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Photos: Grey Gardens CD Signing
By: Kerry Long
On August 28th, Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole and the cast of the upcoming Broadway musical Grey Gardens gathered in the lobby of Playwrights Horizons for a CD signing. The cast album of Grey Gardens, which was previously a hit at Playwrights, is currently available from PS Classics.
Grey Gardens will begin previews on Tuesday, October 3, the production 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.
Christine Ebersole with a fan
Christine Ebersole and Bob Stillman
Mary Louise Wilson and Christine Ebersole
Sarah Hyland and Mary Louise Wilson
Michael Potts and John McMartin
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