There have been many great actresses who have played Mama Rose since Gypsy first opened in 1959. Ethel Merman, Roz Russell, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, Patti Lupone...just to name a few. The show culminates in Rose's breakdown at the end of Act II, a showstopping tour-de-force for any actress, brilliantly conceived by Jerome Robbins, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim.
Here, we see Mama Rose as portrayed by Tyne Daly. She has a very unique voice and, to me, would not have been an obvious choice for the part. However, her acting chops are stellar and you would be hard pressed to find anyone do this number better. Each actress makes this number her own and they're all good interpretations. But to me, this is the best.
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