Sunset Blvd Memorabilia

Hi,

I'm sorry if this is against the regulations, I'm fairly new to the site. I've also posted this in the London board.

I'm a huge fan of ALW's Sunset Blvd and have been in the process for several years of collecting memorabilia for the show. If anyone has any of the following items that they are willing to sell, or if anyone can point me in the direction of some theatre memorabilia stores in the UK or in the US I'd be very very grateful.

Specifically I'm after:

-Broadway Souvenir Brochures staring Elaine Paige or Betty Buckley.

-The Brochure and Playbill for the US National Tour staring Linda Balgord and Ron Bohmer.

-Any programmes or brochures from the German run of the show.

-Any programmes or brochures from the Australian production of the show staring Debbie Byrne and Hugh Jackman.

Also, the following CDs:

-OLC promo CD staring Patti LuPone and Kevin Anderson.

-Uwe Kroger and Helen Schneider 2 track CD in German.

-Debbie Byrne's As If We Never Said Goodbye Australian single.


As I say I'd be very grateful for any help from anyone in tracking down these items.

Thanks

Simon

I know! Am desperate to get hold of it.

Starting to think that it just doesn't exist lol!

Scary that I have all those you're requesting (and more). Yes, even the Australian and German stuff, including Daniela Ziegler's promo CD as well as Linda Balgord and Ron Bohmer's 'rare' promo CD.

I have Debra Byrne's SUNSET BLVD. recordings on CD. I had no idea these were so valuable. I have her recordings of "With One Look", "As if We Never Said Goodbye", and even "Surrender". They, of course, are with the original stage orchestrations.

I gotta post some SUNSET BLVD. stuff on that unmentionable site.

Updated On: 5/13/07 at 07:47 PM

Oh yeh!

Forgot to mention that.

Also add the Canadian playbill to the list!

Yup...I still have all that (yes...even that large purple Canadian souvenir program). Forgot about that Faye Dunaway window card, which I also still have (even those VANITY FAIR ads for Faye).

Though all these mean nothing to me anymore, I don't find the heart to start selling them.

$1,000 for that Faye Dunaway window card, huh? Hmmm....

For the memorabilia of the Australian production - try eBay-Australia.

That's where I sourced my programme of the Aussie production and a copy of Debra Byrne's album called New Ways to Dream. The album includes Surrender, With One Look, and As If We Never Said Goodbye from SUNSET BOULEVARD...and a wonderful bonus via a duet medley with Hugh Jackman of two songs from INTO THE WOODS ( No One is Alone/Children Will Listen).

You also might be able to source, via eBay, a copy of the documentary on the making of the Australian production, an hour-long look on the production and the famous theatre which housed it. Plenty of clips of Debra and Hugh singing in the show and short interview clips.

Re Sunset Boulevard being the catapult for Hugh's rise to stardom on stage and screen. Trevor Nunn had a lot to do with it. He helped chose to cast Hugh in SB and was profuse in his praise of his new find ( check out the documentary)...and later cast him in the Royal National Theatre's revival of OKLAHOMA! in London. The show was seen by Hollywood producers, such as Lauren Shuler Donner ( top producer of Hugh's breakout film, X-MEN) and Harvey Weinstein ( Kate and Leopold)

Btw, there is BBC concert version of the show, with Michael Ball and Petula Clark - not sure if copies also turn up on eBay.

Updated On: 5/13/07 at 09:03 PM

Yeah, the bloody NWTD album is everywhere. It's the AIWNSG promo CD that's a rarity. Very difficult to get hold of. I've only spoken to about two or three people who have ever seen one. Think gold-dust is a more common household item!

Just out of interest, the people who have owned or own a copy of the single- how did you get hold of it and how much did you pay?

I have the programs for Patti, Glenn and Betty, as well as the CD's for Patti, Glenn and Betty.

I also have the autographed Broadway poster with Glenn.

I managed to buy the actual door from the Minskoff theatre...the life size Betty Schaeffer as portrayed by Alice Ripley.

Anyone still interested? I'm in New Jersey.

Poor Simon... Everyone keeps bragging about all their memorabilia. I have a lot of stuff, including pages of the script to "Salome", the silent film Norma was writing.

Also, if you're a dedicated Sunset fan, try to find the album "Sue Mathys Sings Broadway And Piaf". She was the final Norma in the German production, and maybe one of the best Normas. On the album she sings a couple of songs from the musical (in English).

PM me if you feel like chatting with an absolute Sunset freak

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Updated On: 5/14/07 at 01:48 PM

Hi Simon,

It's rare to find any Sunset merchandise anywhere but on ebay, but I am one of those rare people how have the Debbie Byrne AIWNSG promo CD (I forget how I actually obtained it - it was so long ago). I also have a multitude of singles and other recordings (if you know what I mean). I have stacks of (American) playbills with Betty Buckley and Elaine Paige, a few window cards (even the rare red poster featuring Alan Campbell and Elaine Paige - signed by both!), and souvenir brochures with Patti LuPone, Glenn Close (LA and Broadway), Betty Buckley (Broadway), Elaine Paige (Broadway) Linda Balgord, and Petula Clark (2nd tour - signed). I also have newspaper and magazine articles regarding the Broadway production.

PM me if you'd like to trade.

I think I may have another copy of the Canadian program I'd be willing to part with (Souvenir one) and definetly another of the actual playbill--for the Vancouver date. But I won't be able to get ot them for another 2 months when I go home

if they hadn't made the startup costs of the Broadway production so expensive, I think it might still have been running (or at least ran much longer)

How the show setting the record for biggest advance could fail to recoup is so utterly beyond me.

Chernjam- if you do find any more stuff please let me know, it'd be great thanks!

EricMontreal- when you get back home please let me know if you can find those spare programmes/playbills and maybe we can work out a price.

Thanks

Simon