Gypsy at OFC Creations Theatre

Starring Jodi Benson* as Mama Rose, OFC Creations presents the Gypsy, A Musical Fable.  Jodi Benson is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, the character Barbie in Toy Story, the title role in Thumbelina, as well as for her Tony Award nomination for Polly Baker in Crazy For You on Broadway. Delaney Benson*, Jodi’s daughter, will star alongside her as Rose's daughter, Louise.

Regarded by many theatre professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of the ambitious stage mother, Rose, fighting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for her own. All while June and Louise wish their mother would settle down and get married, Rose continues to pursue dreams of stardom for her girls and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Jodi and Delaney first brought these characters to life in 2023 in a production in Florida.  As reviewer Aaron Wallace, who witnessed that production, emphatically states why their reprisal here in OFC Creation’s production is an incredible opportunity for theatre-goers:  “because what Jodi Benson did on that stage simply cannot remain exclusively in the memory of a few hundred Floridians.”

Set across America throughout the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, this landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart, and sophistication. 

The celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one glorious hit after another, including ‘Everything's Coming Up Roses,’ ‘Let Me Entertain You,’ ‘Some People,’ ‘You'll Never Get Away from Me,’ ‘If Momma Was Married,’ ‘All I Need Is the Girl,’ ‘You Gotta Get A Gimmick,’ ‘Small World’ and ‘Together Wherever We Go.’

Authors

• Arthur Laurents
• Gypsy Rose Lee
• Jule Styne
• Maxwell Anderson
• Stephen Sondheim
• Sydney Grundy

Tony Awards and Nominations for Gypsy