Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local Listings)

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Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local Listings)

Posted: 12/23/08 at 8:34pm

Not sure if this has been discussed today, but the long awaited Maysles film on the musical of Grey Gardens will make its television premiere on PBS' Independent Lens series.
Take a look at the link for more information. It looks to be an exciting night for Grey Gardens fans. :)
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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 8:42pm

Hopefully someone can put it on Youtube or Video Google.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 8:48pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's supposed to be released on DVD in the Springtime.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 9:03pm

Not airing here in Philadelphia.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 10:15pm

Thanks for the heads up! I just set my DVR.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 10:56pm

WOW!

Best Xmas Present I will get this year.
Absolutely Brilliant and brought tears to my eyes.
I wish Gettlefinger had been included, whenever they show those old photos I think of her.
I quess Matt Cavanaugh won't age so well, (joke)
I remember how good he was in act I and not so in act II.
It was a fascinating program, and adds to the interest in this story and musical, sorry I missed the DC version while I was there to see WSS.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 11:01pm

A wonderful, albeit, breif film. Scott Frankel seems like a very interesting man.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 11:09pm

I loved it. I met a real Beale. He was a sweetheart. He walked me through Central Park from Grey Garden's opening night party.
He did not think I should walk alone. Nice, guy! Great special.

If you want to read the interview:

My Interview With Chris Beale.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 11:13pm

Was he manly?


And stop shilling your site!

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 11:15pm

Beaufully done. I loved the sitzprobe footage.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/23/08 at 11:27pm

Scott frankel is sooooo attractive. I kind of want these press reels, not gonna lie. Especially little edie's outburst. SO GOOD!

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 3:01am

I loved the footage of the actual show. I worked on the regional premiere, and it was nice to see the original staging. Tears pouring down her face during "Another Winter..." Amazing.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 5:45am

In case you didnt know: PBS stations can run these things at any time....if you go to their website and look up the doc; you can plug in your zip code and find out if any of your PBS are airing it in the next week or so.

Here in Boson it didn't air yet...but is scheduled several times between now and next weekend.

check it out you might be surpised! It's on my DVR already.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 9:38am

I thought the documentary was nice, although much too brief. The highlight for me was Frankel talk about Little Edie's psychi (spelling?) and how in his opinion she never got to "that dark place that most people go to". I also liked how he spoke about their unique speech pattern. Great observations!

Elphaba3, I also really enjoyed the sitzprobe footage. I basically started bawling when she sang "Around the World"!

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 10:06am

It airs in Los Angeles next Tuesday 12/30. Can't wait!

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 10:29am

Very brief. There was SO much more it could've talked about. Also, I cringed whenever the Gonda's were on screen. That said, it's always great to see some Grey Gardens. The most intriguing interviewees were Frankel, Ebersole, and Maysles. I wouldn't have minded had they only interviewed them.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 10:53am

I loved the footage of the actual show. I worked on the regional premiere, and it was nice to see the original staging.

There are excellent broadcast-quality full show bootleg DVDs of both the original Playwrights Horizons and later Broadway production of the show so even though the show was never officially filmed for release to the public, the show still survives and those who never saw it, can still do so.

Check your local bootleg supplier... they're not difficult to locate.

Playwrights Horizons:


Broadway production:

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 11:03am

I have both. I wouldn't call them broadcast quality, but they're excellent.
I keep repeating myself, but I can barely wait for the new Frankel and Korie show this Spring at LCT. Does ANYONE have any idea what the score is like?

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 11:04am

Be aware that if you're looking in the TV listings for PBS airing times you should search for a listing for INDEPENDENT LENS, the program showing the new Grey Gardens documentary.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 11:54am

Colorado gets it at 11:00pm this Saturday on PBS 6. There is a preview on the site and an interview in the "making of" section. Ashame the union stopped them from including more footage from the show for the documentary.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 12:03pm

B12b,

It played last night. Did you miss that one?

I loved it, and also thought it was too brief. The intro was so long I thought, "They are going to take up the first 15 minutes with this."



I'll have to check with my 'local supplier', Brody.

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 6:57pm

Thank you for posting. I forgot all about this and it is on here tonight (@ 3 a.m.)!

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/24/08 at 9:00pm

someone put this on youtube i cant wait until next week

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/25/08 at 9:49am

Nice documentary. What a treat to catch this last night!

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re: Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway on PBS Tonight (Check Local

Posted: 12/25/08 at 10:10am

Crap, Diva! I guess I missed it. I thought they were repeating it on the 30th, but I see now that it's a different episode of that series.

Shoot.

Guess I'll have to wait for the DVD now.

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