Grey Gardens - The Musical
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Free Music Review: I love this musical!
Hit: 5 Stars
After seeing the DVD (documentary) of Grey Gardens the musical more than met my expectations. I would highly recommend it to anyone.Free Music Review: Originality at its very best
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a real original treat. It's incredible that they've come out with a musical based in such a (real) story. And it certainly works wonderfully! Beautiful - and sometimes very funny - songs, fascinating story and originality at its very best. "The Revolutionary Custome for Today" is hilarious. Don?t miss it.Free Music Review: A milestone in American musical evolution
Hit: 5 Stars
The score is nigh perfect in evolving from a Cole Porter, Irving Berlin pastiche in Act One to a Stephen Sondheim, neo Phillip Glass tone in Act Two. The song, "Will You," so brilliantly acted by Christine Ebersoll, never fails to bring me to tears. I was thrilled to see Grey Gardens on Broadway and shocked to learn it closed in late July 2007. In a half-century of theatre going around the globe, this show remains an all-time highlight for me...up there with Gypsy, West Side Story, Follies, Candide, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd and Billy Eliot. Thank God for this wonderful CD. Free Music Review: Evocative and Haunting....
Hit: 5 Stars
GREY GARDENS, the musical that won Christine Ebersole her second Tony, is a stunning achievement. It is not a musical you will be able to shake from your mind when after you listen to it.
How best to describe this musical? Well, it was inspired by the documentary of the same name about Jackie Onassis' eccentric relatives, her Aunt and cousin, both named Edie Beale. However, the musical take the documentary one step further by re-imagining what the Beales might have been like in their heyday, as well as why they might have ended the way they did.
So, as many are aware, there are two cast recordings of this fabulous musical. Both recordings were produced by PS Classics. I have both, and highly recommend getting both. However, if you can only afford one, or only want one, here is a summary of the differences between the shows.
The below lists the changes made for the BROADWAY cast album:
1. "Toyland" was replaced with "The Girl Who Has Everything" for the opening number.
2. "Beautiful Body Beale" and "Better Fall Out of Love" were replaced by "Goin' Places."
3. "Being Bouvier" and "Tomorrow's Women" were merged into the song "Marry Well."
4. "Miss Porter's Anthem" was dropped from "The Five Fifteen reprise."
5. "The Telegram," a song in the off-Broadway show, is included on the Broadway cast album.
6. The Sister Marla verse was changed in "Choose to Be Happy" reflecting the song changes in the Broadway version.
7. The "Peas in a Pod reprise" is dropped for a reprise of "The Girl Who Has Everything."
The booklets for both cds are essentially the same. The main difference is that the off-Broadway version has a small interview about how the creators came up with the show, and the Broadway version has more pictures (as well as the artwork/logos used to promote Broadway show).
The biggest difference between the two is in the casting. When the show transferred to Broadway, two of the cast members were replaced.
On the Off-Broadway version, Little Edie is played by Sara Gettelfinger. The role is taken over by Erin Davie on the Broadway version. Both sing the role equally well. Each has a different take on Little Edie. Sara sings in a more elegant and refined voice, however it is Erin that brings out and highlights Little Edie's eccentricities and quirks. Each in their own way prepare the listener for Christine Ebersole as Little Edie in Act Two.
The second change is that Audrey Twitchellm, who played Lee Bouvier, is replaced by Kelsey Fowler. Twitchell outgrew the role she had originated so was replaced by Fowler.
Warning: both versions of GREY GARDENS have the same cd number. So, be sure when you order you specify which version you want. The Off-Broadway version is said to be going out of print. However, it may be awhile before it actually does go out print, so be aware that you might have to email amazon.com if you don't recieve the version of the show you want.
Free Music Review: Grey Gardens' dramatic score
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a show that ought to be seen, not just heard, to appreciate truly the emotional passage these two women travel in their tortured lives. The score isn't a classic, but it's worth getting the CD just to hear Christine Ebersole sing "Another Winter in a Summer Time." It should become a classic, and her rendition is sublime.