If you’ve ever seen the documentary Grey Gardens, you may be asking yourself how on earth they turn this creepy/fascinating cinema verite of two very real relatives of Jackie Kennedy into, of all things, a musical.

Here are two clips that help you connect the dots between the creepy/fascinating documentary and the smash hit musical opening Friday on our stage.

The first, of Little Edie from the documentary, discussing her ensemble of the day:

And the second of actress REbecca Eichenberger in our production singing “The Revolutionary Costume for the Day,” the song inspired by that clip:

Little Edie’s Revolutionary Costume from Portland Center Stage on Vimeo.

Grey Gardens comes to Portland Center Stage this May. I can’t wait to see how the “iconoclasts” of Portland react to Little Edie’s sartorial style…

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