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DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
#25DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/17/23 at 1:01pm
Funny you mention Bridges, I remember when it premiered people thought it sounded like Piazza-lite, which it often does..
I really like JRB, but Guettel would never write anything as fluff sounding as the bulk of Bridges.
#26DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 2:52am
I can’t tell if it’s good or not - without seeing or plot details I’m finding it a little hard to put it into context. However, one thing I’m certain of is it’s not easy accessible listening and I don’t think cold listens of this recording will sell many tickets. I’m stunned that this is about to open on Broadway! For years we keep lamenting that Broadway is so Disney and yet shows like this just keep popping up time and time again. I’m always thankful that some people keep pouring money into these kind of shows.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#27DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 3:57amIt’s an odd listen out of context. I won’t be able to see the show but I plan to watch the film to see if that helps make sense of some of these songs.
#28DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 10:04am
Physical release in January, per Guettel's website.
rattleNwoolypenguin
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
#29DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 10:07am
No matter what people end up feeling about this show, definitely seek out the movie.
It's really one of the greats. Bleak. But easily one of those haunting great classic films that deserves to not fade into obscurity.
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#30DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 12:38pm
Soaring29 said: "I'm listening to it for the second time right now and it's good- definitely not as accessible as something like Bridges for example but still strong. Kelli is great as always. It reminds me of Sunday in the Park with George."
Exactly my thoughts as well. Like Sunday, I can tell upon first listen that it is intricate, at times beautiful, and possibly brilliant, but man, it's going to take me a lot of listens to really absorb it. I could see it being a score that people come to fully appreciate (and perhaps love) more as time goes by.
#31DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 1:28pm
What a beautiful, dark, and complex score that would probably fit just as well in a modern chamber opera staging. I really love the use of jazz, it feels very true to the boundary-pushing music of the era and is a big step up from the typical pastiche. I need to see this ASAP!
steve.sometime
Stand-by Joined: 12/11/22
#32DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/18/23 at 10:04pm
Three days later I still can't get enough of There Go I. I love Kelli's rendition, but it just occurred to me, I desperately need Audra McDonald to cover this song!! Also Lila Hangs the Moon is quietly becoming my third, or maybe even second favorite track.
rattleNwoolypenguin
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
#33DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/19/23 at 10:36am
ljay889 said: "Funny you mention Bridges, I remember when it premiered people thought it sounded like Piazza-lite, which it often does..
I really like JRB, but Guettel would never write anything as fluff sounding as the bulk of Bridges."
Bridges is pretty.
This score feels lived in.
#34DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES releases original cast album on 12/15
Posted: 12/19/23 at 6:01pm
I love Bridges, although there’s definitely some filler in the score. I enjoyed it multiple times on Broadway, but the score doesn’t match the quality and intricacy of Piazza, for me.
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