Show Synopsis:
Rose desperately wants both of her daughters, June and Louise, to be star vaudeville performers, but clearly favors the more talented and extroverted June. She coerces a man named Herbie into being their agent, and the girls grow up performing the same kiddie act over and over. The girls begin to realize how much control their mother has on their life, and after June elopes with a dancer named Tulsa, Rose focuses on making Louise the star of the family. The new act struggles to find venues, and Rose despairs when the only performance they get is at a burlesque club. She agrees to marry Herbie and break up the act so that they can lead more normal lives, but when she pushes Louise into burlesque striptease, Herbie leaves her. Through this stroke of luck, Louise becomes a major burlesque stripstease star and tells Rose she does not need her anymore. Without anyone else to push around in her dreams, Rose realizes that she wanted stardom for herself all along.

Character:
Tulsa, a young ambitious dancer who wants to do more onstage than dance in a vaudeville chorus

Song Context:
Backstage at one of the act's gigs, Tulsa begins to tell Louise his dreams for his professional future. Everyone in the show has been wondering if Rose will ever stop pushing the vaudeville act and her daughters, and Tulsa acts out his fantasy solo performance, while Louise imagines being "his girl" on the side. Very soon afterwards, Tulsa elopes with Louise's sister June.

Fun Fact:
1) Gypsy is based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the most famous burlesque stripper who popularized the idea of striptease. 
2) The musical was imagined as being full of moments of quintessential vaudeville like this one, where Tulsa breaks into a narrative song-and-dance routine. 
3) Paul Wallace, who originated the role of Tulsa on Broadway, reprised the role for the 1962 musical film. He was honored with a New Star of the Year Golden Glob nomination.