Rose’s Turn

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"Rose’s Turn" is the climactic solo number from the musical Gypsy, in which the character Rose delivers a powerful, emotionally charged breakdown that lays bare her lifelong frustrations and unfulfilled ambitions.

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Rose's Turn 1
Rose’s Turn canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11 o’clock number
musical theatre song
show tune
associatedWithCharacterArchetype stage mother
basedOnCharactersBy Gypsy Rose Lee
composer Jule Styne NERFINISHED
containsMotifsFrom Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Let Me Entertain You
criticalReputation one of the greatest musical theatre solos
dramaticFunction character breakdown
emotional climax
psychological soliloquy
firstPerformedIn Gypsy
surface form: Gypsy (1959 Broadway production)
genre musical theatre
language English
lyricalStyle confessional
self-referential
lyricist Stephen Sondheim
musicalStyle Broadway brass
showbiz pastiche
musicalWorkType solo number
narrativePerspective first person
notablePerformer Angela Lansbury
Bernadette Peters
Bette Midler
Ethel Merman
Imelda Staunton
Patti LuPone
Tyne Daly
partOf Gypsy
performanceDemand high acting intensity
high vocal difficulty
performedByCharacter Rose
positionInShow near the end of the second act
premiereYear 1959
settingInStory on an empty stage
structure brassy finale
extended solo
recitative-like passages
sungByVoiceType belting mezzo-soprano
theme fame and success
frustration
identity crisis
narcissism
parental sacrifice
regret
resentment
unfulfilled ambition

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gypsy notableSong Rose’s Turn
Mama Rose sings Rose’s Turn
this entity surface form: Rose's Turn