SUNSET BLVD. Reviews - Page 33

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 11:45am

ColorTheHours048 said: "And also for (again, loudly) pointing out that this would likely be her only performance, as she would soon be leaving to be in STOMP."

CAROLINE BOWMAN IS TRASH CAN BANGER #2

😂

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[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 11:46am

*Double post*

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[Coolchef93]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 11:47am

I simply ~passed away~ when he said Stomp 😂

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 12:06pm

Rashidra Scott is replacing Caroline Bowman as the Norma Desmond standby starting next week.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 12:50pm

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Rashidra Scott is replacing Caroline Bowman as the Norma Desmond standby starting next week."

Rashidra Scott has been amazing in everything she's done. Congratulations! Hopefully she gets to go on more than Caroline did.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 12:51pm

Good for her. Doubt she will ever go on unless it’s another vacation week. 

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/13/25 at 2:02pm

MrsSallyAdams said: "Saw Mandy Gonzalez and Tom Francis perform. Gonzalez is a very capable actress. But her performance is not larger than life. Norma felt like a supporting character. Francis dominates the show. He’s an intense, self-loathing, vulnerable Joe. He makes the guy interesting, when I’ve often found him dull.”

Having seen Mandy, Caroline, and Nicole, I agree with this assessment. I continue to find Tom, Grace, and David to all be unwaveringly strong - I’m sure due, in no small part, to their extensive rehearsal and performance history with this production. And when a less-rehearsed Norma is thrown into the mix, it can throw the show off kilter a bit.

As phenomenal as this production is, much like Ebersole in GREY GARDENS or Erivo in THE COLOR PURPLE, the central performer is key here. Nicole is undeniably transcendent. 

Updated On: 1/13/25 at 02:02 PM