The hilarious and eccentric Tony award-winning musical of the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, once bright names on the social register who became East Hampton’s most notorious recluses.
By Doug Wright, Scott Frankel & Michael Korie | Directed by Sasha Stewart-Miller
Based on the 1975 documentary film of the same name, Grey Gardens is a tragic, frequently funny, and utterly unforgettable musical about two “staunch” and legendary American women and cousins to Jackie Kennedy, Edith Bouvier Beale, and her grown daughter, Edie. Grey Gardens begins at the grand 1941 engagement party of stunning and spirited “Little Edie” Beale to handsome Navy man Joe Kennedy, Jr., hosted by Edie’s mother, Edith Bouvier Beale. As the upper-crust, New England family gathers, so do the storm clouds of trouble that eventually leave both “Big” and “Little” Edie alone and heartbroken. The second act launches the narrative into the overgrown, cat-riddled, and bug-infested estate in 1973, where the two Edies live, alone. “Big Edie” is now bedridden, and “Little Edie” grows more eccentric by the day, haunted by dreams of love and success, long since dashed. Weaving documentary text with imaginative speculation, the musical documents the journey of the Beales from royalty to ruin. With a diverse musical songbook, including Tin Pan Alley jigs and soaring ballads, Grey Gardens is a unique tapestry of lost dreams, sacrifice, and unstoppable hope-- heartfelt, witty, and compassionate. | Suitable for teens and older
General Admission: $19
Seniors (60+) and Children (12 and younger): $15
All tickets will be available for pickup at will call on the day of the performance. The box office opens one hour prior to the start of every show, and seating will open one half-hour prior to the start of every show. Please note that no children under the age of six will be permitted to enter the Lyceum Theater and babes in arms are not allowed. Handicap accessible seating can be purchased by contacting the American Coast Theatre Box office at (714) 619-6424.
The Lyceum Theater is located on Vanguard University's Campus off of Newport Boulevard.
Phone: 714-619-6424
Email: boxoffice@vanguard.edu
2018/05/25 - 2018/06/10
Additional time info:
The box office opens one hour prior to the start of every show, seating opens one half-hour prior to the start of every show.
Lyceum Theater, The
55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626