Exclusive Photo Coverage: Inside the Gypsy Robe Ceremony for ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY!
By: Walter McBride Mar. 16, 2015
|
The company of On the Twentieth Century just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual, at which the recipient from Honeymoon in Vegas bestowed the honor on Bahiyah Hibah. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below!
The Gypsy Robe began in 1950, when Bill Bradley, in the chorus of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, borrowed a dressing gown from Chorus member Florence Baum and sent it to a friend in CALL ME MADAM on opening night Oct 12, 1950 saying it was worn by all the Ziegfeld beauties and would "bless" the show. A cabbage rose from Ethel Merman's gown was added and the robe was passed along to next Broadway musical on opening night. The tradition evolved so that the robe is now presented to the "gypsy" who has performed the most Broadway musicals on a chorus contract. Along the way, the robe is decorated, painted, patched, stitched, and signed by everyone in the show, becoming a fanciful patchwork for an entire Broadway season.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')
Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')
Michael McGrath and Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')
James Dybas and Mary Louise Wilson
James Dybas and Mary Louise Wilson
Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth pays tribute to Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl
Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl
Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl
Peter Gallagher and Amanda Green
Peter Gallagher and Amanda Green
Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher
Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher
Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher
Mary Louise Wilson and Peter Gallagher
Broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Kristin Chenoweth with broadway debut cast members Analisa Leaming and Drew King
Katie Webber ('Honeymoon in Vegas')
Jim Walton, Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson and James Dybas
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, James Dybas and Bahiyah Hibah
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, James Dybas and Bahiyah Hibah
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, James Dybas and Bahiyah Hibah
David Westphal and Bahiyah Hibah
Bahiyah Hibah with Kristin Chenoweth and company
Bahiyah Hibah with Jim Walton, Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson and James Dybas
Peter Gallagher, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth
Peter Gallagher, Mary Louise Wilson, Bahiyah Hibah and Kristin Chenoweth
Bahiyah Hibah and Mark Linn-Baker
Phillip Attmore, Richard Riaz Yoder, Bahiyah Hibah, Rick Faugno and Drew King
Bahiyah Hibah with Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth and the ensemble cast
Bahiyah Hibah with Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth and the ensemble cast
Videos