Glenn Close in SUNSET BLVD. back to Broadway? — Page 3

^ Yes they say she is unwell. It's insane that they don't have a refund policy in the West End for above the title performers.

"Flu"- read vocal strain. You don't come back after 2 days with flu. She is scheduled to return for the Saturday 2 shows...

She is off both shows today

NOWaWarning said: "I think Ripley's voice has recovered quite nicely from Next to Normal. Her As If We Never Said Goodbye at her 54 Below show with Emily Skinner was thrilling.

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Came here to say this. I love Alice, but have admittedly been a little hit or miss on her vocals lately. But that performance at 54 Below was an absolute masterclass. I've never particularly cared for Sunset Boulevard, and it made me want to see it immediately with her as the star. Just exceptional on all levels.

Forgive me if this was already posted, but I just found this and thought it was fun:

http://www.newnownext.com/90-gay-men-serenade-glenn-close-with-sunset-boulevard-song-stop-traffic/04/2016/

I still would have loved the see Glenn act the role, but I must say her voice now is a little weak (at least from the audio I've heard). She seems to struggle hitting/sustaining notes more than she originally did, which according to a lot of people, was already a problem. I actually loved her voice on the cast recording.

I always found that speculation to be kind of just the initial hype. Glenn Close going to London with the ENO was kind of a unique thing... Being hailed as she was as "the Norma"; "returning" to the role 20 years later, first time playing the role in the West End - all of that added to the drama and helped sell a lot of tickets.

Were she to return here to do that I don't think it would work as well. Critics and audiences (myself included) her saw her 20 years ago in the original won't be able to help but make unfair comparisons.

Now for some real fun, imagine ALW and Patti made up and she played Norma in a limited run here in NY. It would be as hot a ticket as Hamilton

"imagine ALW and Patti made up"



I think Jennifer Hudson has a better chance at winning this year's Best Supporting Actress Tony than that^ ever happening.

Having seen the original London production with Lupone, and the original New York production with Close, I have no interest in seeing either of them again in a watered down concert staging of a musical that has (thus far) been more noteworthy for its lavish original costumes and sets than its music. ("As If We Never Said Goodbye" was written long before the rest of the score.) The person I'd like to see in a fully staged New York revival is...Harvey Fierstein. If ever anybody was born to play Norma, it's him.

I saw it the final week in London and it was a lot bigger then a typical concert staged production in New York. I can't compare it to the original, but there was a full sized car on the stage for less than a minute just to give you an idea.

jo said: "In the same concert, she also sang the other Norma song ( AS IF WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE) --



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"As If We Never Said Goodbye" and "With One Look" are two different songs? Who knew?

I don't agree that Lupone was too young. In 1950, an actress of 40 was considered over the hill, let alone one of 50. I can't attest to her performace, which I didn't see, but of those I did see (Close, Buckley, Paige, Mason) I thought Mason really hit the mark. I loved the sense of humor Paige brought to the role, but Buckley played it like Media, and on the verge of tears every moment, and Close played the final scene right from the jump. It was hard to believe that Joe, seeing either Buckley or Close coming down the stairs at the beginning, wouldn't have run for his life.

darreyl102 said:

" Bassey talks about how she wouldn't play the part : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdyj-Nd0gJA


Thanks for sharing this...

Thanks so much muscle - I would love to see Sunset again - I'd prefer Close's understudy and the original production with that glorious set. But with a 50 piece orchestra? Wow that has to be larger than the original orchestra.