'Days of Wine and Roses' Off-Broadway Musical, 'This Is New York' Exhibition, Get Lit: Victor LaValle, Kaia Kater
For transcripts, see individual segment pages.
A new musical adapts JP Miller's 1962 film, "Days of Wine and Roses," for the off-Broadway stage. Set in 1950s New York, the musical tells the story of Joe Clay (Brian d’Arcy James) and Kristen Arnesen (Kelli O'Hara), a couple who fall in love, but also both struggle with alcoholism. d’Arcy James, O'Hara, and director Michael Greif ("Dear Evan Hansen") join to discuss their adaptation. "Days of Wine and Roses" is running at Linda Gross Theater through July 9.
A new Museum of the City of New York exhibition features depictions of New York in film and television, visual and performing arts, music, poetry and literature, and even fashion to celebrate the museum's centennial. Sarah Henry, the museum's chief curator and interim director, joins us to talk about the show, which opens today.
We air highlights from our June Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Victor LaValle. We spent the month reading his novel, Lone Women. It tells the story of a Black female homesteader in 1915 Montana who arrives in the state with a massive steamer trunk, holding a terrible secret. LaValle joined us in-person for our Get Lit event and answered audience questions.
We air highlights from our June Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Victor LaValle. Our musical guest was Grenadian-Canadian banjo player Kaia Kater, who will release a new album later this year. Kater joined us at the event to perform live.
