| Grey Gardens is a play based on the true | | | | Act I and Little Edie in Act II, and Mary |
| story of two real life characters, Edith | | | | Louise Wilson as Big Edie in Act II. The two |
| Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith | | | | characters in the play deal with a lot of |
| Bouvier Beale, more popularly known as Big | | | | pain and heartbreak, especially Little Edie |
| Edie and Little Edie. Their discovery makes | | | | who gave up her dream of being a stage |
| an interesting story. Documentary film | | | | actress to stay with and take care of her |
| makers, Albert and David Maysles were filming | | | | aging and bed-ridden mother. The lives of the |
| in Long Island in 1973 and they came across a | | | | two women is portrayed in a comical and |
| dilapidated old building which they | | | | lively way, and gives a candid look at the |
| discovered belonged to the two Edies. Not | | | | lives of high society people and how easily |
| only were they living in poor conditions, | | | | they can be forgotten by the rest of the |
| with over fifty cats, they were known for | | | | world. |
| their eccentric behavior as well and lived in | | | | |
| complete isolation. | | | | The musical opened on the Broadway stage on |
| | | | November 2, 2006 at the Walter Kerr Theater |
| The story got more interesting when the | | | | to good reviews. It is directed by Michael |
| Maysles brothers discovered that they were | | | | Greif with music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by |
| relatives of none other than former First | | | | Michael Korie and choreography by Jeff |
| Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis. They made their | | | | Calhoun. The script for the stage adaptation |
| documentary, 'Grey Gardens', based on the | | | | was written by Doug Wright. The musical has |
| lives of these two eccentric women, in 1975. | | | | won three Tony Awards. Christine Ebersole won |
| Big Edie in particular had a very interesting | | | | the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress, Mary |
| past as she had been a very active part of | | | | Louise Wilson won it for Best Featured |
| high society in the pre World War I era. | | | | Actress and the Best Costume Design award |
| | | | went to William Ivey Long. |
| The play was adapted from the documentary. It | | | | |
| is set in two time zones, the first Act is | | | | 'Grey Gardens' is running at the Walter Kerr |
| set in 1941, when the estate was at its prime | | | | Theater to rave reviews. This comic look at |
| and the second Act shows the mother and | | | | the lives of two eccentric women who were |
| daughter duo staying in the dilapidated | | | | socialites in the past and now reduced to |
| 28-room mansion in 1973. The musical shows | | | | living in isolation with about fifty cats in |
| the hilarious as well as heartbreaking story | | | | a huge dilapidated mansion is a big crowd |
| of these two women who were known as "Jackie | | | | puller. The tickets can be bought at the box |
| O's most outrageous relatives". | | | | office for the best rates. Other options are |
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| The two characters are brought to life on | | | | and have them delivered to you at an extra |
| stage by Christine Ebersole as Big Edie in | | | | cost. |