GREY GARDENS
the musical
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Book by Doug Wright
Produced by John Neubauer
Directed by Danielle Robinette & Ryan Haase
Musical Direction by Ben Shaver
Puppet Designs by Michael Paradiso
Set Design by Ryan Haase
Costume Design by Kitt Crescenzo
Lighting Design by Adrienne Gieszl
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's aunt and cousin, respectively. Set at Grey Gardens the Bouvier's mansion in East Hampton, New York, the musical tracks the progression of the two women's lives from their original status as rich and socially polished aristocrats to their eventual largely isolated existence in a home overrun 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.
Licensing for this production provided by:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Nonprofessional Licensing Dept.
440 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016