SUNSET BLVD. Reviews — Page 33

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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Updated On: 1/13/25 at 11:45 AM

I simply ~passed away~ when he said Stomp 😂

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.

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

tomwsjr said: "Will Nicole be performing at the Trump inauguration?"

Yes- she will be performing “Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering”- from the original Sunset- in homage to Trump’s penchant for dying his hair and spray tanning.

tomwsjr said: "Will Nicole be performing at the Trump inauguration?"



Will you even be able to watch? How's the TV reception under your bridge??

Center mezz.

It’s very difficult for anyone to step into Nicole’s shoes because the whole concept of the production feels like it subtlety mirrors her own career, she has a once-in-a-million voice and vocal timbre that is highly unusual and brings so much dynamic range to Norma’s songs, AND because Nicole just eludes so much ‘star presence’ or whatever that nebulous X factor concept is. And I say this as someone who really did not care for Nicole at all or know much about her before this performance (I.e. it’s not my bias as a fan, i am just responding to what i am feeling from the stage).


As Audra is saying every night, you either got it or you ain’t and Nicole got it!!!!!

I thought Caroline did an incredible job. It's a shame she did not get to go on a few more times.

In an insane twist of fate I managed to win the lotto for Sunset on Sunday with Mandy AND Hadestown for tomorrow's matinee.

Playing Norma Desmond In ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Brings Mandy Gonzalez Home At Last



https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2025/01/20/playing-norma-desmond-in-sunset-boulevard-brings-mandy-gonzalez-home-at-last/

Nicole will perform from the show on Stephen Colbert this Monday.

Huss417 said: "I was looking to see what deals were out there to see Sunset on Thurs Feb 6. SeatGeek has Nicole as performing and TodayTix has her as not performing. I am assuming Seat Geek would be the correct info."

Check Mandy’s instagram she posts when she is going on as Norma