West End production of GYPSY lands on Netflix UK

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The 2015 West End production of Gypsy, starring the award-winning Imelda Staunton, has been added to Netflix UK.

The Chichester Festival Theatre revival is directed by Jonathan Kent, with choreography by Stephen Mear, and also stars Peter Davison, Lara Pulver and Gemma Sutton.

The story revolves around the ambitious Momma Rose and her efforts to put her two daughters June and Louise on stage in a vaudeville act. June dramatically quits the show, so Momma Rose must coax her shyer daughter Louise out from her sister’s shadow and into the limelight. But the times are changing. Audiences no longer want the family fun of a vaudeville act; they’re craving the exoticism of burlesque acts. Those who don’t keep up with the big performers will be forgotten, so will Momma Rose manage to turn her daughter into a burlesque star?

The show is loosely based on the life of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous American strip tease performer, and includes songs such as ‘Let Me Entertain You’, ‘Rose’s Turn’ and ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses'.