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| re: Days of Wine and Roses | |
| Posted by: Mmac72 03:11 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
| In reply to: Days of Wine and Roses - MikeP 02:53 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
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| I'm betting that it won't transfer, but I'm also someone who didn't really care for it. I just don't think it's ready for Broadway yet. | |
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| Since you’re someone who didn’t care for it… | |
| Posted by: ShowGoer 03:36 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Days of Wine and Roses - Mmac72 03:11 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
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| … your ‘bet’ is biased - less of a prediction than perhaps a wish. The show has the financial support of Warner Brothers and Kevin McCollum, Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James wouldn’t ordinarily do a show for 2 months off-Broadway without the chance it would move, and the word was such a move was in the cards by first week of performances, pending audience and critical reaction. The reviews from the major outlets were for the most part extraordinary, and word of mouth grew throughout the run to the point where as Ann says it was a tougher ticket than the new Sondheim musical. I also find it interesting that the Met’s revival of The Hours that O’Hara is in, which played last fall, is this season not being revived until May. So all signs point toward a move and not sure why you’d bet against that. (Whether you think it will succeed, on the other hand, that’s a different question and completely fair game.) |
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| Disagree - look at L5Y | |
| Posted by: sfow1 03:53 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
| In reply to: Since you’re someone who didn’t care for it… - ShowGoer 03:36 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
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| I'm sure there are many since, but one would never think Last 5 Years belongs on Broadway. Yet Sherrie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz - both big names at the time (and still) - did that two person show downtown. So there's that. | |
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| re: Disagree - look at L5Y | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 05:11 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
| In reply to: Disagree - look at L5Y - sfow1 03:53 pm EDT 07/20/23 | |
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| So funny to see you bring up Sherie Rene and Norbert, because while I was watching Days of Wine and Roses I immediately thought that Norbert would have been great in it. Not that Brian D'Arcy wasn't, but I can easily see Norbert playing Joe Clay. I disagree with the assessment that the show's approach to alcoholism is dated. Husbands (and wives) are still hurt when cheated on, addicts are still vulnerable to peer pressure, parents still blame the spouse when a child turns to substance abuse. Nearly everyone blamed Bobby Brown for Whitney Houston's drug addiction, but she had apparently been using long before he came along. Their daughter is older in the musical than she was in the film, and seeing her take on the manner of an alcoholic's child is a subtle and effective addition to this adaptation, which I liked very much. I hope more people get to see it. |
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