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Real Life Tragicomedy Takes the Stage in GREY GARDENS
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2017


The Barn Players are pleased to present the Tony Award winning musical 'Grey Gardens,' Today, September 15th through Sunday, October 1st. Based on a 1975 documentary, the musical tells the true life story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Set in 1941 and 1973 at the Bouvier mansion in East Hampton, this bold musical follows this mother and daughter on their hilarious and heartbreaking journey from glamorous aristocrats to recluses in a crumbling house filled with memory and cats.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of GREY GARDENS at The Barn Players
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2017


The Barn Players will present the award-winning musical 'Grey Gardens,' Friday, September 15th through Sunday, October 1st. Based on the true life story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, this bold musical follows them on their hilarious and heartbreaking 30-year journey from high society to faded outcasts in a crumbling Long Island mansion. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!

The Barn Players to Present GREY GARDENS
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2017


The Barn Players are pleased to present the Tony Award winning musical "Grey Gardens," Friday, September 15th through Sunday, October 1st. Based on a 1975 documentary, the musical tells the true life story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Set in 1941 and 1973 at the Bouvier mansion in East Hampton, this bold musical follows this mother and daughter on their hilarious and heartbreaking journey from glamorous aristocrats to recluses in a crumbling house filled with memory and cats. 

Real Life Tragicomedy Takes the Stage in GREY GARDENS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2017


The Barn Players are pleased to present the Tony Award winning musical 'Grey Gardens,' Friday, September 15th through Sunday, October 1st. Based on a 1975 documentary, the musical tells the true life story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Set in 1941 and 1973 at the Bouvier mansion in East Hampton, this bold musical follows this mother and daughter on their hilarious and heartbreaking journey from glamorous aristocrats to recluses in a crumbling house filled with memory and cats.

Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Welcomes New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - Dec 21, 2016


Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and Color Guard, Orlando's own LGBT+ concert and marching band, has announced the appointment of new artistic director, Chris Green.

BWW Review: Max & Louie Productions' Incredible GREY GARDENS
by Chris Gibson - Jul 15, 2016


If you've seen the Maysles brother's documentaries GREY GARDENS and THE BEALES OF GREY GARDENS (which are actually collaborative efforts between David & Albert Maysles,Ellen Hovde, Muffie Mayer & Susan Froemke) then you have to see Max and Louie Productions' brilliant staging of the musical based upon these larger than life figures. If you haven't see either, then you desperately need to. Seriously, they're on HULU, watch them! Eavesdropping on Edith Bouvier Beale (big Edie) and Edie Beale (little Edie) in these films is an immersive experience, filled with snippets of songs, stories of missed opportunities and lost loves, a dilapidated estate, lot of cats, and more than one raccoon. Their love for one another is, somehow, crystalline clear, but lying beneath layers of scars that a life unfulfilled can produce. The musical tells it all, with a one act flashback to 1941 that fills in the blanks (book by Doug Wright) that led years later to their seclusion in squalor. This is masterfully achieved by the combined efforts of an exceptional cast and expert direction. I'll say it more than you once; you must see GREY GARDENS.

BWW Review: Buckley and York Bring an Emotionally Engaging West Coast premiere GREY GARDENS to the Ahmanson
by Don Grigware - Jul 14, 2016


True-to-life eccentrics tend to make the most riveting dramatic/comedic characters. In 1975 Albert and David Maysles produced an award-winning documentary called Grey Gardens about Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Big Edie) and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie), aunt and cousin respectively of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. The film was eventually rated among the top 10 greatest documentaries of all time, and provided the basis for a the musical of the same name, produced off and on Broadway in 2006. The musical, with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie, shows the socialite family in its heyday in East Hampton, New York in Act One. Act Two is their demise into total poverty. The estate inhabited by the reclusive mother and daughter combo was condemned by the board of health, and the two women gained notoriety for their delusional, certifiable behavior. Now at the Ahmanson through August 14, Grey Gardens explores the fiercely fiery relationship between the two Edies, offering Betty Buckley (older Big Edie) and Rachel York (younger Big Edie/Little Edie) their most cherished roles to date.

A Show Within a Show! Meet the Full Cast of NOISES OFF, Opening Tonight on Broadway
by Meet the Cast - Jan 14, 2016


Roundabout Theatre Company's Noises Off officially opens tonight, January 14, 2016. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, March 6, 2016, on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Scroll down to learn more about the cast and watch interviews with the company!

Review Roundup: Bay Street's GREY GARDENS, Starring Betty Buckley & Rachel York - UPDATED!
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 18, 2015


Bay Street Theater presents Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York as Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale in GREY GARDENS, the musical, which opened August 4 and runs through August 30. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for Beautiful Soup's 28 MARCHANT AVENUE Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2015


28 MARCHANT AVENUE, a new play examining five summers at The Kennedy Family's Hyannis Port compound, will receive its world premiere production this May at New York City's Clarion Theatre. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!

Casting Set for Beautiful Soup's Festival of Plays by Steven Carl McCasland, Beginning 5/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2015


Following critically acclaimed workshop presentations, McCasland's plays will return to NYC in a month-long festival celebrating the young playwright. Together with The Clarion Theatre, they'll present six plays beginning on May 6th, 2015, with a company of actors performing in repertory. All of the plays focus on historical figures, including Laurette Taylor, Billie Holiday, Tennessee Williams, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and more.

Photo Flash: Meet the Company of Beautiful Soup's Festival Celebrating Playwright Steven Carl McCasland
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2015


Following critically acclaimed workshop presentations, Steven Carl McCasland's plays will return to NYC in a month-long festival celebrating the young playwright. Together with The Clarion Theatre, they'll present six plays beginning on May 6th, 2015, with a company of actors performing in repertory. All of the plays focus on historical figures, including Laurette Taylor, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Rosemary Kennedy, Tennessee Williams, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and more. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the company!

Tickets to Beautiful Soup's May Festival Now on Sale
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 6, 2015


Tickets are now on sale for Beautiful Soup's festival of plays by Steven Carl McCasland. Priced $18 each, audiences also have the option to see all 5 plays at a reduced price.

Monmouth Community Players Stage GREY GARDENS, Now thru Feb 8
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2015


Rub elbows with Jackie O's scandalous relatives, as Monmouth Community Players presents GREY GARDENS, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical.

Beautiful Soup Theater Welcomes Additional Cast Members for Steven Carl McCasland Festival of Plays
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 26, 2015


Additional casting has been announced for Beautiful Soup Theater's festival of plays by Steven Carl McCasland. Following critically acclaimed workshop presentations, McCasland's plays will return to NYC in a month-long festival celebrating the young playwright. Together with The Clarion Theatre, they'll present six plays beginning on May 6th, 2015, with a company of actors performing in repertory. All of the plays focus on historical figures, including Laurette Taylor, Billie Holiday, Tennessee Williams, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and more.

Monmouth Community Players to Stage GREY GARDENS, Jan 31-Feb 8
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2014


Rub elbows with Jackie O's scandalous relatives, as Monmouth Community Players presents GREY GARDENS, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical.

BWW Interviews: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Old Opera House Features Classic Movie Moments and New Songs
by Johnna Leary - Dec 3, 2014


"You'll shoot your eye out!" Instead of watching the nostalgic Christmas movie during another 24 hour movie marathon, see A Christmas Story: The Musical live on stage at the Old Opera House in Charles Town, WV, opening December 4.

CINEMA JUDAICA: THE WAR YEARS Exhibition to Open 11/16 at Futernick Family Art Gallery
by BWW News Desk - Nov 12, 2014


'CINEMA JUDAICA: The War Years' exhibition will run from November 16 through December 28, 2014 at the Futernick Family Art Gallery (located at 11155 SW 112th Ave, Miami, FL 33176).

A CHRISTMAS STORY Comes to the Old Opera House in Charles Town
by Anna Bencivengo - Nov 10, 2014


A Christmas Story the musical by Joseph Robinette, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul - December 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14

Eight Part Mini-Series THE KENNEDYS Returns to REELZ Tonight
by TV News Desk - Nov 4, 2014


REELZ previously announced the return of the award-winning eight-part miniseries 'The Kennedys' making Tuesday nights in November appointment television. 'The Kennedys' will return tonight, November 4 with the first two episodes of the eight-part miniseries airing back to back starting at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT.

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