{"product_id":"gypsy","title":"Gypsy","description":"\u003cp\u003eGypsy Rose Lee’s memoir became a New York Times bestseller in 1957, inspiring the  1959 hit musical, two movies, and three revivals. Now a fourth, directed by Arthur  Laurents and starring Patti LuPone, is lighting up New York, winning top Broadway  theatre awards, including three 2008 Tony Awards, as well as raves from critics and  audiences:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“No matter how long you live, you’ll never see a more \u003cbr\u003eexciting production.”  —\u003c\/i\u003eTerry Teachout,\u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Watch out, New York! This GYPSY is a  wallop-packing show of raw power.” —\u003c\/i\u003eBen Brantley, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Not your  ordinary theater experience. This is the best production \u003cbr\u003eof the best damn musical  ever.” \u003c\/i\u003e—Liz Smith, Syndicated Columnist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memoir, which Gypsy began as a series  of pieces for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003econtains photographs and newspaper clippings from her  personal scrapbooks and an afterword by her son, Erik Lee Preminger. At turns touching  and hilarious, Gypsy describes her childhood trouping across 1920s America through  her rise to stardom as The\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eQueen of Burlesque\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein 1930s New York—where gin came in  bathtubs, gangsters were celebrities, and Walter Winchell was king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGypsy’s story  features outrageous characters—among them Broadway’s funny girl, Fanny Brice, who  schooled Gypsy in how to be a star; gangster Waxy Gordon, who fixed her teeth; and  her indomitable mother, Rose, who lived by her own version of the Golden Rule: “Do  unto others … before they do you.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317107597694,"sku":"NW9781883319953","price":15.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781883319953.jpg?v=1778701011","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/gypsy","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}