Grey Gardens - the musical
CDC Theatre, Cranford8 dates
Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, were once bright names on the social register. Now they live inGrey Gardens,an East Hampton estate overrun by cats and plagued by memories. This moving and hilarious musical tracks the two faded socialites from life of the party to isolation, from glamor to grime. An investigation into a very singular mother/daughter relationship,Grey Gardensbrings a slice of upper-crust history to vibrant…