Some people ain’t Audra McDonald, alright. With six Tony Awards to her name, the actress has already cemented her name in the history books. But with the new revival of 'Gypsy' that opened on Thursday,

In the latest revival of Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Jule Styne’s iconic musical, George C. Wolfe humanizes a famously monstrous stage mother.

There aren’t enough dressing rooms on Broadway to contain all the expectations for the new Gypsy, George C. Wolfe’s revival starring the great Audra McDonald. Considered by theater buffs to be among the greatest stage musicals of the American canon, Gypsy now stars a performer considered among the greatest on any stage.

However, the latest revival, shepherded by legendary director and playwright George C. Wolfe and starring Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, is an electric and truly unique production that will undoubtedly become a crowning jewel in the canon of “Gypsy.

Madam Rose is known for her powerhouse belt and for being the scariest Bad Showbiz Mother of the Year, but not for moving an audience to tears. Audra McDonald, surely the best actress ever to play

The six-time Tony winner takes furious hold of a legendary role in George C. Wolfe’s revival of the classic American musical.

McDonald plays Mama Rose — a k a Rose Hovick, the real overbearing stage mother of famed stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. As far as Broadway roles go, the part has no peer. She’s been taken on by Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters and Patti LuPone. Not too shabby.

Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald stars as Mama Rose in Broadway's "Gypsy," stepping into the role made famous by Ethel Merman and Patti LuPone.

Curtain up! Light the lights! Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald takes on the role of a lifetime, playing 'Mama' Rose Hovick in the classic musical, Gypsy, is now running on Broadway at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre.