Kevin Bacon once claimed that he had worked with everyone in Hollywood. Sometimes it's called the Kevin Bacon Game, others call it: Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon - after the phrase: six degrees of separation.

Based on the Six Degrees Concept = here is your connection to the ORIGINAL BROADWAY 1959 BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF GYPSY:

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Tony Winning actress/dancer MARIA KARNILOVA who created and originated numerous roles on the Broadway stage, including: her Tony winning Golde in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Madame Hortense in ZORBA, Inez Alvarez in GIGI, Rose Benjamin in GOD'S FAVORITE, Tessie Tura in GYPSY, and Mae Peterson in BRING BACK BIRDIE!  Michael Blevins, YPW Director/Choreographer, made his Broadway debut in BRING BACK BIRDIE with MARIA KARNILOVA and other Broadway luminaries including Chita Rivera, Donald O'Connor, and Maurice Hines.

MARIA KARNILOVA in BRING BACK BIRDIE

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