Lynn Soderberg Director of the Players De Noc Musical Gypsy March 1st-9th Bonifas Joins Todd Pazz on the 8th Day

Escanaba, Michigan – Lynn Soderberg, Director of the Players De Noc Musical Gypsy, playing March 1st-9th at the Bonifas Arts Center in Escanaba, joins Todd Pazz on The 8th Day Radio Show. Soderberg talks about her time in the theater, about the challenges of both directing and playing a leading role in the play, and about her future plans.

“Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focused on her Mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with “the ultimate show business Mother.” While the title suggests that this musical is about the famous stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, it is really about her hard-driven, determined stage Mother, Mama Rose. In the beginning, Rose concentrates on her talented younger daughter, June, leaving older, less talented Louise in the cold. When June tires of being cute and runs away, Rose turns to Louise instead. Louise eventually does become “Gypsy”, and Rose is left by herself, her aspirations for her kids realized, but her own show-business aspirations still unrealized.”

Listen:

• Great Lakes Radio Player: ( 22 Min. mp3)
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[Interview First Broadcast March 2, 2019]

Lynn Soderberg not only directs the play, but also stars as Mama Rose.  The book is by Arthur Laurents, the music is by Jule Styne, and lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim. A classic play, which was made into the 1962 movie starring Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood.

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