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- REHEARSING: Gypsy Rose Lee watches auditions surrounded by Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Gypsy Rose Lee visits with Sandra Church and Ethel Merman. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- REHEARSING: Ethel Merman and Sandra Church. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- REHEARSING: Sandra Church rehearses a dance step with director and choreographer Jerome Robbins. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Carole D’Andrea (eventually replaced in the role of “Claire”/June) with Sandra Church and Ethel Merman. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Gypsy Rose Lee enjoys watching Sandra Church do a dance step. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Carole D’Andrea (Claire/June) and Louise (Sandra Church). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Carole D’Andrea (Claire/June) and Sandra Church (Louise) rehearsing with Jerome Robbins. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Louise (Sandra Church) as the front end of the cow, surrounded by “the boys.” Director and choreographer Jerome Robbins is at right. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- REHEARSING: Colin Romoff (Sandra Church’s vocal coach) at the piano; unidentified man at left; Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Ethel Merman. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Herbie (Jack Klugman), Rose (Ethel Merman), Louise (Sandra Church) and “Claire” (Carole D’Andrea). The latter role became June and D’Andrea was replaced by Lane Bradbury. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Paul Wallace, Sandra Church, Ethel Merman, Lane Bradbury and “the boys.” PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Rose (Ethel Merman) presents Louise (Sandra Church) with a lamb for her birthday. June (kneeling, Lane Bradbury), Kringelein (dark suit, Loney Lewis) and “the boys.” PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Louise, singing “Little Lamb.” PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Louise with her pet lamb. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Louise (Sandra Church), Rose (Ethel Merman) and Herbie (Jack Klugman) sing “Together Wherever We Go.” PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Louise (Sandra Church), Rose (Ethel Merman) and Herbie (Jack Klugman). PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- IN PRODUCTION: Ethel Merman as Rose, Sandra Church (front) as Louise. Also Carole D’Andrea. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Rose (Ethel Merman), Herbie (Jack Klugman) and Louise (Sandra Church). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Tulsa (Paul Wallace) and Louise (Sandra Church) have a heart-to-heart conversation. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Rose (Ethel Merman) urges Louise (Sandra Church) to be a star. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as teenage tomboy Louise. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Herbie (Jack Klugman) comforts Louise (Sandra Church). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Ethel Merman (Rose), Lane Bradbury (June) and Sandra Church (Louise). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Tessie Tura (Maria Karnilova) offers some thoughts about stripping to the dubious Louise (Sandra Church) and Rose (Ethel Merman). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Maria Karnilova (Tessie Tura) with Ethel Merman (Rose) and Sandra Church (Louise). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Tessie Tura (Maria Karnilova) bumps as Louise (Sandra Church) and Rose (Ethel Merman) look on. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Rose (Ethel Merman) instructs Louise (Sandra Church) as she prepares for her first onstage strip. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: : Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee in a patterned body stocking, headdress and a plush white fur. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee with elaborate headdress. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee in her “scanties.” PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee in a quick walk-off finale. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Borgeron-Couchon (George Zima) and Phil (Joe Silver) greet Gypsy Rose Lee (Sandra Church). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Photographer Bougeron-Couchon (George Zima) with Rose (Ethel Merman) and Gypsy Rose Lee (Sandra Church). At right is Phil (Joe Silver). PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee with fur. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee, removing a glove. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN-ABELES
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- IN PRODUCTION: Sandra Church as Gypsy Rose Lee, concealed by a hat. PHOTO BY FRIEDMAN ABELES
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- CAST RECORDING: Jule Styne advises Sandra Church. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Jule Styne, vocal coach Colin Romoff, Sandra Church. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Goddard Lieberson, Julie Styne and Sandra Church. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church and Lane Bradbury. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church, Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church and Jack Klugman. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church, Jule Styne, Goddard Lieberson and Stephen Sondheim. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church and Paul Wallace record “All You Need Is The Girl.” PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church and Paul Wallace dance their way through the recording of “All I Need Is The Girl.” PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church and Paul Wallace recording “All You Need Is The Girl.” PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church waits for her cue from Goddard Lieberson. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church, Lane Bradbury, Jule Styne, Goddard Lieberson and Stephen Sondheim. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church, Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, producer Goddard Lieberson and Paul Wallace listen to a playback. Smoking his pipe is Fred Plaut, chief recording engineer at Columbia Records. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
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- CAST RECORDING: Sandra Church, Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, Paul Wallace, Goddard Lieberson with Fred Plaut, chief recording engineer at Columbia Records. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRA CHURCH
