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GREY GARDENS 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.
The Broadway production of GREY GARDENS reunites the original creative and design team, featuring scenic design by Allen Moyer, costume design by five-time Tony Award winner
William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by
Brian Ronan and projections by Wendall K. Harrington. Orchestrations are by Tony Award winner Bruce Coughlin and Music Director is Lawrence Yurman.
The musical GREY GARDENS helped usher in a new resurgence in the Grey Gardens phenomenon. The first project celebrating the 30th anniversary of the film, the musical is being followed by the Maysles Brothers recently-released companion movie The Beales of Grey Gardens (featuring previously-unseen outtakes from the original documentary), several upcoming books (including a collection of Edie's original poetry) and a future Hollywood feature based on the documentary, which is now in pre-production.
GREY GARDENS had its World Premiere at Playwrights Horizons, opening March 7, 2006 and completely sold out its initial limited engagement as well as three extensions. The musical was named Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards and was also the winner of a 2006
Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. It was most recently honored by the theater annual Best Plays as one of the ten best of the 2005-2006 season, and the only musical cited.
Critics have praised GREY GARDENS as "A boldly-imaginative musical" (David Rooney, Variety), "A dark and fascinating work with a stylish score that hearkens back to the sound of
George Gershwin and Cole Porter" (David Cote, NY-1 News), "Madly enjoyable" (Michael Sommers, Star-Ledger), "First-rate – a beautiful production, beautifully crafted writing and sumptuous performances" (Michael Feingold, Village Voice) and "Lusciously designed and stunningly performed. GREY GARDENS brings great wit and luster to the musical season" (Howard Kissel, Daily News). Praising the show in Time Magazine, Richard Zoglin unknowingly foreshadowed, "GREY GARDENS might have been the best Broadway musical of the season, except that it can't move to Broadway because all the theaters are filled" and
Liz Smith wrote, "A trip to GREY GARDENS is worth every step. If it opened on Broadway it would surely be nominated for quite a few Tony Awards!"
The world premiere recording, featuring the Off-Broadway cast, has just been released on PS Classics. For more information, visit www.psclassics.com.
Tickets ($86.25-$111.25) are currently available by visiting www.telecharge.com or calling (212) 239-4200. The Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48th Street) will open Tuesday, September 5. Balcony seats ($36.25) will only be available in person at the box office.
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