The old girl from the world of showbiz, Mama Rose, proves both indestructable and a fine vehicle for singing female stars.
Gypsy also received an unprecedented twelve Emmy nominations. Midler's performance earned her a Golden Globe Award in 1994 for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a TV Film. The album was released in 1993 and features Bette Midler, who also starred in the film as the character Mama Rose. Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV adaptation of the 1959 musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable written by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother. Gypsy is the soundtrack to the television film Gypsy.