SUNSET BLVD. Reviews — Page 20

I saw the show last night and was mesmerized. I saw the Glenn Close production in 2017 and liked it but wasn’t in love with it.


The four leads last night, and understudies for Joe (Diego) and Betty (Sydney) were incredible. I’d like to go back to see Mandy, Tom, and Grace before it closes.

Some of us didn’t think she deserved the Tony in the first place, so that amendment seems a bit over the top.


Thankfully, this indiscreet peek into her quiet political machinations has allowed the several many of us who did NOT enjoy her work as much as others in SB to have space to express our thoughts. I hate raining on people’s parades when they enjoy a show, and if something truly excites folks, energizes others, I stay mum.. but since she is being hung out to dry and her Broadway honeymoon has quickly been snuffed out in this harsh light…

Her Norma felt like an insincere clown show with stellar vocals. Like a drag queen poking fun at Norma with a SUNSET tribute mashup— with all the knowing campiness of “those famous lines” etc. I didn’t believe her outside of the songs. Why the ridiculous stage gymnastics and splits? It was all as if the director and star wanted to telegraph that they thought this role, woman and material was ridiculous. So why bother? She is a talented pop vocalist, sure, but character and true storytelling is not happening here. It’s all extremely studied vocal dynamics and calculated emotional affectations in the songs—supported by a very talented sound design team. Not powered by the truth of a real actor like the likes of Glenn, Patti, Betty, etc. I think she betrays herself by telling us she thinks she’s ridiculous/campy, so we can never trust her to protect Norma’s heart going forward. Not the work of a serious actress.


Hope to see Mandy’s take.

To everyone considering selling their tickets now, you’ll miss Tom Francis in his boxer briefs, which is quite the sight. :)

EDSOSLO858 said: "To everyone considering selling their tickets now, you’ll miss Tom Francis in his boxer briefs, which is quite the sight. :)"

And you can even see it on a Tuesday night where you'll be supporting Mandy Gonzalez AND Tom in his boxer briefs. And producers might see demand increased on those nights, and the moment having Nicole Make "Jesus" Great Again Scherzinger in the cast harms their wallets but Mandy doesn't maybe we'll see some change!

I think this was horrendous timing for her to come out with this, genuinely. It feels like the entire land area of NYC is in grief to some level and she's surrounded by POC and queer voices but doesn't realize how important it is to protect them. I'm not even very political but her comment is in such poor taste.

MNHGA

Make Norma's House Great Again!

dearalanaaaa said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "To everyone considering selling their tickets now, you’ll miss Tom Francis in his boxer briefs, which is quite the sight. :)"

And you can even see it on a Tuesday night where you'll be supporting Mandy Gonzalez AND Tom in his boxer briefs. And producers might see demand increased on those nights, and the moment having Nicole Make "Jesus" Great Again Scherzinger in the cast harms their wallets but Mandy doesn't maybe we'll see some change!

I think this was horrendous timing for her to come out with this, genuinely. It feels like the entire land area of NYC is in grief to some level and she's surrounded by POC and queer voices but doesn't realize how important it is to protect them. I'm not even very political but her comment is in such poor taste."

The 786,294 residents of NYC who voted for Trump are not in grief. Politics is about shades of grey and the art of the possible. The more liberals react like this to people who prioritize things differently than they do (even if they hold the same views on most issues) the more elections will slip through their fingers. A lot of pro-choice people voted for Trump. It's doesn't mean they support choice any less than you do, it just means that their calculations were different from yours.

People seem to conveniently forget that Nicole herself has been open about have a deep & strong religious beliefs and considers herself to be conservative. Why this is a shock to anyone is beyond me.

yahyahyah said: "Some of us didn’t think she deserved the Tony in the first place, so that amendment seems a bit over the top.


Thankfully, this indiscreet peek into her quiet political machinations has allowed the several many of us who did NOT enjoy her work as much as othersin SB to have space to express our thoughts. I hate raining on people’s parades when they enjoy a show, and if something truly excites folks, energizes others, I stay mum.. but since she is being hung out to dry and her Broadway honeymoon has quickly been snuffed out in this harsh light…

Her Norma felt like an insincere clown show with stellar vocals. Like a drag queen poking fun at Norma with a SUNSET tribute mashup—with all the knowingcampiness of “those famous lines” etc. I didn’t believe her outside of the songs. Why the ridiculous stage gymnastics and splits? It was all as if the director and star wanted to telegraph that they thought this role, woman and material was ridiculous. So why bother? She is a talented pop vocalist, sure, but character and true storytelling is not happening here. It’s all extremely studied vocal dynamics and calculated emotional affectations in the songs—supported by a very talented sound design team. Not powered by the truth of a real actor like the likes of Glenn, Patti, Betty, etc. I think she betrays herself by telling us she thinks she’s ridiculous/campy, so we can never trust her to protect Norma’s heartgoing forward. Not the work of a serious actress.


Hope to see Mandy’s take.

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Thank GOD someone else said it. I thought I was the only one. She can't act, the line delivery is atrocious, and all she does is play a parody of herself ("TODAAAAAAH IS THE DAAAH OF CLOSAAAAST CONJUNCSHAAAN"). The pop vocals are fine for something like WICKED but not for this. It is not a Tony-worth performance.

As someone said over on All That Chat, this is less Sunset Boulevard and more A Pussycat's Doll House (inspired by Sunset Boulevard). That's on Lloyd and his vision and direction as much as it is on Scherzinger's performance since she presumably is giving what he wanted.

Kristin was exceedingly clear though on her support for Harris and Biden before. There’s no discussion of that.

Updated On: 11/8/24 at 11:12 AM

songanddanceman2 said: "America is to blame for the fact he's there, not hers"

The garbage individuals who voted for Trump are to blame. Period.