Jerry Torre's THE MARBLE FAUN OF GREY GARDENS Film Adaptation in the Works
A film adaptation of Jerry Torre and Tony Maietta's The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens memoir is in the works. Torre was named 'The Marble Faun' by Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale, mostly known as Big Edie and Little Edie through the iconic 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens.
The Academy Invites 842 To Membership; 50% Are Women
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2019 class is 50% women, 29% people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2019.
THEATER TALK Welcomes HONEYMOON IN VEGAS' Tony Danza & Rob McClure This Week
This week's THEATER TALK revels in show business lore with performers-supreme Tony Danza and Rob McClure, who are now co-starring in the hit musical Honeymoon in Vegas at the Nederlander Theatre. Then the show remembers the late documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, who died this month at the age of 88.
GREY GARDENS Musical Team Remembers Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles, who directed the film GREY GARDENS, passed away on March 5, 2015. He was 88. The authors, director and producer of the Broadway musical adaptation of GREY GARDENS issued a statement in Maysles' honor today, March 6.
Ebersole, Wilson Featured on TCM Airing of 'Gardens' Docu
Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson--who play the two eccentric Edie Bouvier's in Broadway's upcoming Grey Gardens--will appear on Turner Classic Movie's October 29th (8 PM) presentation of the 1975 documentary that inspired the musical.