Scherzinger in SUNSET BLVD. Previews- Page 20

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 12:53pm

I was row G in the orchestra and it was boiling.

[nycward]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 1:23pm

I saw this on Thursday night and I am in agreement with all of the plusses (which are many) as well as the minuses. There are a bit too many cheesy moments from Nicole's valley girl humor to that ****ing cutout of ALW in the act 2 opening that would have been so easy to eliminate. Why diminish this fascinating Greek Choral decent into madness with crap that pulls you out of the moment. I also found the hip hop streetwear costume design for the ensemble abetting this distraction. Yes, some of the choreography was awkward but at least it was always trying to service the overall theme of mental/emotional collapse in a corrosive industry. I love a daring interpretation of a piece of theatre so why add so much to undercut the journey? 

A word about seating. I was in the rear orchestra on the right side and the sight lines were dreadful. Without constant bobbing and weaving to see the show between shifting heads the evening is a waist up viewing experience. And if someone is sitting on the floor just close your eyes and assume it is a radio piece.  Ugghhh!

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 1:34pm

JasonC3 said: "TotallyEffed said: "I forgot to add that the theatre was extremely warm (I was sweating for most of the show)."


I've seen several comments to this effect. Because once my body heats up it doesn't cool down for a long time, I contacted SeatGeek, explained I had seen several posts about the theater being very warm, and asked to refund my ticket.
Given the performance I am to attend is heavily sold, I figured it would be no big deal. They went to the production team (supposedly) who informed them Lloyd actually specified the theater be kept cooler than usual and denied my request.
Sure doesn't sound like that is the case."

I saw it from Orchestra row G and it was perfectly comfortable, not hot. It simply wasn’t kept at the same freezing temps that other theaters are so for once I didn’t have to wear a sweater inside. It was really nice to not be cold!

[morosco]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 1:47pm

Any buzz yet as to if there will be a national tour? Would be a relatively small cost to tour it with it's minimalist production design when compared to just about any other major tour. I would think that it would be an attractive option for producers. Perhaps Scherzinger could play the major cities (namely Los Angeles) and then a "name" could play the remaining cities. Can anyone dream up anyone that would be a good fit for Norma that has a name that could sell tickets?. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 10/20/24 at 2:00pm

I’d argue that this production is far from minimalist. It’s sleek and chic in aesthetic, sure. But this is a major technical marvel. This is not some black box production that you can take on the road overnight. The technical rehearsals for this must have been absolutely grueling.

[NakedMaid]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 3:39pm

Finally got to the show this week. I wondered if anyone who say it with Mandy. Does Young Norma wear a curly wig for those performances. The production photos of Mandy have her natural curly hair and it seems an adjustment would need to be made on Mandy performances for continuity with young Norma. 

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 11/22/24 at 8:23pm

NakedMaid said: "Finally got to the show this week. I wondered if anyone who say it with Mandy. Does Young Norma wear a curly wigfor those performances. The production photos of Mandy have her natural curly hair and it seems an adjustment would need to be made on Mandy performances for continuity with young Norma."

It's been noted somewhere on BWW that young Norma does not wear a wig or change her hair for the nights Mandy is on.

[Lot666]

Posted: 12/2/24 at 9:02am

FANtomFollies said: "NakedMaid said: "Finally got to the show this week. I wondered if anyone who say it with Mandy. Does Young Norma wear a curly wigfor those performances. The production photos of Mandy have her natural curly hair and it seems an adjustment would need to be made on Mandy performances for continuity with young Norma."

It's been noted somewhere on BWW that young Norma does not wear a wig or change her hair for the nights Mandy is on."

This is true, and I found it jarring because the young dancer looks absolutely nothing like Mandy.