Photo Coverage: Inside the ALADDIN Gypsy Robe Ceremony
By: Walter McBride Mar. 23, 2014
The company of Aladdin-330623.html">Aladdin just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual. 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.
Recognizing their cultural and historic value, Gypsy Robes can now be viewed at two of Equity's Offices. The National Headquarters in New York now houses two of the historic Robes. The second floor Audition Center's newly designed case displays the Robe from the 2006-2007 season, which was dedicated by the ACCA to the memory of Patrick Quinn. The 2007-2008 Robe, dedicated to Broadwayveteran Adrian Bailey, can be viewed on the fourteenth floor Council lobby.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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Stacey Todd Holt from 'Rocky'
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Stacey Todd Holt from 'Rocky' and 'Aladdin' director Casey Nicholaw
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Merwin Foard and Michael James Scott
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Director Casey Nicholaw
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Adam Jacobs
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Adam Jacobs
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Adam Jacobs and James Monroe Iglehart
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Adam Jacobs and James Monroe Iglehart
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Aladdin Broadway debuts
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Director Casey Nicholaw
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Jonathan Freeman
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Dennis Stowe
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AEA's David Westphal, Dennis Stowe and Stacey Todd Holt from 'Rocky'
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AEA's David Westphal, Dennis Stowe and Stacey Todd Holt
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AES's David Westhpan and Dennis Stowe
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Clifton Davis with director Casey Nicholaw and company
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Jonathan Freeman
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Courtney Reed
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Dennis Stowe with Adam Jacobs and company
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Jonathan Freeman
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Courtney Reed
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Dennis Stowe with Michael James Scott, Courtney Reed and company
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Dennis Stowe with Clifton Davis, director Casey Nicholaw and company
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Director Casey Nicholaw and Dennis Stowe with company
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Dennis Stowe
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Don Darryl Rivera, Michael James Scott and Dennis Stowe
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Courtney Reed, Dennis Stowe and Adam Jacobs
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Courtney Reed, Dennis Stowe and Adam Jacobs
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Jonathan Freeman and Dennis Stowe
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Jonathan Freeman, Dennis Stowe and AEA President Nick Wyman
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Jonathan Freeman, Dennis Stowe and AEA President Nick Wyman
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Dennis Stowe
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