Happy Birthday Bette! Stream Gypsy Film For Free This Weekend

Directed by Emile Ardolino (Sister Act, Dirty Dancing), this made-for-TV adaptation was originally broadcast on CBS and later made available on home media.

While physical copies are now out-of-print, the TV film was remastered using its original prints and published in its original HD cut that was previously unseen both on television and home media.

Here's how to stream Bette Midler's Gyspy this weekend:

The 1993 Midler adaptation received an unprecedented twelve Emmy nominations including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Retaining most of the original score from the stage show, the film was also released as a soundtrack that peaked at #183 on Billboard's album chart.

Gypsy will be available to stream for free starting today, December 2nd. A link to the stream through TUBI has been added to our list of free streaming musicals and plays.

The 2015 filmed production of Gyspy, starring Imelda Staunton, is also available to stream.

Gypsy (1993) stars Bette Midler as Rose Hovick, Cynthia Gibb as Louise Hovick, Elisabeth Moss as Baby Louise, Hovick Peter Riegert as Herbie Sommers, Jennifer Rae Beck as June Hovick, Lacey Chabert as Baby June, Hovick Edward Asner as Pop Charles Thompson, Linda Hart as Miss Mazeppa, Anna McNeely as Miss Electra, Christine Ebersole as Tessie Tura, and Michael Jeter as Mr. Goldstone.

In his review for The Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas said: "This “Gypsy” is savvy through and through. Its late director, Emile Ardolino, and his colleagues stage the musical for the small screen--although it looks sensational on a big one--and they shrewdly emphasize its theatricality without making us feel like we’re watching a filmed play. Ralf Bode’s shadowy, fluid camerawork, Jackson DeGovia’s wonderfully seedy sets and Bob Mackie’s witty, period-sensitive costumes contribute richly to the film’s success."