Grey
Gardens, the musical about eccentric relatives
of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, will close July 29
despite the Tony-winning performances of its two stars, its
producers announced Monday.
''We always knew
that Grey Gardens faced an uphill challenge
during the summer months,'' said Kelly Gonda, one of the
producers of the show. "And so we made the difficult
decision to end our run on July 29 with our
incomparable original cast.'' The musical will have
played 307 performances and 22 previews when it ends its run
at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Mary Louise
Wilson, who had won a Tony for playing Big Edie in Grey
Gardens, said last week she was leaving the
show on that date. Wilson, along with leading lady
Christine Ebersole and costume designer William Ivey Long,
received Tonys on June 10 for their work on the production,
which originated in spring 2006 at off-Broadway's
Playwrights Horizons. It moved to Broadway in the
fall.
The show, based
on the 1975 film documentary by David and Albert Maysles,
features a book by Doug Wright, author of the Tony- and
Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own
Wife, and a score by Scott Frankel (music) and
Michael Korie (lyrics).
Ebersole is
scheduled to appear in the London production of the musical,
expected to open sometime in the 2007-2008 season.
(AP)
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