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ATW's Working in the Theatre: Production: “Grey Gardens,” with Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson, Michael Greif, Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, and Doug Wright (Fall 2006)

Episode: 347 Taped: 12/03/2006 Running Time: 1:00

The American Theatre Wing’s panel discussion series, Working in the Theatre, brings together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the Broadway theatre.

CUNY TV currently airs five recent seminars every week, and the series can also be seen on Cablevision’s Metro Guide and cable systems in California.

The "Grey Garden"'s creative team, Scott Frankel (composer), Michael Korie (lyricist) and Doug Wright (book writer) discuss the genesis of this new, highly acclaimed Broadway musical - why they chose this "cult" documentary to be the basis for a musical; how they all came together as collaborators; and what it took to make these characters "sing". Later in the show the stars Erin Davie, Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson join director Michael Greif to talk about how they worked together to inhabit the "Edies", as well as their personal connections with the characters in the piece.