Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team- Page 7
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#150Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/24/23 at 12:19pm
bwayphreak234 said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "Oof. This was a chore and a half to sit through. Starting from the Very Special Episode book; to the hideous, atonal score; to the wooden performances of even Brian and Kelli; to the baffling use of the ensemble (if I saw one more person cross the stage looking at the lead couple in disgust, I swear to God). I’m just so perplexed by why anyone thought this needed to be a musical, let alone why we’re getting such a high profile production.
The best thing about the evening was the ad I got in the Playbill for Lucas Hnath and Steve Cuiffo’s A Simulacrum. Now, thatsounds interesting. This was just the longest, most pat commercial for AA I’ve ever seen."
I had a very different experience and reaction to the show, performances, and material. While I wasn't a huge fan of the episodic book and think it could use some work, I thought the score was great and fitting for the most part. As for why it needs to be a musical, we could ask that about any movie to musical adaptation these days... However, as someone who has battled alcoholism personally, and seen and experienced first hand the havoc is can wreak on one's life and one's family, I found this show to be extremely poignant and much more than a "commercial for AA"... I thought that the exploration of the themes and depictions surrounding alcoholism were extremely spot on.
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Obviously those things are okay. However, one usually expects a musical to be a higher form of art than a commercial, and this really is not.
#151Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/24/23 at 12:23pm
pagereynolds said: "Obviously those things are okay. However, one usually expects a musical to be a higher form of art than a commercial, and this really is not."
Great, you're entitled to think that. I, personally, disagree. I found the show to be much more than a "commercial", but to each their own.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#152Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/24/23 at 12:28pm
Very much to each their own. Not an alcoholic myself (not that it matters), but have had plenty of firsthand experience with alcoholism and the toll it takes on the people affected by it. There are plenty of works of art I’ve seen that understand how to convey that experience without coming off ham-fisted.
I very much didn’t intend to be flippant about alcoholism; just the way in which Guettel, Lucas, and Greif choose to convey it. Not having seen the movie or teleplay it’s based on, I can’t say how it does or doesn’t match the spirit of the source material, but it feels almost shockingly outdated.
pagereynolds
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#153Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/24/23 at 12:29pm
It absolutely matches the source material. The only improvement was to create the child as a bit more of a character.
#154Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/24/23 at 12:49pm
I did notice the lyrics didn’t always match the characters’ intentions, but it seemed like a very deliberate choice by Guettel. It’s a very complex score, and I think will require a few listens to really appreciate it.
Several comments regarding this show and score make me think of how audiences reacted to Passion in 1994. I’m not saying the show is as good as Passion, but there’s several unusual elements that are devisive.
joshdog2014
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#155Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/25/23 at 4:07pm
TodayTix has some $68 (including fees) tickets available for this weekend
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#156Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/25/23 at 4:45pm
I enjoyed this, even though the first song sung by Kelli was a big cringy lyric-wise.
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#157Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James to star in DAYS OF WINE & ROSES musical from LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA team
Posted: 5/25/23 at 4:49pm
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Friday, 5/26, 8 pm
Days of Wine and Roses
$60: Orchestra Seat B8
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