Grey Gardens - Friday, July 6th

[DrVincento2]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:35am

Was anyone in the audience on Friday, July 6th when the cell phone went off ike a sound cue during Ebersoles ephiphany moment in Act II? Never been so mad in my life. She handled it well.

[Nothatsmrt]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:40am

I was there!!!! I remember thinking that it was such a great moment, with two Tony winners on stage, and how glad I was that I got to see this show before it closed, and then the cell phone!

Nevertheless, I thought Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson, as well as the entire cast, were wonderful, and I thoroughly enjoyed the show.

[DrVincento2]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:55am

While I enjoyed the show, to be honest, there really isn't much to the plot. The entire first act is, for the most part, exposition (finding out about her husband, her friend, etc.) and then the entire 2nd act is just Ebersoles struggle to stay or go. Mind you, the acting across the board was excellent but they really had to be creative with the lackluster book.

And the set was awful. I was sitting in the front row and was very disappointed.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 8:59am

"And the set was awful. I was sitting in the front row and was very disappointed."

Could you elaborate on that? How was it awful?

[DrVincento2]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 9:05am

For a Broadway show to have only one set (for the most part), it's tacky to have painted on wall paper (that's poorly done), seams in the set that are easily noticed, sight line issues with the staircase, a befuddled 2nd Act set design and just overall uninspired layout. Again, my opinion, doesn't necessarily consitute that it's the truth. I've seen way too many plays with the same style of a unit set.

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 9:27am

I was there and it horrified me. This is one of the few shows I've been to where I haven't consistently heard cell phones going off.
Christine did handle it very well. She waited until it stopped to continue.