Nonesuch Records has released an original cast album of Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas's new musical Days of Wine and Roses, set to begin a Broadway bow at Studio 54 January 6, 2024 ahead of a January 28 opening night. Hear the production's Tony-winning star sing "There Go I" from the album above. The complete recording can be streamed here.
The upcoming Broadway premiere follows a world-premiere run Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company earlier this year—read the Off-Broadway reviews here.
See the album art of Days of Wine and Roses below, which is markedly different from the show art.
Much of the Off-Broadway cast will be back for the Broadway premiere, including stars O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James, along with Byron Jennings (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Sharon Catherine Brown (Caroline, Or Change), Bill English (Anything Goes), Olivia Hernandez (Plaza Suite), David Jennings (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Steven Booth (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Nicole Ferguson, Kelcey Watson, Tabitha Lawing, Tony Carlin (The Lehman Trilogy), David Manis (To Kill a Mockingbird), and Addie Manthey.
Also returning is the entire creative team, led by director Michael Greif. As at the Atlantic, the production will feature choreography by Sergio Trujillo and Karla Puno Garcia, scenic design by Lizzie Clachan, costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Ben Stanton, sound design by Kai Harada, hair and wigs by David Brian Brown, and orchestrations by Guettel and Jamie Lawrence. Kimberly Grigsby is also back as music director. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Craig Burns.
Adapted from the 1962 film and a 1958 teleplay, Days of Wine and Roses is somewhat of a Light in the Piazza reunion. Guettel and Lucas previously collaborated on the 2005 musical, with Guettel winning Tony Awards for his score and orchestrations, and Lucas receiving a Tony nod for his book. O'Hara starred and was Tony-nominated for her performance as Clara.
The Broadway bow is being produced by Kevin McCollum, Mark Cortale, Lorenzo Thione, and Joey Monda, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures. Though Roundabout Theatre Company owns Studio 54, Days of Wine and Roses is not a Roundabout production.
