Photo Coverage: Grey Gardens in Previews
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 25, 2006
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Grey Gardens, which began previews on Tuesday, October 3, will open on Thursday, November 2 at The Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).
Joining Playwrights Horizons cast members Christine Ebersole (who won Obie and Drama Desk Awards for her performance as Little Edie), Mary Louise Wilson, John McMartin, Matt Cavenaugh, Bob Stillman, Michael Potts and Sarah Hyland will be newcomers Erin Davie and Kelsey Fowler.
Based on the legendary 1975 documentary Grey Gardens, the musical features a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie. Directed by Tony Award nominee and Obie winner Michael Greif (Rent), the show "brings to life both the delightfully eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Once among the brightest names in the pre-Camelot social register, these two women became East Hampton's most notorious recluses, living in a dilapidated 28-room mansion. Set in two eras – in 1941 when the estate was in its prime and in 1973 when it was reduced to squalor – the musical tells the alternately hilarious and heartbreaking story of two indomitable individuals, Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter 'Little' Edie," according to production notes.
For tickets and more information, visit www.greygardensthemusical.com.
Photos by Joan Marcus
Sarah Hyland and Kelsey Fowler
John McMartin and cast members
Christine Ebersole (below) and Bob Stillman (above)
Christine Ebserole and Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise Wilson and Christine Ebersole
Christine Ebersole and Matt Cavenaugh
Mary Louise Wilson
Matt Cavenaugh and Mary Louise Wilson
Matt Cavenaugh, Mary Louise Wilson and Christine Ebersole
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