Another Winter in A Summer Town

[ridlb1]

my entire friday night has consisted of grey gardens memoraBEALEia, this clip is the highlight, so deep so emotional. i cannot contain tears. GOSH!

[CVActor1]

I wish the video had finished the scene. But she is BRILLIANT!!! Thanks for sharing! :-)

[sianround]

I could watch this for the rest of my life and never get bored

[ashpashley]

That final pause is just shattering.

[harrypotter1261]

10 thumbs up and i will sing this on the trolley tomorrow

[FearlessJayne]

LOVE THIS SONG! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

[nblsoccergurl]

Whoever was the one idiot who disliked this, they need to get a hearing aid

[fkd1963]

the gay mafia of theatre critics shot its collective load all over Spring Awakening cause it had a cast of cute boys and a cute composer.

[BrochtrupBean]

@fkd1963 at the risk of generalizing, i think a lot of 'gay mafia' theater critics were lost on the show as a whole were so because they were used to seeing GG in a campy light. Sign of a terrible critic. Which is unfortunate.

[fkd1963]

@BrochtrupBean Which shows the narrow focus of said critics. . . when you can go from writing a bio on gay porn stars to being a lead critic of the New York Times it shows a steep decline in journalism

[ebatiz63]

Saw this show twice.... love it and love Christine Ebersole Brilliant !!!

[johnmcd7]

"Yesterday seems more real than today; it's difficult drawing the line....."

HEARTBREAKING! It leaves me in tears every time!

Ms. Ebersole and this performance deserve to be enshrined, as a testament to the power of art, music and theater!

[BWAY62]

When I'm on my deathbed I will think of my Lover and this performance. I was lucky enough to have seen Ms. Ebersol on the stage at the Booth. what a performance.

[missdramamama]

@7:40-8:14...literally no sound. CHILLS.

[Judill]

@missdramamama It's the expression on her face that makes me cry every time I watch that part. Incredible. Just pure emotion.

[sibilaiton]

@missdramamama If I were in the audience you'd have heard me weeping. Stunning.

[tonywrestles2]

This show is as close as I'll ever come to having a religious experience.

[Jimmibear13]

This reduces me to tears. Brava!

[romcopper]

When she says "Oh God!" You can feel her pain! Christine Ebersole is brilliant! I will never forget seeing this show!

[FrontRowGuy]

The song and performance are brilliant, but that 30 second pause at the end as she decides whether to leave or stay is astounding. You already know how the story is going to end, and yet, for a second, you're not absolutely sure she's going to stay. During that intense, silent, heartbreaking pause, Christine Ebersole conveys an entire encyclopedia about the character. And all without saying a word. Absolutely brilliant.

[skinnyfat55]

Oh how brilliant Ms. Ebersole was in Grey Gardens. I will never forget it. And this song broke my hear.

[SwankyCub]

One of those rare opportunities when a role is so perfect in every way for an actor - such a wonderful performance and a hundred times more incredible live.

[TomMonsterNYC]

One of the most profound performances I've ever seen in the theater.

[PhantomDawg594]

How in HELL did this lose to Spring Awakening? Ugh.

[LilWhiteHouseFilms]

I really want someone to post a video of the sequence RIGHT after this one, where she puts "the girl who has everything" back on.

[pooeypooey1]

"Art is where you find it"

After watching this show,I will always consider it found.

I like to think that if Little Edie had seen this, she would have laughed and cried, And when the performance was over, she would have said,

"That was absolutely terrific!"

"Now you sit here and let me do the show for you Miss Ebersole...Darling".

I will never forget this piece and it has made me more than I was.

Thank You!!!

[mtj20]

@pooeypooey1

i liked your comment about another winter from grey gardens and little edie.

[KirstenValkingburg]

I have this song on my i-pod and was walking today...I thought I wonder if it's on you-tube???..Thanks...that was far better than I had imagined.

[fkd1963]

GG was betrayed by the "gay mafia" of theatre critics who wrote off some of the show as camp and instead drooled over the "rock" score and pretty boys in Spring Awakening. If Matt C. as Jerry came on stage nude the show would still be running :).

[steelvenom2003]

@fkd1963 Spring Awakening has SUCH a boring score! Oh my god, I do not understand why everyone raves about it. It's not that great! Mama Who Bore Me and Totally Fucked are good songs. The rest is mediocre in every sense of the word. Grey Gardens, Next to Normal, and The Light in the Piazza are all modern musicals that blow Spring Awakening out of the water in terms of emotional depth and resonance. It is a goddamn crime that Grey Gardens didn't win or tour.

[dickie1066]

@steelvenom2003 oh so true!

[misterzook]

I saw this live when it ran as well, it was AMAZING!

The whole audience was crying, including myself. She deserved that Tony! One of the best shows I have ever seen (and I have seen quite a few).

[pooeypooey1]

I cannot stop crying.

Performances beyond compare!!!

Anyone who was touched by this who has not seen the original Maysles film....Go out and get it....You will laugh and cry even harder....Those ladies were bonified original spectacular.If you dont think so.....you do not appreciate the adaptations of love.

Christine Ebersol has worked so hard for this.....She embodies little Edie....and that leads me to believe...she loved her....as I did......Brava!!!

[broadwayapple]

Thank you so much for including the moments immediately before and after the song itself. This tape captures so much of the power and heartbreak of the theatrical performance. As gmr2broadway posted earlier, those of us who saw this "live" were indeed privileged. An extraordinary score - and an extraordinary performer. Too bad GG didn't achieve the longer run it deserved.

[sdelchamps]

God, I wish I'd gotten to see this show, this performance. Thanks for posting!

[adumb4ever]

This is a master class in communicating a song. Ebersole completely inhabited this role. She never got in the way of the story and let the music speak for itself. Absolutely brilliant! No wonder she won the Tony Award!

[gmr2broadway]

7:40 - ....8:15 most powerful silence ever recorded. Holy mack. I feel so privileged to have seen this live.

[Elaine6250]

Heartbreakingly beautiful. Christine Ebersole is magnificent. Brava!

[YesSirPlease]

this song is something that grows in you.

NOW MY FAVORITE IN THE WHOLE SHOW

[erinalfordd]

I love this song. It is performed so beautifully here. Absolutely amazing.

[shinshaw2000]

I saw this from the 3rd row to the left right under her as she sang this. The pause before she says "Coming..." was so tense, we all in the theatre sat there riveted in silence without so much as one single breath. I remember looking up at her contorted face as she said "Coming.." and my heart just broke; the ENTIRE audience let out a collective groan at the same time. Ms Ebersole if you ever read these comments -- you are amazing in your craft. Thank you!

[ausfantony]

Thankyou so, so much for allowing me to witness this incredible performance in the context it was originally done. It's even more heartbreaking and brilliant than I'd imagined.

[suzanneetmoi]

How lovely.Thank you for sharing this...

[dramaking1211]

This makes me want to keep acting. Christine Ebersole is incredible in this performance!

[meapimp91]

can someone tell me if there is any way i can just get an instrumental from this song not the lyrics?

[celluloidcity]

this is a masterclass in acting brilliance

[alwy15]

when christine ebersole sings "my season ended a long TIIIIIME agoooo" --- that is BRILLIANT vocal placement. OH MY GOD.

[Collettico]

I couldn't agree more...

[EtrangerStranger]

OHH.......MY...........GOD....­....

Why is this completely brilliant?

Why and how?

Like...this is just....the best thing I have ever seen. Absolutely breathtaking performances from both women.

I praayyyyy this gets revived and tours.....

Ms. Ebersole....if you are reading this.....I love you.

[babeuf09]

What I love so much about the musical is how it fleshed out sporadic glimpses of self reflection that you witness in the doc . We never actually see the real Little Edie have this kind of full epiphany about her life,but anyone who is an ardent GG fan knows she was capable of it. C.Ebersole's performance(especially in this number) nails that mental pain so organically it makes me cry for the real Little E. Guess that's what great theatre is about.

[wanttobediva]

I had the honor of seeing this front row on the right (on my birthday) and i was BLOWN AWAY BY THIS SONG...it was so amazing and it still brings tears to my eyes.... Mrs.Ebersole gives me chills when I listen tot

[KekoaOnorati]

The anguish in her face when she finally says, "Coming, Mother Darling," absolutely ends me.

[ettubrutemusic]

An axe for the frozen sea within us.

[omguy]

This is my favorite piece from the show. Thank you for posting it.

[shortbreadfinger]

those last two beats AMAZING

[rootbeeronbroadway]

Don't get me wrong i feel terrible for her but what really gets me is when bug edie sat "All alone now..." I can see why she put herself through this. That's true love. They were the pair of the century.

[bryan10011mc]

Let's not feel too sorry for Little Edie...she was "liberated" when Mother passed away, and ended up with a pretty nice life in Bal Harbor, Florida...

[MikeMiller]

Amazing a thousand times over. I have tears welled up over this. Now I see why she was hailed for this role. If only had i known about it when it was on broadway....I would've traveled just to see it. Oh God - greatness.

[doubtingdelores]

yes, that william safire blue ocean. sorry, couldn't help myself.

[giannireb68]

yes ,you are right, it's saphire. my spelling atrocious when I drink. and can only watch sad things drunk.

[bryan10011mc]

AA.

[MaureenStapletonFan]

I saw this show on B'way the week before it closed. It was truly amazing ; I am so so thankful we were able to see it. Ebersole is a genius.

[giannireb68]

Love this soooooo much. It is'nt her fault she ended up like this. NO ONE TOOK THAT GODDAM PARTY TENT DOWN ! What could she do?

[biggerstuart]

1000 thanks for posting!!! i have listened to the album so many times and this video adds an extra dimension with little evie showing up...

[giannireb68]

THANK YOU ! THANK YOU !" That safire blue ocean.." Devastation.