Scherzinger in SUNSET BLVD. Previews — Page 8

Scarlet Leigh said: "Here is a video of someone that filmed it from outside posted on TikTok.They state in the descriptionthat Hell's Kitchen got out late. I mean it was bound to happen eventually. The other shows in the area can't/don't have to work around the walks timing."

Did anyone say the did?

whatacharacter said: "Have any dates been announced for Caroline Bowman?"

All scheduled dates are for Mandy currently. I'd be shocked if Bowman ever goes on. Mandy is the alternate and the first cover, if Nicole ever calls out, Mandy will be asked to come in (if she wants since she only needs to actually be at the theatre on her scheduled day).

My guess is Bowman will never get a show before she leaves in the spring.

DAME said: "WldKingdomHM said: "JSquared2 said: "Scarlet Leigh said: "Saw the show last night, will comment on the show itself later but wanted to just say that the choice to not turn the lights on until after the "credits" needs to go. Very big safety hazard. I was seated above the entrance/exit in the mezz and the rush of people tripping and falling over one another in the darkness as one poor usher tried to illuminate the stairs with a little flash light looked like an accident waiting to happen."





Maybe they should wait until the show’sover to leave then?"

Agree with the poster above.


we don’t need to sit and watch Jamie’s name again pop up during the show. After the curtain call I wanted to leave after being exhausted"

Why don’t you sit your ass down and stop yourself from ruining it for anyone else. I enjoyed the credits. And sat there mesmerized as the orchestra played the exit music . As most people did when I saw thisat the Savoy . Be bitchy all you want on your own time."

THIS

I believe Nicole's track record is excellent and don't recall her missing any performances in London. Is that true?

Scarlet Leigh said: "Here is a video of someone that filmed it from outside posted on TikTok.They state in the descriptionthat Hell's Kitchen got out late. I mean it was bound to happen eventually. The other shows in the area can't/don't have to work around the walks timing."

Another, longer video from last night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KBJIPdz5gw

Robbie2 said: "I believe Nicole's track record is excellent and don't recall hermissing any performances in London. Is that true?"

The only time Nicole called out was shortly before opening and performances we cancelled. Otherwise, she never missed a show, and alternate Rachel Tucker was the only other Norma to get onstage during the run.

I wonder if she'll go back and forth to LA to film The Masked Singer at some point and miss some performances. I'd guess it'd be after the holidays and be back in time for Tony voting. She couldn't do that while being in London. She won't want to let go of a great gig by being out for too long (from The Masked Singer not the broadway show). I actually miss her on the show and prefer her to Rita Ora.

blaxx said: "getatme said: "whatacharacter said: "Have any dates been announced for Caroline Bowman?"

All scheduled dates are for Mandy currently. I'd be shocked if Bowman ever goes on. Mandy is the alternate and the first cover, if Nicole ever calls out, Mandy will be asked to come in (if she wants since she only needs to actually be at the theatre on her scheduled day).

My guess is Bowman will never get a show before she leaves in the spring."

That makes Mandy sound like a standby with a guaranteed weekly performance.

If Mandy goes on when Nicole is out, I'm surprised they have a standby and not just an understudy."

Exactly. I thought the arrangement was more like Donna Murphy in Hello, Dolly!

They'll shove the wrong person one of these days...

https://x.com/mrcarl_woodward/status/1842513500096151594?t=j1g36ahqHzJXK_BueyxqXA&s=19

One of the crew from SB will get seriously hurt and quite frankly, it will serve them right.

I can’t imagine Tom Francis is in the most relaxed of states during that number. While it sounds like it went smoothly in London most of the time, NYC will never not be risky and complicated at that time of night.

Im very mixed on this production. Despite Nicole being astounding, I don’t think this concept works for me. The modernization is confusing, especially when they still project dates in the 40’s on the screen and have references to directors/stars from that time period while also we have Norma Desmond doing TikTok dances and the splits. It didn’t feel like the direction or concept was created out of inspiration pulled from the script and score, it felt like they wanted Nicole to do Sunset and modernized it to justify her casting. I went with a few people that had never seen Sunset or heard the score, and they all were very lost and had trouble following the plot. This, to me, is not good storytelling and therefore not good theatre. The whole thing feels indulgent and pretentious. Though this still does provide some thrilling moments.

Nicole is truly commanding that stage. Her acting is superb (even within the modern choices), and her vocals are astounding. Though I don’t agree with the direction of the character, I can see past that and see the nuances in her performance. I hope this leads to more of her doing Broadway

ColorTheHours048 said: "I understand crowded midtown streets can be overwhelming with the volume of people and a small film crew marching toward you, but - to me - it’s much easier to move to the side and stand still for a moment. Some people just lack common sense."

The other side of this is the amount of stuff that does get in peoples' way in midtown, especially that area, can lead to low tolerance in anyone. Some pedestrians may not "see" it as a camera crew and security when they've had to weave around Elmo, CD sellers, monks with bracelets, meth heads, and slow/indecisive walkers getting in the way generally.

At that point, it's just another thing interrupting them and they weren't gonna let it.