Grey Gardens is a musical with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie, based on the 1975 documentary of the same title about the lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale ("Big Edie") and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") by Albert and David Maysles. The Beales were Jacqueline Kennedy's aunt and cousin, respectively. Set at Grey Gardens, the Bouviers' mansion in East Hampton, New York, the musical tracks the progression of their lives from their original status as rich and socially polished aristocrats to their eventual largely isolated existence in a home overridden by cats and cited for repeated health code violations. However, its more central purpose is to untangle the complicated dynamics of their dysfunctional mother/daughter relationship. Image File history File linksMetadata Greygardens. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Scott Frankel is an American composer and musical director. ... An American librettist and lyricist Works: Grey Gardens Harvey Milk ... Doug Wright is an award-winning American playwright, librettist, and screenplay writer. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Grey Gardens poster Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by the direction/cinematography/editing team of Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Doug Wright is an award-winning American playwright, librettist, and screenplay writer. ... Scott Frankel is an American composer and musical director. ... An American librettist and lyricist Works: Grey Gardens Harvey Milk ... Grey Gardens poster Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by the direction/cinematography/editing team of Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer. ... Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (October 5, 1894-February 5, 1977), aunt of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, made world headlines for the deplorable conditions of her mansion and eccentric relationship with her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale that was highlighted in the documentary Grey Gardens. ... Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917 – January 14, 2002) was a first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill. ... David and Albert Maysles Brothers Albert and David Maysles were a documentary filmmaking team whose works include Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. ... David and Albert Maysles Brothers Albert and David Maysles were a documentary filmmaking team whose works include Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. ... First official White House portrait. ... East Hampton is a village located in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. ... “NY” redirects here. ...

The show takes place in two acts, the first of which is a speculative take on what their lives might have been like in their glory days and the second of which hews closely to the 1975 documentary in its portrayal of their lives in later years. In the first act, which takes place in 1941, Little Edie is 24 and Big Edie is 47; in the second act, taking place in 1973, Little Edie is 56 and Big Edie is 79. The same actress who plays Big Edie in the first act plays Little Edie in the second act. For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

Productions

A production at Playwrights Horizons in New York City opened to mixed reviews, but attracted particularly good reviews for its stars, Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson. It earned five Lucille Lortel Award nominations and twelve Drama Desk Award nominations. The production played from February 10, 2006 until April 30, 2006, and the Off-Broadway cast album was released on August 22, 2006. Christine Ebersole received the Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics, and the Drama League Award for Performance of the Year for her dual roles of Edith and Edie Beale in the Off-Broadway production of Grey Gardens. Located in New York City, Playwrights Horizons is a major off-broadway theater dedicated to the development and production of new work by American playwrights. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Christine Ebersole Christine Ebersole (b. ... Mary Louise Wilson— (b. ... Born Lucille Wadler in New York City on December 16, 1900, Lucille Lortel was originally an actress in the 1920s (she once recollected comparing breast sizes with Helen Hayes), who went on to become an Off-Broadway theater producer and empresaria with the help of a wealthy husband. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Obie Awards, short for Off-Broadway Theater Awards, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper The Village Voice on theater artists performing in New York City. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... Begun during the 1949-1950 theater season, the Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway. ... Created in 1935, the Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. ...

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The Broadway production was enthusiastically received by the critics. Time Magazine hailed Grey Gardens as the #1 show of 2006.^[1] The production was nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 2007, winning three, including awards for both Ebersole and Wilson in leading and featured actresses categories respectively. (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ...

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Cast

Prologue (1973)

Edith Bouvier Beale — Mary Louise Wilson

"Little" Edie Beale — Christine Ebersole

Act I (1941)

Edith Bouvier Beale — Christine Ebersole

George Gould Strong — Bob Stillman

Brooks, Sr. — Michael Potts

Jacqueline Bouvier — Sarah Hyland

Lee Bouvier — Audrey Twitchell (Kelsey Fowler on Broadway)

"Little" Edie Beale — Sara Gettelfinger (Erin Davie on Broadway)

Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. — Matt Cavenaugh

J.V. "Major" Bouvier — John McMartin

Act II (1973)

Edith Bouvier Beale — Mary Louise Wilson

"Little" Edie Beale — Christine Ebersole

Brooks, Jr — Michael Potts

Jerry — Matt Cavenaugh

Norman Vincent Peale — John McMartin

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Song List

London production and U.S. tour

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An earlier article in May 2007 in Playbill.com stated that the producers had announced that Grey Gardens would be produced in London for the 2007-08 season, with Christine Ebersole repeating her roles. The producers at that time also announced a North America tour "in the future". ^[3]

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards

• Nomination/Best Musical
• Nomination/Best Book of a Musical
• Nomination/Best Original Score
• Win/Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Christine Ebersole)
• Win/Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Mary Louise Wilson)
• Nomination/Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Allen Moyer)
• Win/Best Costume Design of a Musical (William Ivey Long)
• Nomination/Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Peter Kaczorowski)
• Nomination/Best Direction of a Musical (Michael Greif)
• Nomination/Best Orchestration (Bruce Coughlin)

Drama Desk Awards

• Nomination/Outstanding Musical
• Win/Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Christine Ebersole)
• Nomination/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (John McMartin)
• Nomination/Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Mary Louise Wilson)
• Nomination/Outstanding Director of a Musical (Michael Greif)
• Nomination/Outstanding Music (Scott Frankel)
• Nomination/Outstanding Lyrics (Michael Korie)
• Nomination/Outstanding Book of a Musical (Doug Wright)
• Nomination/Outstanding Orchestrations (Bruce Coughlin)
• Nomination/Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (Allen Moyer)
• Nomination/Outstanding Costume Design (William Ivey Long)
• Nomination/Outstanding Sound Design (Brian Ronan)

Outer Critics Circle Awards

• Win/Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical
• Nomination/Outstanding New Score
• Win/Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Christine Ebersole)
• Win/Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Mary Louise Wilson)
• Nomination/Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Michael Greif)
• Nomination/Outstanding Set Design (Allen Moyer)
• Nomination/Outstanding Costume Design (William Ivey Long)

Drama League Awards

• Nomination/Distinguished Production of a Musical
• Win/Distinguished Performance (Christine Ebersole)
• Nomination/Distinguished Performance (Mary Louise Wilson)

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards

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Theatre World Award

Win/Erin Davie The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ...

Popular culture

• The line "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" in the song "Around the World" references the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost. In the 1975 Maysles documentary, Little Edie paraphrased/misquoted some lines from the Frost poem.

For other uses, see The Road Not Taken (disambiguation). ... Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. ...

References

• Grey Gardens, the Musical
• Production: Grey Gardens Working in the Theatre video from the American Theatre Wing, November 2006
• KnightattheMovies.com September 2007 interview with Grey Gardens composer Scott Frankel

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External links

• Walter Kerr Theatre
• Grey Gardens (musical) at The Internet Broadway Database
• East of Doheny, production company