The season, as previously announced, also features the world premiere of Tony Award winner Terrence McNally's Unusual Acts of Devotion.
PTC announced the Grey Gardens addition to its 2008-09 season on Aug. 7. Seen on and off Broadway, and preserved on two cast recordings on the PS Classics label, Grey Gardens has a book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie.
"This hilarious yet heartbreaking musical is based on the widely-popular documentary film about the notoriously reclusive Little Edie Beale and her mother Edith Bouvier Beale, the deliciously eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy," according to PTC. Grey Gardens will run May 22-June 28, 2009.
The musical joins the subscription line-up featuring the world premiere of Unusual Acts of Devotion by American playwright McNally; Resurrection, a new play by rising star and 2007 Obie Award winner Daniel Beaty; and a soon-to-be-announced Philadelphia premiere by Edward Albee, the distinguished playwright of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Zoo Story.
"We are delighted to be furthering our relationships with Terrence McNally and Edward Albee, two of the foremost playwrights of our generation, as well as forging relationships with rising stars Daniel Beaty and the creative team of Doug Wright, Scott Frankel and Michael Korie," stated Sara Garonzik, producing artistic director of Philadelphia Theatre Company. "With our mission of supporting and developing contemporary American work, we are committed to showcasing the talents of both new and established American playwrights." Here's the PTC season at a glance: