Photo Flash: Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer at Grey Gardens
By: Mark Rupp Jun. 16, 2007
Tony Award-winning director Mike Nichols (Spamalot, The Real Thing) and his wife, journalist Diane Sawyer, recently visited with Tony Award-winning Grey Gardens stars Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson backstage at the hit musical.
In addition to Ebersole (42nd Street, Dinner at Eight) and Wilson (Cabaret, Full Gallop), Grey Gardens stars John McMartin, Bob Stillman, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Potts, and Sarah Hyland (all from the Playwrights Horizons production), as well as Broadway newcomer Erin Davie as Young 'Little' Edie Beale, and Kelsey Fowler.
The musical features a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, the play and film Quills), music by Scott Frankel (musical director for Broadway's Falsettos, Putting It Together) and lyrics by Michael Korie (Harvey Milk, Zhivago). Directed by Tony Award nominee and Obie winner Michael Greif (Rent), the production has musical staging by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun (Big River, Grease!). It is produced by Producers East of Doheny, Randall L. Wreghitt/Mort Swinsky, Michael Alden and Edwin W. Schloss, in association with Playwrights Horizons."From the grandeur of an East Hampton high society party in 1941 to the sensational tabloid headlines that rocked the Kennedy clan in 1973, Grey Gardens is scandalously entertaining. This witty and passionate ride features Christine Ebersole's already-legendary performance and breaks new ground as the first musical ever based on a documentary. Step into the world of Grey Gardens and see the other side of Camelot," state press notes.
Visit www.greygardensthemusical.com for more information.
Mary Louise Wilson, Christine Ebersole, Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer
Christine Ebersole, Mike Nichols and Mary Louise Wilson
Diane Sawyer and Mary Louise Wilson
Mike Nichols (who directed Wilson in Neil Simon's Fools several years ago) and Mary Louise Wilson
Diane Sawyer, Mike Nichols and Christine Ebersole
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