Gypsy - 1975, Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway

Angela Lansbury opened in the first revival of Gypsy on Broadway.   It was a limited run of 120 performances.   Prior and post the run, she toured with it for years.  She previously opened it in London's West End at the Picadilly Theatre in 1973, a feat which she didn't even want to try - she feared following in Ethel Merman's footsteps.  In London, she won the Olivier and on Broadway she won the Tony.   All productions of Gypsy are similar, but Angela's "Rose" may be the only one with a high kick.