Cynthia Erivo and pregnant Lea Michele lead starry red carpet at opening of Gypsy revival on Broadway
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Cynthia Erivo and pregnant Lea Michele led the star-studded red carpet at the Broadway opening of a buzzy new revival of Gypsy on Thursday. Since it first opened in 1959 with Ethel Merman as its star, the show has been widely regarded as one of the greatest musicals of all time.
![[Fresh off the box office triumph of her new movie Wicked: Part One, Cynthia, 37, cut a commanding figure in an eye-catching ensemble]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/04/93339743-14212379-Fresh_off_the_box_office_triumph_of_her_new_movie_Wicked_Part_On-m-123_1734667201311.jpg)
An array of stage icons have led productions in New York and London, including Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and Imelda Staunton. Now Audra McDonald has stepped into the role of domineering stage mother Mama Rose, becoming the first black woman to play the part on Broadway.
![[At Thursday's opening, Cynthia modeled a loose-fitted white blouse she left untucked over her fashionably faded jeans, wrapping a thick grey coat over the look]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/03/93339749-14212379-At_Thursday_s_opening_Cynthia_modeled_a_loose_fitted_white_blous-a-113_1734666611113.jpg)
Her opening performance was seen by a dazzling array of showbiz figures, including Cynthia and pregnant Lea, who both initially became famous in musical theater before achieving even greater stardom on the screen. Fresh off the box office triumph of her new movie Wicked: Part One, Cynthia, 37, cut a commanding figure in an eye-catching ensemble.
![[Cynthia found time on the red carpet to mingle with Tovah Feldshuh, 75, a longtime fixture of the Great White Way with four Tony nominations to her name]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/02/93339711-14212379-image-a-49_1734661191642.jpg)
Cynthia Erivo (left) and Lea Michele (right) led the star-studded red carpet at the Broadway opening of a buzzy new revival of Gypsy on Thursday. Gypsy is based on the memoir of the real-life Gypsy Rose Lee, who rose to become a nationally famous stripper in America during the Great Depression.
![[She drew attention in a plunging midnight blue maternity dress that concealed her blossoming baby bump as she posed for the cameras]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/02/93339729-14212379-Lea_drew_attention_in_a_plunging_midnight_blue_jumpsuit_that_ser-m-58_1734661404750.jpg)
Her gimmick was to strut around the stage teasing the audience that she was going to disrobe - only to eventually remove nothing but one of her gloves. Although Gypsy Rose Lee, whose real name is Louise, is one of the main characters of the show, the lead role is that of her egomaniacal mother Rose.
![[She attended the opening on the arm of Jonathan Groff, who became a Broadway star with her in the 2006 musical Spring Awakening]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/03/93339715-14212379-Jonathan_complemented_Lea_s_look_arriving_in_a_midnight_blue_tux-a-118_1734666611536.jpg)
