As origin stories go, the transformation of “Days of Wine and Roses” from a movie into a musical is a straight shot, with a twist.
They talked through their coordinating vision for evolving “Wine and Roses,” the midcentury classic of a romance ruined by addiction.
She already had a co-star in mind: Brian d’Arcy James, debonair and wry, like Jack Lemmon was in the 1962 movie, opposite the O’Hara look-alike Lee Remick.
The film memorably traced the stuttery arc of alcoholism and recovery, a trajectory now familiar — onscreen and off — but rarely put to song.
The production takes pains to show the love that propels their characters’ relationship — however misguided it turns out to be.
Persons:
Kelli O’Hara, Adam Guettel, Tony, ” Guettel, ’ ” O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James, debonair, Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Guettel, Craig Lucas, O’Hara, James, gorgeously
Organizations:
Broadway, ”
Locations:
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