Gypsy is loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her struggle with her mother, Mama Rose, whose name has become synonymous with the ultimate 'pushy mother'. It contains many songs that became popular standards, including 'Small World', 'Everything's Coming Up Roses', 'You'll Never Get Away from Me', and 'Let Me Entertain You'.