Audra McDonald‘s revelatory performance of Rose in the Broadway musical Gypsy will have its final showing this summer, earlier than expected.
The Broadway superstar, who is the most Tony-winning actor of all time, will perform the final show of the run on August 17. Tickets were originally on sale through October.
Gypsy will have played 28 preview and 269 regular performances at the conclusion of the run next month. The production received five Tony Award nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical.
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“George C Wolfe‘s exquisite production of Gypsy managed to both capture the full integrity of the original, without changing a word, and at the same time brought a historic new level of depth with his casting the magnificent Audra McDonald. He shed a complex light of racial awareness on this quintessential American story, one that would make Arthur, the lifelong advocate for social justice, extremely proud,” said David Saint, spokesperson for the Laurents Estate.
“This production of GYPSY made a once-in-a-lifetime event out of arguably the most revered American musical. With George C. Wolfe’s sharp and illuminating direction and a performance for the ages from one of our greatest living performers, Audra McDonald, its legacy is etched in Broadway history. Steve and Audra had a conversation about roles in his canon she should tackle, and they agreed ‘Rose’ should top that list. We know he would have been thrilled with everything this historic production came to be on stage,” said Rick Pappas, spokesperson for the Sondheim Estate.
Get tickets now for the final performances of Gypsy. While Montego Glover is scheduled to perform select Sunday matinees this summer, it has been confirmed that Audra will perform in the final show.
