GREY GARDENS - First Preview
#0GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 7:00am
Tonight is the first preview for the Broadway production of GREY GARDENS, as we all know. Who else is excited about this?
Anyone who's ging tonight, please post a review.
"I'm not in Bambi and I'm not blonde!" - Idina Menzel
#1re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 7:02amI'll be there the 14th, but I would love to know how tonight goes!
#2re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 8:14am
I won't be there tonight, but I'm so excited for previews to begin!!
A review from tonight would be fabulous!
#3re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 8:20amI will be there tonight. The adrenalin is pumping as I type!
#5re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 4:45pmI am just excited waiting to hear about it!
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#6re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 6:46pm
me too!
of all shows opening this season, i am most excited for this
:)
cant wait to hear how the first preview goes!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 7:30pm
im so excited & thrilled for all involved!!!!
i want to HEAR! ALL! ABOUT! IT!!!!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#9re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 11:38pmI'm sorry to hear they cut "Body Beautiful Beale". That was one of my favorite songs. Still I'm really excited to see it next week.
#10re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/3/06 at 11:50pmThere are times when I worry about a performance being so over-hyped that upon seeing it, I can't help but be disappointed, thinking it was grossly over-rated. Having just gotten home from the first preview, all I can say is -- Christine Ebersole is everything they've said she is AND MORE. The second act, which features several solo moments that would degrade into sentimental melodrama in the hands of less skilled performers, amuses and engages at some many emotional levels as Ebersole moves through the haunted house of her past, wrestles with the reality of being "in this world" with her mother darling. She's bloody brilliant. Whatever you think of the book and score (which have issues, no doubt), Ebersole's performance is not to be missed. History will regard it as legendary.
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Posted: 10/4/06 at 12:44am
Wow...in addition to Body Beautiful Beale I'm very sorry to hear that Better Fall Out of Love is out...I quite enjoyed that song.
I still think the show is pretty fantastic (especially for this big fan of the source material)...but am still pretty sad to hear some of my favorite stuff is gone.
#12re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 12:47amChristine Ebersole belongs on Mount Rushmore...or something.
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#13re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 12:48amWas the theater full? I wonder how it will do on Broadway. It no doubt will get good reviews, or at least the performers will, but was the audience packed?
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#14re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 12:52amI haven't seen the show but it seems that all the focus is on fixing Act I, does Act II need any work that the creative team is neglecting in order to fix Act I (most reviews say Act I should be eliminated all together which is why I'm surprised less changes have been made to the second act)?
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#15re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 12:56amAny word if they'll record the new songs?
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Posted: 10/4/06 at 12:58amI saw the show OB, and I agree with the reviews about Act I. But Christine Ebersole IS spectacular in this show, so I am going to see it again next week. But my husband doesn't want to see it again unless Act I has been eliminated entirely!
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#17re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:01amThere was a thread on here that said they'd do an Original Broadway Cast Recording but there has not been an official release. One would hope so if only to hear the new songs and new lyrics as well as the new Little Edie who is getting much better reviews than Ms.Gettelfinger. I am quite excited about seeing the Broadway production of the show, Grey Gardens is a very haunting documentary, and the way Ebersole evokes Little Edie on the cast recording (can't imagine what it's like in the live show) is uncanny.
#18re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:03amHow could she be getting better reviews than Gettlefinger if tonight was the first time she performed before a paying audience?
#19re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:05am
I thought Sara G. sang the part beautifully.
I am very curious to see how the show has changed, which seems like a lot according to the ATC post.
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:07am
I have heard that the new girl is somewhat better than Sara, but nothing truly exceptional.
I was also sad to hear about the cutting of "Better Fall Out of Love," which I thought was a great song. According to a friend working on the show, the song that replaced it is just as good and actually lends itself to the plot more.
FoscasBohemianDream
Broadway Star Joined: 1/20/06
#21re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:12amI meant reviews from the audience members who attended tonight's performance. Obviously, not a lot of reviews. Didn't mean to put down Gettelfinger.
fengshuihellnyc
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/05
#22re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:28amanyone notice if they had merchandise at the show tonight. Especially window cards. My collection just keeps growing.
#23re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 1:59amYes, I'd also like to know how full the house was
#24re: GREY GARDENS - First Preview
Posted: 10/4/06 at 2:15amDid Christine Ebersole sign at the stage door?
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