SARAH BRIGHTMAN To Star in Australian SUNSET BLVD. — Page 3

Seb28 said: "Theatrefanboy1 said: "a woman who made a living from silent film would not necessarily have a strong voice."

We need to get rid of this idea. This idea is the opposite of everything theatre stands for. This art form and language is the opposite of literal.

Not to mention a lot of the "big" and... well... "theatrical" acting you see in a lot of silent and early sound movies comes as a direct result of the actors being imported from theatre. Performers learning to modulate their acting for the camera didn't come until later.

Updated On: 10/10/23 at 10:10 AM

Jordan Catalano said: "I WILL SELL MY ORGANS TO GO SEE THIS"

If you have any extra organs, please sell those, too, on behalf of me so I can go to see this ! This has always been my dream casting. Always.

If there is an investor in Broadway musicals who still has an ounce of common sense, THIS is what you need to invest in to bring to Broadway !

LOLOL Was that a real statement from her, that was said above? I couldn't find anything.

I wish they could figure out a way to make this happen on Broadway and convince Sarah to do a 6 show week for 3 months. Considering the key changes, I think Renee Fleming would be an interesting choice for alternate and could bring in the opera crowd.

There’s now a teaser video on the show’s social media accounts where Sarah turns up in a car at His Majesty’s Theatre. She hesitates before walking out onto the stage, as if she thinks the Phantom is about to jump out and get her.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyPT4EkylzU/

I think team ALW is fairly confident the London production of SUNSET is going to be very well reviewed. This production is six months away and on the other side of the world

It looks like she's ready for her comeback. I hope so, always found her to be a real hoot albeit a bit strange - which should serve this character rather well.

I wonder how much creative input she'll have when it comes to this production. She's notoriously headstrong when it comes to the staging, design and production of her own concert tours, photos, album art and music videos. She also famously works with the same makeup people, costume designers and photographers on a consistent basis.

For someone who's so used to everyone saying "yes" to her, I would imagine there must have been some concessions built into her contract before she'd agree to do this.

QueenAlice said: "I would hope, as any actress, she would ultimately surrrender to the vision of her director and designers. Unlike her tours, she is not playing the role of Sarah Brightman, she is being asked to deliver a performance as an actress in a very complicated role.

Truly, the last thing I want to see is the Sarah Brightman as depicted in the trailer in a flowing pink frock and waist lenght hair extensions. Unless her Norma is going to be a riff on Mary Pickford, which doesn't feel right either."

I dunno, I think the idea that she was a Mary Pickford/Mary Philbin/Marie Doro type that is clinging on to how she looked at her greatest moment, like an old Miss Havisham, might be an interesting take.

CATSNYrevival said: "Feel free to disagree, but if I’m paying to see Sarah Brightman in Sunset Boulevard I’m not sure I’m paying to see the director’s vision. I’m paying for crazy."

Without a proper director's vision you will see a Sarah Brightman concert, vacant, wide-eyed, inflated doll look, singing a few sweet sounding songs.

Updated On: 10/13/23 at 09:10 AM

QueenAlice said: "Norma, ultimately, is clearly based on Gloria Swanson who was a sex symbol. It's hard to imagine Mary Pickford pining to make a comeback as Salome.

the sexual intrigue that is important to the Joe/Norma dynamic."

While still giving Brightman a chance, after all, we can't judge her interpretation just yet, I feel that she is the opposite of a Norma. Norma is a beast. Oozing with temperament, passion, sex and desire. Constant fire in her eyes. I feel that many scenes will be extremely uncomfortable for Brightman as an actress, and it will either be very cringe (if not fully committing to that), or if they dare to go all the way (including making her crawl after Joe like a tiger) it could work in a weird, uncomfortable way.

QueenAlice said: "For what it is worth, the director of this revival has directed SUNSET BOULEVARD before. I'm not sure these pictures are any indication of what we can expect in this new productiont, but they look like a fairly traditional take on the material.

https://www.paulwarwickgriffin.com/sunset-boulevard"

That production looks very nice. I didn't realize that Jonathan Roxmouth had played Joe.