [Rose Lee] wanted to be before the burlesque thing happened she wanted to be this beautiful, romantic person with dreams. So Gypsy told the story of her life as she wished she'd lived it: embellishing, softening the edges, eliminating certain things altogether.” PersonsSaidStoriesDreamWantedBeautifulCertainHappenedRoseMusicalEdgesThings HappenJuneGypsyEliminatingHavocBurlesqueBeautiful RomanticRomantic Person Author:Karen Abbott
