Edith ("Little Edie") Beale, who took on a new life in the Tony-nominated musical Grey Gardens, is conjured in the evening that recreates her Manhattan nightclub act that played for seven performances in the late 1970s. After the Garden made its world premiere through Washington, DC's Ganymede Arts Project in March 2009.

Actor Johnson and Rick Hammerly co-direct the 7:30 PM concert. In addition to Johnson as Beale, the evening features Keith Tittermary and Michael Winstead.

Gerald Duval, who was the manager and producer of Edith Beale Live at Reno Sweeney, has assembled songs, dialogue and text from the concerts for After the Garden, which will be augmented with highlights from his personal conversations with the late Beale after her nightclub debut.

In addition to the 2006 musical Grey Gardens by Scott Frankel, Michael Korie and Doug Wright, the Beales' unique story was also adapted into an HBO film of the same title. The Maysles brothers 1975 cult documentary served as inspiration for both projects.