It's easy to feel a little smug in the beginning. wine and roses day, Because we know much more, or at least have a much larger vocabulary, about toxic relationships, the role of abstinence in maintaining sobriety, and all the other tenets of Bill W that have since passed into common parlance and popular culture. . Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick starred in the 1962 feature film version. The musical's lovelorn alcoholics Kirstin Arnensen (Kelli O'Hara) and Joe Clay (Brian D'Arcy James). Celebrity rehab?
Whatever misguided self-satisfaction we initially clung to, this cast – director Michael Grief, book writer Craig Lucas, and composer/lyricist Adam Guettel – draw us into the jazz world of Brandy Alexanders, Martini Lunch, and Loudon Wainwright III once. It's fading away just as quickly as you described. “Have a drink before dinner, have a drink with dinner, and have a drink after dinner.” There's less than an hour and 45 minutes left in the running time before we begin to see life through the hazy, hazy lens of a couple we know so well.
Think of the primary theatrical arts – the acting, the directing, the book, Guettel's captivating operatic bebop – and we'll soon find ourselves holding shaky hands with characters who have no idea how to break the cycle of whiskey ice. -repeat. We take a step back in time in Kirstin's adorable sleeveless A-line cocktail dress (the outfit was designed by Dede Ayite and, best of all, how you really do Barbie), looking delightful as she quickly switches places with her worn-out Baby Jane Hudson bathrobe. And watch Joe transform from a man in gray flannel to a crumpled lump from yesterday's sleep. They all live in a mid-20th century modern world perfectly designed by Lizzie Clachan.
Only the Mondrian-colored rectangular panels of Ben Stanton's lighting design stand as a beacon to the world beyond – the warm orange of a new morning, the deep black of an enchanting New York night. Look, that background seems to tell us that there is life if you just look.
Darcy James, O'Hara;
Joan Marcus
Despite the gloomy topic, wine and roses day Luxurious from start to finish, it's a dazzling combination of music, acting and storytelling that dares us to confront lessons we thought we learned long ago.
title: wine and roses day
location: studio 54
director: michael griff
book: Craig Lucas
music: Adam Gettel
Gibbs: Kelly O'Hara, Brian Darcy James, Byron Jennings, Tabitha Rowing, Sharon Katherine Brown, Tony Carlin, Bill English, Olivia Hernández, David Jennings, David Mannis, Stephen Booth, Nicole Ferguson, Addie Mansey, Kelsey Watson.
Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes (no intermission)
Sutton Foster, ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Joan Marcus
Once upon a mattress
If the wine and roses day It's a reminder that recovery jargon was once as fresh as Encores' pared-down presentation of the 1959 fractured fairy tale, the heartbroken young couple at the musical's center. once upon a time mattress It's about getting audiences to set aside fond memories of a young Carol Burnett once singing her newly discovered signature song “Shy” in an ancient black-and-white TV clip.
You know one – if not, watch it here. “Shy” made Burnett an overnight star, and, well, it still works like magic. Amy Sherman-Palladino under the direction of Lear deBessonet (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) This production makes a compelling case for life not yet seen in previous Mary Rodgers-Marshall Barrer scores.
Gathering the Who's Who of Broadway '24, mattress J. Harrison Ghee, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Nikki Renée Daniels, Francis Jue, and David Patrick Kelly In the cast, Harriet Harris plays the dim-witted, plump-voiced Queen Agravaine, while Burnett plays Winifred. A good time is being had by swamp dweller Woebegone, who must prove her own worthiness to marry Prince Sutton Foster, the Dauntless the Drab of Urie.
Based on the fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” Winnifred (Fred to her friends) must pass a test to prove she has what it takes to be royal. After suffocating her son, the Queen devises the following method to tie the young Dauntless to her royal ribbon. A Trial Doomed to Fail: Winnifred is forced to sleep on a pile of soft mattresses with nothing to disturb her except a small pea hidden under the mattress on the floor. When she dozes off, she goes outside. Only a true princess would be sensitive enough to toss and turn over a tiny lentil.
Harriet Harris, Michael Urie, Cheyenne Jackson, Nikki Renee Daniels, 'Once Upon a Mattress'
Joan Marcus
And guess what? Spoiler ale… Oh, forget it. You know the ways of fairy tales. There is a happy ending, mattress There's plenty of silly fun and beautifully sung songs to get you there.
Limited sale until February 4th. once upon a time mattress We'll be packing our fairy tale costumes well before Foster's begins on February 9th. sweeney todd It's nine blocks away. Sandwiched between her hilarious 2022 spins with Hugh Jackman. music man And Foster, who next month co-stars as Mrs Lovett opposite Aaron Tveit's Demon Barber, couldn't have found a tastier palate cleanser than Winnifred, or a more charming home to rest her weary, busy head.
title: once upon a time mattress
location: Encore! in New York City Center
director: Lear de Bessonet
Concert Adaptation: Amy Sherman-Palladino
music: mary rogers
lyrics: Marshall Barer
book: Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, Marshall Barer
Main Cast: Sutton Foster, Michael Urie, Nikki Renee Daniels, J. Harrison Gee, Harriet Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, Francis Zhu, and David Patrick Kelly.
Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes (including 1 intermission)