In ‘Gypsy,’ Joy Woods Faces Audra McDonald Head-On — And Shatters Broadway Barriers
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The actor and singer spoke with HuffPost about making Broadway history with McDonald and redefining what’s possible for performers like her.
Since making her Broadway debut in “Six: The Musical” three years ago, Joy Woods has established herself as one of the New York theater scene’s most versatile and reliable young stars.
As many of her young fans can attest, the Chicago-born actor and singer was a standout in “The Notebook” last year. Her appearances in the off-Broadway productions of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” have also won acclaim.
Currently, she can be seen opposite six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald in the smash Broadway revival of “Gypsy,” an experience she describes as both a personal and professional game-changer.
“It means a lot to us to be representing ourselves, our people, our art in this show that is such a monumental mark on Broadway history,” she told HuffPost. “So I’m kind of starting from scratch, in terms of what is possible for me and what my dreams can look like. If I can do this, then it opens up a door of things I might be capable of.”
Woods’ sentiments likely won’t come as a surprise to theatergoers, given that “Gypsy” is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicals in the American canon. Featuring songs by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, the show follows the life of Rose “Louise” Hovick (Woods), who — after years of being driven to perform in vaudeville as a child beside her sister, June (Jordan Tyson), by their ruthlessly ambitious mother, Momma Rose (McDonald) —becomes the legendary stripper, Gypsy Rose Lee.
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