Gypsy!

Tonight Sarah, David and I saw a fine performance of Gypsy  at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier. We started with a wonderful dinner at Riva, Dover Sole, no less. Louise Pitre was very good as Mama Rose. I had seen Ethel Merman and Tyne Daley do the role on Broadway  at various times and Louise doesn't have the pipes of either of those ladies, but she gave a very good performance as the 'Stage mother to end all stage mothers.'

Jessica Rich was Louise, Erin Burniston was the adult Baby June, and Keith Kupferer was Herbie. All were excellent in their parts.

The rest of the very large cast, especially the three strippers, were excellent.

Gypsy holds it own after all these years with music by Jule Stein, book by Arthur Laurents, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It's a very good score and we enjoyed the show very much.