I never had the chance to see GG, but I do know that is one of the best musicals to grace the Broadway stage. It deserves a much longer run. GG, you will be missed.
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
I live in Chicago and saw the show for the first time in April. I have never been so moved in a theater and have become a bit obsessed with GG since then. (I guess that's appropriate since each of the Edies had their own obsessions.) The show struck a nerve for me, and since it would take too long to explain, I'll leave it at that. I've read other people's posts on this site to know I'm not alone with that sentiment.
I just had to come back to NYC for the closing, and here I am, sitting in my hotel room typing. I was able to see GG on both Friday and the closing today. (It wasn't a bad trip to be able to see 110 Degrees, Spring Awakening, and Patti's Gypsy all for the first time, either, but this trip was really about GG.)
Today's performance was phenomenal! The wild applause that greeted CE's and MLW's entrances was great. The standing ovation for Revolutionary Costume to begin the 2nd act was even better.
MotorTink picked up on the most amazine thing to me. When it was really quiet during the final scenes, I could hear quiet sniffling coming around me from all directions. And I thought I was the only one getting prematurely choked up nearing the end. I know a lot of tears flowed in that audience today.
So, the end it is. Thank you to all involved in Grey Gardens, my first and (hopefully) only Broadway obsession.
"Time rushes by, memories fade, dreams never do...."
I somehow don't think my memories of GG will fade, tho. Time to go to sleep, since I have an early flight home tomorrow....
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
I live in Chicago as well and was fortunate enough to see Grey Gardens twice (too few times, but I still feel lucky). It was one of the best shows I've seen. I can only hope that it will go to London so that more people will be able to experience the magnificence of it.
I wish more than anything that I had been there tonight. I've seen Grey Gardens 15 times and loved every second of it. It is a beautiful show that deserved a longer run and will be truly missed.
I was devastated that I didn't get to see this, after begging my Mom to bring me for one of the final performances. Either way I'm happy for all of the cast----but can't deny that tinge of remorse towards the Tony voters for awarding Spring Awakening over this gem.
A very emotional time for everybody there. Everyone in the cast gave an extra added emotional heft to thier performances. Bob Stillman gave "Drift Away" an added poignancy and Erin Davie once again demonstrated in her harrowing smashed china doll "Daddy's Girl" that hers was among the most overlooked performances of last season. And Christines final "Another Winter In a Summer Town" was almost excrutiatingly painful to see - her face wet with tears - though typically gorgeous to listen to.
During the final almost whispered exchange between Mary Louise and Christine, Mary Louise seemed on the verge of breaking down in tears but held it together.
By the way, I was watching TV late last night, and there was an episode of Split Ends (I think on Style Network) and they took the midwest hairdresser who switched places with the New York hairdresser to her first broadway show, which happened to be Grey Gardens. And the next day her co-workers told her she had a very special client for a hair appointment, and it was none other then Erin Davie.
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Here are some pictures I took during curtain call. I can't express how much Scott Frankel thanking the Edies meant to me. It was not only appropriate but it felt so right. The show has really come 360 degrees from the documentary to the musical and I'm so glad I was able to witness that.
I also got some really good curtain call pictures (though they are pretty far away) that I will post as soon as I can get them uploaded. There's a really great one of Christine and Mary Louise hugging.
I'm still kind of reeling from last night. I can't believe it's over. I still can't put into words how I feel about this show.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
I saw her walking around with some friends in Bryant Park about 6-7 pm last night. She asked a homeless man if he wanted food.
Yup, I was with her.
Didn't get to go to the show, but was at the afterparty with Maureen. She brought out 2 plates of food from the buffet to homeless men who had been out in the rain in Bryant Park.
What a fun party for such an amazing show, it hasn't even hit me that I'm not going to be able to go up and swipe some student rush tickets to see this again...
Yesterday was one of many days when I cursed living so far away. I only got to see Grey Gardens once but it was truly one of the most beautiful experiences. The music is so touching and the all of the cast, but of course especially Christine, is just wonderful. Love to the Edies ...
"She sang each word, the angels heard ... They closed her mouth and shipped her south. The woman's done."
