Why Broadway Is Changing This Decades-Old Ritual

Since 1950, on the night of a Broadway opening, before a bustling crowd even enters the house, a tradition takes place among the show’s cast. The chorus member with the most experience puts on the patchworked “Gypsy Robe,” circles the stage three times, and allows fellow chorus members to touch the robe for good luck (or “broken legs.”) For decades, the ritual has become an anticipated&m…

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