The show really does have something for everyone as it offers an inside-look into show business from Vaudeville to Burlesque, and form the bottom to-the top. It is the quintessential show-biz story, as Madame Rose drags her-kids from town to town with their not so great song and dance act – determined to reach stardom if it kills them all. It is a musical fable of the young lives of Gypsy Rose Lee and her sister June Havoc, one who went on to star on Broadway, the other who became the world's most famous stripper.

The show contains some of the most famous songs in the Broadway lexicon, including: "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Together Wherever We-Go," "Let me Entertain You," "Small World,"  "All I Need Now is the Girl," – and of course the show stopping  "Gotta Have a Gimmick"  performed by three-worn out strippers.

Director Dale Gutzman and Musical Director Anne Van Dusen have put together a top notch cast ranging in ages from eight to sixty, and they all sing and dance. Starring as Mama Rose is Sharon Rise, who has appeared in-dozens of shows for Off the Wall, including CHESS and GRAND HOTEL. Appearing-as Herbie, her tag-along lover, will be Milwaukee Robert Hirschi, who-recently played Shakespeare in  "THE FROGS."  Starring as Louise, who becomes Gypsy, will be Alison Mary Forbes, one of Milwaukee's most promising new talents, and as her sister June, Liz Mistele, who last season appeared-as Ophelia in HAMLET, and in DEATH ON THE NILE.  As the three strippers, Kristin Pagenkopf, Nancy Visintainer Armstrong, and Annie Mater are sure to-rock the Milwaukee Theatre world. And as Tulsa, the young hoofer with dreams-of stadom, Tyson Monroe is making his profession debut. Other Milwaukee-favorites in the cast include: Lawrence Lukasavage, Tom Welcenbach and Kurtis Witzelsteiner.

Technical Director David Roper will work his usual magic with the tiny-Off The Wall space, creating a Burlesque House feeling with runways and lots-of theatricality with lights. Poster and projections will also be used to-create the world of show business circa nineteen-thirty.

Because musicals at Off the Wall generally sell out before they even-open, GYPSY will run for three weekends.