Photo Coverage: Grey Gardens Celebrates 100 Performances

The hit Broadway musical Grey Gardens marked its first 100 Broadway performances with a special onstage celebration following the Wednesday, February 7 matinee at The Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).  The event also coincided with the one-year anniversary of the musical's first performance during its original run at Playwrights Horizons.

In addition, and in honor of the milestone, East of Doheny, the musical's lead producer, made a series of gift donations to the charitable organizations The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and The Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens. The donations were inspired by the true story on which Grey Gardens is based, the tale of Jackie Kennedy relatives Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter "Little" Edie.  The musical donated to the ASPCA 100 cans of cat food, 100 bags of kitty litter, 100 cat toys and 100 tickets to the show for ASPCA volunteers. To the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, the musical donated 100 pairs of red Converse sneakers, as well as 100 basketballs and 100 jump ropes, in partnership with Modell's of Times Square.

In addition to stars Christine Ebersole (42nd Street, Dinner at Eight) and Mary Louise Wilson (Cabaret, Full Gallop), Grey Gardens features 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).  Tony Award-nominee and Obie-winner Michael Greif (Rent) directs the musical, which is based on the Maysles Brothers' legendary documentary about two eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

For tickets and information, visit www.greygardensthemusical.com. 

Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson

Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson

The cast takes its bows

Michael Potts, Matt Cavenaugh, Erin Davie, Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson

Sarah Hyland, Michael Potts, Matt Cavenaugh, Erin Davie, Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson, Donald Grody (John McMartin's stand-in), Bob Stillman and Kelsey Fowler

Christine Ebersole announces the 100th performance celebration

Michael Potts announces the donations made on behalf of Grey Gardens' 100th performance to the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens and the ASCAP

Sports supplies were donated to the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens

Pet supplies were donated to the ASPCA

Christine Ebersole addresses the audience

Christine Ebersole

Grey Gardens cast members Sarah Hyland, Erin Davie, Kelsey Fowler, Michael Potts, Mary Louise Wilson, Christine Ebersole and Bob Stillman blow out the candles on the 100th performance cake

ASPCA representative and Sarah Hyland

Erin Davie, Bob Stillman and kids from the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens

Bob Stillman