'Days of Wine and Roses' Opens on Broadway

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 30, 2024

[REBROADCAST FROM May 26, 2023] A new musical adapts JP Miller's 1962 film, "Days of Wine and Roses," for the 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 join to discuss their adaptation. "Days of Wine and Roses" is running at Studio 54 through April 28.

 

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