Gypsy

…roles in Dear World (1969), Gypsy (1975), and Sweeney Todd (1979). Her later stage work included the Terrence McNally comedy Deuce (2007), as well as revivals of Mame (1983), Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (2009), and Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (2012). In 2009 she earned a fifth

…the obsessive Momma Rose in Gypsy (2007), for which she won another Tony for best actress in a musical.

…enjoyed another huge success in Gypsy (1959). In 1970 she stepped into the title role of Hello, Dolly! Her later movies include There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). The apparently ageless first lady of the American musical comedy stage, Merman…

…widely acclaimed production of Sondheim’s Gypsy in 2003, garnering praise for her performance as matriarch Rose. Peters described this role as one of her most challenging, noting that many theatergoers associate Rose with previous iterations by Ethel Merman and Tyne Daly.