Sally Field as Big/Little Edie

cannot stand her.

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Perhaps if they ever did a movie adaptation.

Hasn't there been one rumored with Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange for some time now?

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She would be ideal for a film adaptation, but as you pointed out FOAnatic, one is already in the works with Barrymore and Lange.

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Anyone interested in hearing her sing can Google "Who Needs Wings to FLY?" It is her singing the theme from The Flying Nun.
All I can say is...GAWD!

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I see her more as Little Edie than Big Eddie. Not too fond of the idea though.
I do want to take advantage of this thread to suggest someone else as Little Edie: Toni Collette. Is she too young for the stage role? I think she'd give a brilliant performance in both roles, she has a fantastic singing voice, stage experience, and is one of the best "mainstream" actresses working at the time.

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No way.

Falco is too harsh. The only similarity between the two women is a harsh accent, though they are 2 different accents.

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Barrymore is a horrid choice for Little Edie. Barrymore has never been able to convey anything other than cutie pie girl, though she came close to something in RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS.

The only reason Barrymore is a star (let alone an actress) is because of her last name.

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Directly from the March 23rd issue of Entertainment Weekly:

"This summer, she [BARRYMORE] joins two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange to shoot the feature-film adaptation of the cult documentary (and hit Broadway show) Grey Gardens. She'll play 'Little' Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric debutante and cousin to Jackie Onassis who lived in a gothic squalor with her mother, Edie, on a crumbling Long Island estate for decades. 'It's a great forum for her talents,' promises Gardens producer Rachael Horovitz. 'Drew's making a fantastic statement about what she can be as an artist.' And this particular role could be just what Barrymore's resume needs. Little Edie, as Gardens devotees know, was a flibbertigibbet whose bubbly facade hid a great deal of pain. How perfect, then, that the little girl from E.T. might finally reach the next stage of her career by playing to type in the most wonderfully exaggerated way."

So, yes, you're right. This is not a musical version...

But with or without music, the part is demanding in so many aspects and I don't know if Barrymore is the right person to give the part to. I wonder what Mary Louise Parker would do with the part...she may be too young but Barrymore (IMO) is too young for the part as well...

Updated On: 4/8/07 at 10:24 PM

GLENN CLOSE!!!!!!! NO WAY!!! She can't sing well enough.
Try having her do "Will You?". It's a VERY difficult piece. (operatic)
It's going to be really hard to replace Christine Ebersole (her contract isn't up until Oct.). You need someone who has the capability to sing opera AND do high comedy, as well as drama. (plus has immense energy AND stage presence.)
Good luck!
(Glenn is too old, too. She looks it at least. Remember, Edith in Act I is 45. Glenn can't play a 45-year old convincingly.)
I do think a suitable replacement could be found. But, they need to have those aforementioned qualities.

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You need a big name to fill those shoes. (And those seats.)
Moore is not that name.
(I tend to think the show's life after Christine leaves is limited, sadly, unless they get someone with the star power plus the same talent as Christine.)

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Guys, lets take a look at the ticket sales. This show isn't going to outlive Ebersole's stay in it.

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She doesn't sing, to the best of my knowledge, certainly not well enough to convince people that she could play someone who was talented in Edith Beale.
(certainly not operatically, as far as I know.)

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