Second Street Players Brings “Gypsy” to the Stage This Summer

Second Street Players is excited to present its 2026 summer musical, the classic, Gypsy.

Directed by John H. Hulse with music direction by Diane Trautman and choreography by Mark Lenard, Gypsy will be held at the Riverfront Theater, 2 South Walnut Street in Milford, DE. Show dates are scheduled for the weekends of July 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, 19, 2026. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday shows begin at 2:00 p.m. Seats are $30 with a $2 discount available to seniors, students and SSP theater members. Gypsy is recommended for ages 10 and up.

Gypsy, critics have said, is “the greatest musical ever written” about “the mother of all stage mothers.” The musical “wraps around the audience like a mink stole.” Arthur Laurents’ landmark script explores the world of show business with brass, humor, heart, and sophistication. Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success, while secretly yearning for her own. Set all across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, the score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one hit after another, including “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Rose’s Turn,” “Small World,” “Together Wherever We Go,” “You Gotta Get a Gimmick,” and “Let Me Entertain You.”

To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit www.secondstreetplayers.com. Patrons who need assistance may email [email protected] or leave a message at (302) 422-0220.

Gypsy is produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals (www.concordtheatricals.com).

Second Street Players is supported, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.

Second Street Players values diversity and inclusion in casting and in all other areas of production. This show is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowments of the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.