Wow! GREY GARDENS is finally closing this weekend!- Page 2

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:01am

Brody enjoys doing a sort of "ignoramus humor," where he pretends not to have the information everyone knows full well that he has. You've seen it before. Someone starts a thread about someone and Brody chimes in with "So and so? Who is that? Oh, weren't they on this back in the 1980s?" or some such nonsense. Those are usually accompanied by a picture.

For example -

Say someone posts a thread about Phylicia Rashad. Brody will swoop in and say something like. "Who is Phylicia Rashad? I've never heard of her. Where did she come from? Oh wasn't she on some little sitcom in the 80s with that one comedian."

Then there comes the picture. Brody might say, "Phylicia enjoys ham on Easter. As does her sister, noted choreographer and actress Debbie Allen."

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:11am

Brody gets invited to dinner parties with Bernadette Peters.

Aren't you impressed?

He even gets to touch her HAIR.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:17am

Appparantly he sucked off Raul Esparza, too.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:20am

While touching Bernadette's hair!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:22am

Oh who hasn't?

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:27am

Me. Too wishy washy.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:28am

About Raul? Or Bernadette's hair?

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:30am

Raul, although I prefer when Bernadette uses a little relaxer. Those tight little corkscrews don't do it for me.

Actually I guess that last line goes for both of them.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:32am

Well, they both perform "Being Alive" gorgeously, so I'd touch their hair.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:34am

PM Brody and he'll hook you up.

[Debbie1313]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 11:00am

My understanding is that 2 producers are pulling out No more funding Sad because the show is fantastic I met Ebersole at the stage door and when asked what her next project was she replied "rest" Someone asked about London and she didn't really comment one way of another

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 2:35pm

I'm suprised that this isn't being recored for "Great Performances" - with those two AWESOME performances, but "Company" did get recored? If I had to pick, I would have def. picked Grey Gardens. Like Brantley said, it is possibly the best performance in a musical to date.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 2:36pm

Debbie1313, is your period key broken?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 6:58pm

It must be, Lizzie.

[Debbie1313]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 9:03pm

Yeah

[cturtle]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 9:29pm

i've got two tickets to sunday's performance that i might have to sell ...

EDIT ... we just found an affordable trip thru tavelocity, so we're using the tix afterall!

Updated On: 7/25/07 at 09:29 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 9:38pm

A friend of mine was at a reception with someone very close to the show about 2 weeks ago and was told that they want to film it but doesn't think it is going to happen.

Did anyone watch the audio slide show with Mary Louise Wilson talking about the show's closing at New York Times online?

Updated On: 7/24/07 at 09:38 PM

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:01pm

Brody does have a weird way of wording things, but OH WELL. It's upsetting nonetheless.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 6:44pm

Agreed.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 9:28pm

I guess a taping is a lost cause at this point. Too bad. Very upsetting.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 12:19am

Well, I had hoped to catch this, BATB, and Gypsy this week, but there was a family emergency and our plans were scrapped. I'm ok with not seeing BATB, because I'm sure it will tour soon; and Gypsy will most likely transfer to Broadway, but I know I will not be able to see Grey Gardens again unless the slim chances of a tour come through, so I am extremely sad and disappointed I will never be able to witness the brilliance of Ms. Christine Ebersole. I had even ordered a Grey Gardens poster from BroadwayNewYork to have signed by the cast. Do you think it would it be too much/obnoxious to send the poster to Ms. Ebersole along with a self addressed [poster sized] envelope to have it signed?
I know the answer is probably yes, but I really want to have some sort of connection with such an outstanding role that will go down in history. Updated On: 7/26/07 at 12:19 AM

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 12:22am

Well, Elf, I don't think it would be so obnoxious to send her the poster, but I wonder if it would get back to you.

I suppose it's worth a shot.

[katie22]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 12:28am

Don't do it. It won't make it in time, so you would never get it back.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 12:29am

I wouldn't send/drop off things to be signed by the cast. it's too late--things are way too hectic in that respect. I doubt the company will be able to get all their things signed as it is.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 12:39am

Oh, right, I didn't even think of that. I just checked her website and there is an address to send fan mail:
P.O. Box 1291
Maplewood, NJ 07040

Though I can't imagine a poster fitting inside a P.O. box.