DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread

[jacobsnchz14]

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/

Updated On: 1/2/24 at 09:06 AM

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:17am

This artwork…

[bwayphreak234]

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.

Updated On: 9/13/23 at 09:18 AM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:20am

BroadwayNYC2 said: "This artwork…"

Artwork definitely gives off musical comedy vibes... which this show is NOT.

[OhHiii]

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]

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]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:27am

Remember that VIRGINIA WOOLF revival with the whiskey bottle artwork? That’s what this should be!

[inception]

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.

[RippedMan]

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]

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.

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:39am

Looking forward to this!

[steven22]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:40am

Looking forward to seeing this again! 

[Kad]

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. 

[ColorTheHours048]

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.

Updated On: 9/13/23 at 09:47 AM

[TaffyDavenport]

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]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 9:57am

Take. My. Money.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:02am

Who’s producing this?

[noahseestheatre]

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]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 10:14am

Call_me_jorge said: "Who’s producing this?"

 Kevin McCollum, Mark Cortale, Lorenzo Thione and Joey Monda

[Jonathan Cohen]

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. 

[JoeW4]

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

Updated On: 9/13/23 at 10:18 AM

[RippedMan]

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.”

[HeyMrMusic]

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]

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.

Updated On: 9/13/23 at 10:58 AM

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 9/13/23 at 11:23am

I think the ad might sell tickets.  More than the score.  More than the show.