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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ