Let Me Entertain You

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"Let Me Entertain You" is a well-known show tune from the classic Broadway musical *Gypsy*, often associated with the character Gypsy Rose Lee and her transformation into a burlesque star.

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Let Me Entertain You canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
appearsInAdaptation Gypsy (1962 film)
linked to: Gypsy

Gypsy (1993 television film)
linked to: Gypsy

Gypsy (various stage revivals)
associatedWithCharacter Gypsy Rose Lee
Louise
associatedWithProduction original 1959 Broadway production of Gypsy
basedOn the life of Gypsy Rose Lee
composer Jule Styne NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
firstAppearanceIn Gypsy (1959 Broadway musical)
linked to: Gypsy
fromWorkBy Arthur Laurents
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasMusicalStyle Broadway
traditional show tune
hasTheme performance as identity
self-transformation
sexual awakening
language English
lyricist Stephen Sondheim
narrativeFunction marks Louise's transformation into a burlesque star
notablePerformer Bernadette Peters
Bette Midler
Imelda Staunton
Natalie Wood
Patti LuPone
Rosalind Russell
oftenDescribedAs signature song of Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy
linked to: Gypsy
originalMedium Broadway musical
partOf Gypsy
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
linked to: Gypsy
performedByCharacter Baby June
Gypsy Rose Lee
Louise
recurringMotifIn Gypsy
subjectMatter burlesque
performance
show business
title Let Me Entertain You
usedAs leitmotif in Gypsy
usedFor burlesque performance
yearOfFirstPerformance 1959

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Gypsy notableSong Let Me Entertain You
Rose’s Turn containsMotifsFrom Let Me Entertain You