SUNSET BLVD. Reviews - Page 40
SUNSET BLVD. Reviews
#975SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/27/25 at 11:11pm
What does her apology and tickets for this show have in common?
I’m just not buying it.
If Lincoln were alive today, do you think he'd be pleased with his tunnel?
#976SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/27/25 at 11:30pm
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Many gays sat this one out for this exact reason. And it's SUNSET.
"
Things that didn't happen...
#977SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:43am
I've done the maths and looked at seating charts - the sales have eroded too much now for it to all be Mandy's performance. The demand is certainly lower - a closing makes sense because it definitely wouldn't survive without someone who is a much bigger star than Nicole and I think they are trying to boost demand right now when they need it in the cold slow winter (whereas when tourists return and when capacity is lower closer to the end of the run I anticipate sales will pick up again).
This is not unique to Sunset though - Gypsy demand is also appearing to slow down a little too.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#978SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 7:40am
I didn't care for this show, but if you can see it in NY that would be better than seeing it at the Pantages. Sitting rear orchestra there feels like you're watching the stage at the St James from across the street in the Majestic. It's the problem with seeing most Broadway shows on tour in any of the large theatres outside NY.
GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Anyone know what could be happening at the Hollywood Pantages between Shucked in September and Phantom in June?
"
...
#979SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 7:53am
inception said: "I didn't care for this show, but if you can see it in NY that would be better than seeing it at the Pantages. Sitting rear orchestra there feels like you're watching the stage at the St James from across the street in the Majestic. It's the problem with seeing most Broadway shows on tour in any of the large theatres outside NY.
Good thing touring productions offer more seating options than just rear orchestra! Have been attending performances there for over a decade without issue.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#980SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 8:16am
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Maybe she should've flat out said "I don't support Trump""
Audra is that you AGAIN?
#981SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 8:35am
bear88 said: "Where does one sit for this revival? Best in orchestra or mezzanine? How far off to the side creates any problems? What’s the best value?"
I would recommend central front mezzanine for your first time seeing the show. I saw there a few times, and it's the best view to take in the overall show IMO. However, I did sit front row once, and it was SO cool to see Nicole's expressions THAT close.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
Updated On: 2/28/25 at 08:35 AM
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#982SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 8:59am
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Many gays sat this one out for this exact reason. And it's SUNSET.
"
Funny. Every time I see it, the entire theatre is like a big gay bar.
#983SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 9:22am
Matt Rogers said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Many gays sat this one out for this exact reason. And it's SUNSET.
"
Funny. Every time I see it, the entire theatre is like a big gay bar."
Seriously. The line to the mens room at intermission is NYC's hottest gay club.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#984SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 9:45am
Matt Rogers said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Many gays sat this one out for this exact reason. And it's SUNSET.
"
Funny. Every time I see it, the entire theatre is like a big gay bar."
Same. Maybe I'm just a bad gay? :) The story broke while I was actually in the theatre seeing the show.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
Updated On: 2/28/25 at 09:45 AM
#985SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:27am
TheatreFan4 said: "Things that didn't happen..."
I cancelled a trip to see the show the weekend after the election because of this situation. Admittedly I had already purchased the ticket, so it wouldn't affect grosses, but I always assume I'm not special and that lots of other gays must have made a similar decision not to see the show.
#986SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:51am
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/kanye-vance-republicans-vice-signaling/681641/
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#987SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 12:07pm
I really wish you'd cut it out with the constant lectures and victim-blaming regarding Trumpism. You've made the exact same point literally dozens (hundreds?) of times, and it's time to move on to something else.
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#988SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 12:08pm
kdogg36 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "Things that didn't happen..."
I cancelled a trip to see the show the weekend after the election because of this situation. Admittedly I had already purchased the ticket, so it wouldn't affect grosses, but I always assume I'm not special and that lots of other gays must have made a similar decision not to see the show."
To each their own. I'm sorry you missed a singular production of this show.
I went with a gaggle of gays a few weeks later who either had no clue it had happened or did not care and enjoyed the hell out of it.
#989SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 12:16pm
And I’d wish people would move on from this topic re: trying to cancel Nicole but that isn’t happening is it? This is a discussion forum and there are multiple view points. I am responding to the active discussion at hand not imposing my ideas unsolicited. I can move on when others move on
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 2/28/25 at 12:16 PM
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#990SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 12:24pm
Snagged cheaper tix for the final matinee on July 13th. Can't wait to be in that room for the final time.
#991SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:14pm
binau said: "And I’d wish people would move on from this topic re: trying to cancel Nicole but that isn’t happening is it? This is a discussion forum and there are multiple view points. I am responding to the active discussion at hand not imposing my ideas unsolicited. I can move on when others move on"
Just for the record, I never canceled Scherzinger or advocated that anyone else do so. I made a choice not to attend based on what I was comfortable with at that very particular moment in time. I might even make a different choice before July. The intent of my earlier comment was just to refute a comment that suggested that no one had made any choices based on what came out a few months ago.
[I edited this post to delete a few sentences that I thought were getting off-track, and in so doing removed the context for FolliesCabaret's post below. I apologize for that.]
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#993SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:52pm
kdogg36 said: "I really wish you'd cut it out with the constant lectures and victim-blaming regarding Trumpism. You've made the exact same point literally dozens (hundreds?) of times, and it's time to move on to something else."
Stop expecting a person who has displayed blatant sexism, racism, antisemitism, and overall trolling of everyone on this website for not voting for his hero (they can't even VOTE here remember) to not be annoying, drill their point over a hundred times over, and to be a decent human being.
They do not have the capacity. Disengage.
understudies.org
Updated On: 2/28/25 at 02:52 PM
#994SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:58pm
Sutton Ross, that post is so slanderous annd untrue. I’ve only ever made one claim here - which is that I think American progressive culture/leadership is starting to be problematic and warning that Trump might win because of it. And then he did. I’m sorry that you hear any criticism as someone who therefore must think Trump is a ‘hero’. This is genuinely your ideology talking, please. And what I have been pleading - as your post right now has just illustrated - is that you must be more reasonable, you must be less ideological and more centrist. If you don’t, you’re going to be pushing the whole movement we are trying to achieve backwards and do the very opposite you’re trying to fight for. It doesn’t work. Look at what you have done to Trans rights now. Please don’t die on a hill - it’s not worth it. You need people to help you to stop hurting yourself and ourselves now. Be reasonable.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 2/28/25 at 02:58 PM
#995SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 3/1/25 at 9:51am
smidge2 said: "Even Patti Lupone, a hardcore Trump hater, embraced Nicole and her performance. It turned out to be much ado about nothing."
She also embraced and adored Tom Francis' performance, except he wasn't on that night. Bless her. But the thing she definitely gets right is that people should keep politics and performances separated and get over themselves.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#996SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 3/1/25 at 10:08am
Seb28 said: "smidge2 said: "Even Patti Lupone, a hardcore Trump hater, embraced Nicole and her performance. It turned out to be much ado about nothing."
She also embraced and adored Tom Francis' performance, except he wasn't on that night. Bless her. But the thing she definitely gets right is that people should keep politics and performances separated and get over themselves.
"
This is absolutely not true. Tom performed in both shows on 12/11. Bless you.
dinabobbiemanke
Swing Joined: 10/24/22
#997SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 3/1/25 at 11:50am
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LUtqnX/
I sincerely doubt she is a Trump supporter, I think she is just random and liked a post. If one comment on Instagram cost her the Tony, that would be the definition of absurd.
PipingHotPiccolo
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/22
#998SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 3/1/25 at 12:06pm
Binau is right that the fever of canceling people for their beliefs we dont like is breaking, thankfully. Others are right that Nicole has never come out and supported Trump.
But the point stands: she clearly likes/affiliates with RFK Jr, Russell Brand, types. Truly the worst people, because Trump is a sick narcissist but that crew are eagerly peddling the worst kinds of misinformation. Nicole could have easily disassociated herself from these people and has chosen not to.
Does this mean the entire production of Sunset should implode or does this deny her incredible vocal talent? Of course not. Does it tell me all I need to know about who she is as a person? I'm afraid it does--clueless at best, indifferent perhaps, if we're being charitable.
And given whats going on in Washington, that we are literally teetering on the brink here, yeah, lets call her out for it whenever we can.
#999SUNSET BLVD. Revival
Posted: 3/1/25 at 12:51pm
WiCkEDrOcKS said: "Seb28 said: "smidge2 said: "Even Patti Lupone, a hardcore Trump hater, embraced Nicole and her performance. It turned out to be much ado about nothing."
She also embraced and adored Tom Francis' performance, except he wasn't on that night. Bless her. But the thing she definitely gets right is that people should keep politics and performances separated and get over themselves.
"
This is absolutely not true. Tom performed in both shows on 12/11. Blessyou."
Seriously, Audra? It is 100% true that Tom DID perform at the performance attended by LuPone. I was there, and he was wonderful.
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