Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/8/13 at 10:07pmI just realized that most of Act 2 of Sunset Boulevard is reprises. Is this the laziest Act 2 in musical theater?
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sanda
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/10/04
#2Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/8/13 at 10:11pmYep. It was no other explanation but laziness. I like some of Webber's work, including sunset blvd. but man, he should really put some more effort there. What a missed opportunity!
#2Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/8/13 at 10:20pmThe only good songs in that show are "With one Look" and "As if we never said goodbye". The rest is just mediocre.
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes! *wink*
#3Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/9/13 at 12:32pmThere are non-reprises in the second act, such as "As If We Never Said Goodbye," "Too Much In Love To Care," and the title song, but many of the melodies have been used already. LOTS of reprises, but it's still my favorite work by Sir Andrew behind Evita.
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TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#4Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/9/13 at 8:15pm
"I just realized that most of Act 2 of Sunset Boulevard is reprises. Is this the laziest Act 2 in musical theater?"
You just now realized?
How lazy is THAT?!
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#5Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/9/13 at 9:13pmIf you want to use it as an example of laziness, you should also point out that Sunset Boulevard is pretty much a re-write of Aspects of Love. I say that as a fan of both shows, but it really can't be denied.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6Sunset Boulevard
Posted: 11/9/13 at 10:02pm
"You just now realized?
How lazy is THAT?!"
I know, right? And I've seen the show three times, once in London and twice on Broadway.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
