SUNSET BLVD. Reviews - Page 46
SUNSET BLVD. Reviews
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1125
Posted: 4/11/25 at 7:50pm
Nicole is out, Rashidra on for Norma tonight due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1126
Posted: 4/11/25 at 7:51pm
(double post)
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1127
Posted: 4/11/25 at 8:18pm
Will the theater do a refund or reschedule if Nicole is out?
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1128
Posted: 4/11/25 at 10:14pm
Wow, unlucky audience. I hope Nicole is better soon.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1129
Posted: 4/11/25 at 11:26pm
binau said: "Wow, unlucky audience. I hope Nicole is better soon."
Word is Nicole is sick and might be out the entire weekend.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1131
Posted: 4/12/25 at 8:23am
FANtomFollies said: "Will the theater do a refund or reschedule if Nicole is out?"
Yes to refund. Reschedule may depend on availability since there's not much time left in the run.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1132
Posted: 4/12/25 at 8:26am
There is plenty of availability for the remainder of the run not sure what 'depending on availability' means?
They are still advertising Nicole for the two shows today. I'm guessing they will check in with Nicole and will soon change this if there is a problem.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1133
Posted: 4/12/25 at 8:28am
binau said: "There is plenty of availability for the remainder of the run not sure what 'depending on availability' means?
They are still advertising Nicole for the two shows today. I'm guessing they will check in with Nicole and will soon change this if there is a problem."
People sometimes want to exchange for the same seats and complain when they can't get them because they're taken at another performance. It's not that hard.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1134
Posted: 4/12/25 at 8:30am
Mmm that likely won't be an issue if you look at the upcoming seating charts for any performance everyone will be able to be reseated close to their original seats for future performances.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1135
Posted: 4/12/25 at 5:15pm
Nicole was on for today's matinee (Saturday 4/12) and sounded fine.
Third time seeing the show (once before in both London and NYC). While Nicole's name may draw people in, I left more convinced than ever that her performance isn't irreplaceable.
Tom Francis commanded the stage even more than I remember. Just a delight to watch.
Was seated in the last row of center mezzanine. Perfect sightlines. No need to pay premium prices to be up close unless that's your thing.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1136
Posted: 4/12/25 at 10:19pm
SteveSanders said: "Nicole was on for today's matinee (Saturday 4/12) and sounded fine.
Third time seeing the show (once before in both London and NYC). While Nicole's name may draw people in, I left more convinced than ever that her performance isn't irreplaceable.
Tom Francis commanded the stage even more than I remember. Just a delight to watch.
Was seated in the last row of center mezzanine. Perfect sightlines. No need to pay premium prices to be up close unless that's your thing."
Was nice when I saw Sunset for my third time a month ago it was the first time I saw Tom getting a standing ovation for "Sunset Bvd" at the top of Act II - it was awesome and well deserved. I do wish they had tried to find someone to continue the show post- Nicole. I get how hard that might be and the added pressure it puts on the star, but this is such a tremendous production that it would be wonderful to see another leading lady put her spin on it.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1137
Posted: 4/14/25 at 4:19pm
Did they just change booking platform??
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1138
Posted: 4/14/25 at 4:34pm
binau said: "Did they just change booking platform??"
It's now saying ATG tickets - I thought Seat Geek was an affiliate of ATG
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1139
Posted: 4/14/25 at 4:45pm
chernjam said: "binau said: "Did they just change booking platform??"
It's now saying ATG tickets - I thought Seat Geek was an affiliate of ATG"
ATG is using their platform now as they dropped Seat Geek
https://www.stjamesbroadway.com/events/sunset-blvd/
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1140
Posted: 4/14/25 at 5:03pm
chernjam said: "binau said: "Did they just change booking platform??"
It's now saying ATG tickets - I thought Seat Geek was an affiliate of ATG"
It's all very weird. I just posted this in the Seat Geek Purchases thread:
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/thread/Seat-Geek-Purchases#5505489
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1141
Posted: 4/15/25 at 3:00am
Also, it looks like Nicole is off this week. God help the box office - I assume it'll show why they are closing mid-July instead of trying to extend without Nicole.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1142
Posted: 4/15/25 at 7:46am
Sherzinger announced on Instagram that they’ve added another show next Tuesday, 04/22.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1143
Posted: 4/15/25 at 11:10am
binau said: "Also, it looks like Nicole is off this week. God help the box office - I assume it'll show why they are closing mid-July instead of trying to extend without Nicole."
It looks like the balcony is closed for the entire week and certain performances you can actually quickly count the amount of seats sold.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1144
Posted: 4/15/25 at 11:27am
chernjam said: It's now saying ATG tickets - I thought Seat Geek was an affiliate of ATG"
This just happened within the last 24 hours. I was just looking for tickets to see Mandy in May on Sunday on Seat Geek. The price went up from $149 to $166 with the switch. I hate ATG's layout.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1145
Posted: 4/15/25 at 6:44pm
Well as someone who's been checking pretty frequently to see how many seats are sold by performance time, as of 6:43 on Tuesday night, this has to be the best sold night for Mandy... I'm wondering if the switch to a different ticket sales site had anything to do with that...
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1146
Posted: 4/15/25 at 7:19pm
It’s spring break.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1147
Posted: 4/15/25 at 10:32pm
Tonight was a mess getting in. The tickets on SeatGeek wouldn’t work because they switched to new ticket scanning software so everyone had to make a makeshift line at the box office to get paper tickets printed out while trying too keep out of the way of everyone else trying to get in. Luckily the St. James has, I’d say, the nicest box office staff on Broadway who handled it as well as they could.
But after that, I was so happy to finally get to see Mandy. A totally different interpretation of the character which was nice to see. I’ve really missed seeing her on stage.
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1148
Posted: 4/15/25 at 10:53pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Tonight was a mess getting in. The tickets on SeatGeek wouldn’t work because they switched to new ticket scanning software so everyone had to make a makeshift line at the box office to get paper tickets printed out while trying too keep out of the way of everyone else trying to get in. Luckily the St. James has, I’d say, the nicest box office staff on Broadway who handled it as well as they could.
But after that, I was so happy to finally get to see Mandy. A totally different interpretation of the character which was nice to see. I’ve really missed seeing her on stage."
honestly the staff at the St. James has been the nicest I've ever encountered at a Broadway theatre. Was sure they must've transferred from the West End with the rest of the cast :)
SUNSET BLVD. Revival#1149
Posted: 4/15/25 at 11:43pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Tonight was a mess getting in. The tickets on SeatGeek wouldn’t work because they switched to new ticket scanning software so everyone had to make a makeshift line at the box office to get paper tickets printed out while trying too keep out of the way of everyone else trying to get in. Luckily the St. James has, I’d say, the nicest box office staff on Broadway who handled it as well as they could.
But after that, I was so happy to finally get to see Mandy. A totally different interpretation of the character which was nice to see. I’ve really missed seeing her on stage."
I'm always interested in your take on things, so could you talk a bit about the arguent that is frequently made--that the show was so clearly staged for Nicole, no other actress can really fill the gap in her absence? I'm not asking about the talent of one performer vs. another, but were there elements of staging, or use of the video cameras or whatever-where you thought, "Yeah, that was clearly designed for Nicole, and for this show to really work with other actures this moment needs to be restaged/tweeked"? Or does it seem to you this production could easily work with other actresses--if audiences would just give them a chance?
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