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Everything's Coming Up Patti

Why is "Gypsy" back only five years since its last Broadway revival? Because (1) Patti LuPone is ready to play Mama Rose; (2) Arthur Laurents, who hated Sam Mendes' revival, wants to redirect it; (3) Laurents and LuPone patched up their feud; and (4) "Gypsy" is the best musical. Ever. If "La Boheme" and "Hamlet" receive annual revivals, why can't "Gypsy"?

Two summers ago, LuPone performed...

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