Nicole Scherzinger to star in West End Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy — Page 5

Looks like a drama school graduating class production of Sunset. 

OhHiii said: "The last big star-driven production from this director amounted to a few folding chairs and a single revolve that made Sam Gold's productions look like something from Alex Timbers.

And now ya'll are surprised the artwork/video is minimalistic...?"

Most people here are groupies for performers or specific productions.

Very few understand that directors have careers that are cohesive to their art. Most have no clue what has been done before or the process of their craft. 

You know that when creatives are referred to as "they"

"They could have done this..."

"I hated what they did with..."

Of course you will hate all about this Sunset Boulevard if you have no clue who "they" are.

That trailer. Oh dear.

I'm know I'll be in the minority, but I'm infinitely more excited about this production than the last 'revival' with Glenn Close. I found that production to be sad, watered down and Glen was too old and not up to the task vocally. If I can't have the opulent glamour of the original, then give me a radical, edgy production that takes huge risks. 

I don't think the trailer is that big of a horror, just terribly pedestrian and unimaginative.   I personally never found the show to be terribly impressive to begin with aside from a couple of great songs.  It should be interesting to see it without all the 80's-90s swan float mega-musical $$ propping it up.

Uber Lux?

To signal opulence Jamie perhaps instead of just wooden chairs, maybe wooden chairs with a leather pad on top? 

The rumor is that the production's design is a grey curtain, a flashlight and a ladder in the back

Owen22 said: "Have you noticed every actor in the cast is (or looks) ten years younger than the character requires.. ?"

Character requires? Norma is only around 50, Joe is mid-late 20s? Mayerling could be an "enfant terrible" director and be only 45-50. Its the previous ALW versions that have cast upwards.

 

Updated On: 8/17/23 at 10:47 AM

I can’t believe this is starting in less than 2 weeks. I’m excited for it mainly because I have absolutely no clue what the hell it’s gonna be. 

I saw the original production and then the concert version with Glenn. I thought the original production was spectacular. Truly incredible. The concert was a big letdown but the biggest issue I had with it was that the score was constructed around the original set. These big musical swells and long pauses in the signing are meant to accommodate grand set changes and big scenic reveals. When you have a minimalist version using the original score it's full of dead space and the movement of the story comes to a halt.

Jordan Catalano said: "I can’t believe this is starting in less than 2 weeks. I’m excited for it mainly because I have absolutely no clue what the hell it’s gonna be."

Can’t wait to hear your in-depth thoughts! 

theatregoer3 said: "I saw the original production and then the concert version with Glenn. I thought the original production was spectacular. Truly incredible. The concert was a big letdown but the biggest issue I had with it was that the score was constructed around the original set. These big musical swells and long pauses in the signing are meant to accommodate grand set changes and big scenic reveals. When you have a minimalist version using the original score it's full of dead space and the movement of the story comes to a halt."

This makes perfect sense! This scaled back concert version is the only version I have gotten to see, and I just kept thinking "there's so much underscore". Now that makes perfect sense that it was meant to pad the opulent scenic changes. Beautiful score, just a lot of it.