Grey Gardens musical revives eccentric mother-daughter duo
How a 1976 documentary about two women living in squalor became the inspiration for a Tony-winning musical.
Actress and singer Lisa Horner joins guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss her dual role as Big Edie and Little Edie of Grey Gardens fame.
Grey Gardens: The Musical is a fictionalized version of the 1976 Maysles brothers documentary. The story centers on two eccentric women living on Long Island: elderly Edith Beale and her middle-aged daughter Edie — infamous relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis — who lived together in a dilapidated East Hampton mansion, flush with feral cats.
WEB EXTRA | Watch a short preview of the Tony-winning musical. Plus, watch the trailer for the original documentary below.