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chorus members, called “gypsies” because they
wander from
show to show, the Gypsy Robe tradition dates back more than 50 years on
Broadway. It started when a gypsy in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
sent a
chorus girl’s robe as an opening-night gift to a friend, who
attached a
show memento and passed the robe to yet another gypsy for good
luck.
Today, the ceremony is a formal part of every Broadway
musical’s
premiere. PYT follows this tradition. The production staff considers attitude, improvement and dedication in selecting the recipient, who dons the robe and circles around the cast for good luck before curtain. Later, the recipient attaches a memento, and presents the robe to his or her successor.
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| Foster Westover - Seussical, 2010 Emily Hodgson - Annie, 2010 Nandini Iyer - Aladdin, 2009 Samuel Sauerhaft - The Music Man, 2009 Mackenzie Elmer, All Shook Up, 2008 Chelsea Prather - High School Musical, 2008 Rachel McIntyre - Oliver!, 2007 Amanda Cobb - A Little Princess, 2007 Sarah Breslin - Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2007 Kimberlee Vandenburg - Joseph, 2006 Audriana Hull - Honk!, 2006 Seannie Arce - Beauty and the Beast, 2005 Elexis Breitbart - The Little Mermaid, 2005 Annie Ashmore - The Wizard of Oz, 2005 Valerie Butler - West Side Story, 2004 Rebecca Pfeil - Holes, 2004 Nika Verweij - Les Misérables, 2003 Mary Albertolle - The Hobbit, 2003 Joyah Spangler - The Sound of Music, 2003 Mattie Pantling - The Wiz, 2002 Rebecca Wells - Guys and Dolls, 2002 Andrew Custer - The Music Man, 2001 Anne Cherniss - Little Princess, 2001 Julie Henderson - Anne of Green Gables, 2001 Emily Borromeo - Joseph, 2000 Jamie Evans - Bye Bye Birdie, 2000 Shannon O’Neil - Godspell, 1999 Alixanne Agnew - Little House, 1999 Paula Yoffe - Babes in Toyland, 1998 Anna Burns - Cinderella, 1998 Jennifer Marks - Charlie Brown, 1998 Lauren Rea - Crazy for You, 1997 Elizabeth Adelman - Winnie the Pooh, 1997 Christie Fremon - Peter Pan, 1996 Jamie Rea - Guys and Dolls, 1996 Cameron Lockwood - My One and Only, 1995 Jaime Dodds - Leader of the Pack, 1995 Julie Pfister - Bye Bye Birdie, 1994 |
Elise Granath - Willy Wonka, 2010 Katie Keim - Les Miserables, 2009 Yekaterina Sinikova - Sleeping Beauty, 2009 Katie Semans - The Sound of Music, 2008 Jessie Guthrie - Charlotte's Web, 2008 Jonah Kellman - Peter Pan, 2008 Michelle Talley - Sweet Charity, 2007 Ariana Meyers - Cinderella, 2007 Lauren Woo - Fiddler on the Roof, 2006 Lieza Chan - Wonderland, 2006 Sage Yort - Cats, 2006 Tiffanie Schang - Aida, 2005 Lani Yort - Pirates of Penzance, 2005 Annie Dow - Seussical, 2004 Camille Zubizarreta - Stuart Little, 2004 Trenton Myers - Once Upon a Mattress, 2004 Lily Richbourg - Children of Eden, 2003 Samantha Sanford - Into the Woods, 2003 Angela Marcinik - Annie, 2002 Sitar Terrass-Shah- Charlotte’s Web, 2002 Ambra Gargini - Oliver!, 2002 Melissa Fisher - Grease, 2001 Laurel Scruggs - Once on This Island, 2001 Carla Andrade - Peter Pan, 2000 Alison Koch - Aladdin, 2000 Amelia DePrimo - Miracle on 34th Street, 1999 Gwynne Leftwich - Charlie & Choc. Factory, 1999 Bill Walberg - Schoolhouse Rock Live!, 1999 Emily Elliott - Fiddler on the Roof, 1998 Will Canine - Velveteen Rabbit, 1998 Ben Halstead - The Wizard of Oz, 1997 Meredith Schreier - The Little Mermaid, 1997 Madeline Vidibor - A Christmas Carol, 1996 Natalie Loebner - Charlotte’s Web, 1996 Christopher Custer - Wind in the Willows, 1995 Jaime Melberg - Alice in Wonderland, 1995 Laurel Robbins - Annie, 1994 |
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