DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:06am
Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James star in a searing new musical about a couple falling in love in 1950s New York and struggling against themselves to build their family. The New York Times calls Days of Wine and Roses “a jazzy, aching new musical with wells of compassion!” (Critic’s Pick) and The Washington Post raves, “Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James soar! One of the best new musicals this year.”
Adapted from JP Miller’s 1962 film and original 1958 teleplay, composer & lyricist Adam Guettel (Floyd Collins) and playwright Craig Lucas (An American in Paris) reunite in their first collaboration since their acclaimed The Light in the Piazza. Directed by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen).
Studio 54
https://daysofwineandrosesbroadway.com/
#2DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:17am
This artwork…
#3DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:18am
I really liked this a great deal Off-Brodway, and will definitely see it again on Broadway. Kelli O'Hara is giving what I think is the best performance of her career in this. Studio 54 is an interesting venue choice for this show.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
Updated On: 9/13/23 at 09:18 AM
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:20am
BroadwayNYC2 said: "This artwork…"
Artwork definitely gives off musical comedy vibes... which this show is NOT.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
OhHiii
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/16
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:21am
bwayphreak234 said: "Artwork definitely gives off musical comedy vibes... which this show is NOT."
Yikes this show is far from Promises, Promises and that's what it's giving. Talk about a trojan horse of sadness.
ElephantLoveMedley
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/21
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:21am
BroadwayNYC2 said: "This artwork…"
Yeah, I am THRILLED this is coming to Broadway, but the artwork is definitely a choice...
For context, here's the original film poster from Wikipedia:
Compared to this:
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:27am
Remember that VIRGINIA WOOLF revival with the whiskey bottle artwork? That’s what this should be!
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:32am
I guess the limited 16 week engagement is how they managed to fit this in with O'Hara commitment to The Hours at the Met in May. A tough time of year to launch a show, but perhaps this show would be tough at any time.
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#9DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:38am
Interesting it’s a limited engagement. But oof that artwork. But this has me excited for the next season! Will totally be flying in to see this!
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#10DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:38am
inception said: "I guess the limited 16 week engagement is how they managed to fit this in with O'Hara commitment to The Hours at the Met in May. A tough time of year to launch a show, but perhaps this show would be tough at any time."
Yes, they can always extend and give her a leave of absence to do HOURS. But this ensures the voters all get in with her in it.
BRIDGES also opened in the dead of winter. Tough time of year for a show like that.
#11DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:39am
Looking forward to this!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#12DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:40am
Looking forward to seeing this again!
#13DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:42am
I feel like there needs to be a giant sit down with the various Broadway marketing companies and producers and ask them what the hell they’ve been thinking with the artwork we’ve been seeing recently.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#14DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:47am
That artwork is laughably misguided, considering the material. But hopefully we’ll see something a little more tonally appropriate come Playbill time.
I wasn’t a fan of the show, but I’d be willing to see it again, given this second chance. Not that they’re at all comparable, but I loathed Great Comet off-Broadway and was obsessed with it on Broadway. Now, Comet did quite a bit of work on its score and staging in between, and while I imagine Adam Guettel will do some tweaking, we’ll most likely be getting the same show with more polished sets.
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:52am
FYI, Criterion Ticketing is the official seller for this:
https://criterionticketing.com/days-of-wine-and-roses
BroadwaysBroad
Understudy Joined: 8/17/23
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:57am
Take. My. Money.
#17DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:02am
Who’s producing this?
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:12am
It feels like another marketing strategy to make the show appeal to more audiences, but is ultimately misguided and will result in lots of people not knowing what they're seeing
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:14am
Call_me_jorge said: "Who’s producing this?"
Kevin McCollum, Mark Cortale, Lorenzo Thione and Joey Monda
#20DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:18am
inception said: "I guess the limited 16 week engagement is how they managed to fit this in with O'Hara commitment to The Hours at the Met in May. A tough time of year to launch a show, but perhaps this show would be tough at any time."
Maybe there’s something I’m missing but I can’t think of a musical this depressing with a successful open ended run. I could see this winning a Best Musical Tony and people who loved it refusing to watch it again at gunpoint.
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:18am
Call_me_jorge said: "Who’s producing this?"
I assume Kevin McCollum - he was listed in the Playbill at Atlantic
EDIT: Ah Ermendgarde beat me to it, with more concrete info haha
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:28am
Good on Atlantic for churning out quality adult musicals! Looking forward to the next iteration of “The Secret life of Bees” and “The Bedwetter.”
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:58am
I didn’t get to see this at the Atlantic, so I’m excited to get another chance.
I imagine this catapults Kelli and BDJ to frontrunner status at the Tonys, and possibly Guettel and Lucas as well.
gibsons2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/26/19
#24DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES to play limited Broadway engagement beginning in January
Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:58am
Kad said: "I feel like there needs to be a giant sit down with the various Broadway marketing companies and producers and ask them what the hell they’ve been thinking with the artwork we’ve been seeing recently."
I have few friends in ads and art/design line of work, who have recently all got laid off due to the AI impact on the industry. A couple of them regrouped and frantically are trying to acquire entirely new skills. I think we should all expect more of these strange, not very well thought out ad campaigns, the art and design industry as we knew it is gone.
RUkiddingme
Leading Actor Joined: 12/9/11
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Posted: 9/13/23 at 11:23am
I think the ad might sell tickets. More than the score. More than the show.
