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SUNSET BLVD. to transfer to Broadway
#500SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 1:38am
BorisTomashevsky said: "I’m going to be a dissenting voice here (and open to being wrong) but even if reviews are good I think word of mouth won’t be, and that this will be an early closer.
NY audience memories of that original production are strong and close to the heart, and people who went back for every Norma still debate over Glenn/Betty/Elaine. The score is so accessible that the cuts and politically-correct changes will stick out glaringly, and will have some resenting changes to a score so satisfying. And the love of the piece doesn’t stop at the performers but spills over into the design and opulence of the original, which has be given a total 180 this time around.
Ultimately I think it will sell to the curious, but a large number of those who see it will tell others “that’s not Sunset.” I’m going to generalize, but I think British audiences are more open to avant garde/experimental/radical interpretations of established pieces. I don’t think it will be embraced here.
And this may be oversimplifying the Lloyd production as I know there’s more “to it”, but if tourists (and a higher percentage of the Broadway buyer is foreign tourists than the London percentage which is mostly domestic) want to see a black box production then they can just go and end of semester presentation at the local drama school. They’ll spend their money while in NYC on something spectacular. Wicked and TLK will get those dollars.
As always, ready to be wrong and will be keeping a keen eye on the reception it gets."
I think yoiu're massively overestimating the number of people who know the score well enough to notice all the changes made to the show. Those small numbers will make no difference to the box office figures in a venue the size of the St. James. No one missed 'The Lady's Paying' or 'Eternal Youth...' because those songs are covered by dialogue.
This is giving me strong 'the Phans were responsible for the long run of Phantom' vibes.
What 'politically correct' changes are you referring to?
The last Sunset prodiction didn't have massive designs or opulence and that did well, but only because of Glen Close being in the show. And yes, 'a black box production' is wildly iunder estimating what the show delivers
#501SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 1:49am
I don’t think the musical theatre snobs/New York critics hold sunset boulevard in high esteem like they do Cabaret and Gypsy. That in and of itself is working in their favor. The critics bashed Rebecca Frecknall for missing the point of Cabaret. I doubt that’s the case here with this new Sunset.
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#506SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 11:35am
Thanks, Taffy. One of these days I will learn how to post an image correctly.
gibsons2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#508SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 12:44pm
Should have been all black cover with either red or glossy black Playbill letters.
Updated On: 9/9/24 at 12:44 PM
#509SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 4:18pm
I saw this on instagram, so take it with a big grain of salt.
#510SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 4:58pm
I kind of assumed this was going to happen. It’s the new trend now.
EvanstonDad
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/16
#511SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:32pm
Am I the only one who really likes The Lady's Paying? It provides a nice counterpoint to all the moody ballads.
Updated On: 9/9/24 at 05:32 PM
#512SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:38pm
The problem is it’s a bit too camp for this slick COOL dark production (and I still think the camp factor of the score sometimes does still somewhat surface even though Jamie Lloyd literally tries every trick in his book to stop it).
"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
#513SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:53pm
EvanstonDad said: "Am I the only one who really likes The Lady's Paying? It provides a nice counterpoint to all the moody ballads."
I love flannel on a man.
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#514SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 6:11pm
Broadway Flash said: "I was talking about TDF PASSPORT. I have regular TDF, which is not for the poor"
Everything you post is more repulsive and offensive than the last.
EvanstonDad
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/16
#515SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 6:14pm
I haven't seen this production and if I ever have the chance I'll go in with an open mind. But I don't like the sound of it. Sunset Boulevard IS campy. The movie was campy, the musical was designed to be campy. Removing the glitz and opulence is taking away from Norma what makes her Norma. But again, I would be very curious to see this new version for a completely different take on the material.
EvanstonDad
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/16
#516SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 6:15pm
I love flannel on a man.
You know what you can do with your vicuna.
#517SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 6:24pm
FANtomFollies said: "I saw this on instagram, so take it with a big grain of salt."
This would make me very happy.
Non sibi sed patriae
#518SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/9/24 at 6:44pm
EvanstonDad said: "I love flannel on a man.
You know what you can do with your vicuna.”
Now that’s getting personal, Lion.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#519SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/10/24 at 8:46am
Matt Rogers said: "Broadway Flash said: "I was talking about TDF PASSPORT. I have regular TDF, which is not for the poor"
Everything you post is more repulsive and offensive than the last."
But for some reason it is allowed to continue.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#520SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/12/24 at 2:35am
I haven’t seen any images of Nicole in rehearsals. I’ve seen plenty of Mandy and Caroline there, and the rest of the cast and crew, but no Nicole. Where is she?
#521SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/12/24 at 7:06am
Hiding from you.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#522SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/12/24 at 11:17am
Broadway Flash said: "I haven’t seen any imagesof Nicole in rehearsals. I’ve seen plenty of Mandy and Caroline there, and the rest of the cast and crew, but no Nicole. Where is she?"
She'll be staying at her new apartment for the duration of the run. The address is 265 No One Of Your F*king Business Street.
#523SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/12/24 at 2:09pm
Some people have humility, understanding, compassion, thoughtful opinions and education. And Broadway Flash has access to Wi-Fi.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#524SUNSET BLVD to transfer to Broadway
Posted: 9/12/24 at 2:15pm
gibsons2 said: "Should have been all black cover with either red or glossy black Playbill letters."
.......Playbill doesn't work that way outside of very rare special events, which I'm sure are printed at a high premium.
No Playbill design is selling mass amounts of tickets.
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