Sunset Boulevard Revival Broadway Thread — Page 10

Did anyone spot ALW in the audience? I remember I saw Stephen Sondheim at Follies, with a very young man as his escort.

I was really hoping for you guys that they would have cut "Young" Norma Desmond. Or the Chandelier-like Joe's corpse. Oh well, what can we do, Lonny Price is an asinine director.

Can anyone comment on the assumption that this was going to be staged like a concert? I only saw Sunset Boulevard, once with Patti Lupone in London. I don't remember too much about it. I have one slot open for my May trip and am thinking about this. Not sure whether to see this again or go for something new. Thanks.

@Artman, it's certainly more than just being staged like a concert. For one, the costumes are magnificent. The set is sparse and most of the action takes place on the front of the stage due to the forty piece orchestra taking up residence on the stage. It's a simple, stripped down version of the show. In many ways, it strengthens the material and the performances. While the set in the original production was impressive, it was also a conversation piece. Here, the conversation can be focused on the music and acting. The show benefits for it.

Updated On: 2/3/17 at 08:19 AM

Lots of seats on Sunday, thinking of checking it out as Super Bowl counterprogramming... but if there are no discounts or TKTS, not sure.

RogerMoore said: "Saw it last night and really enjoyed it. I've never seen a production before and didn't know the score at all. My advice is do not sit the side orchestra (esp left) as you'll miss a lot of the action, which takes place on the staircases/platforms and is blocked by enormous speakers. The first few rows in the side orch are also actually higher than the rows behind them - thanks to dining room chairs instead of theater seats - which is completely asinine. My seats were not 'obstructed view' and it was certainly the most I've missed in a show. Including the big scene at the end when Norma descends the staircase, which was completely blocked to me until she hit the stage. I felt like whipping my playbill at the house manager.



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Thanks for this advice! How far off to the orchestra left side do you think is "obstructed"? I'm looking at the seat map now, and did you mean the single digit seats in the left orchestra? I bought row E orchestra left tickets in the center, but the seats are a couple of seats in. Wondering if I should call Ticketmaster to make a change.

I was in row H seat 1 - there was 1 row of theater seats in front of me (empty, but then taken for Act 2) then the dining room chairs in front of that row. I do not recommend that section unless you're further back. I saw lots of neck-craning, but nobody is going to see through or around those speakers. I'm sure the center orchestra had a wonderful time. I'll go back once it hits TKTS

I have tickets for it at the end of April - Orch Row M, seats 2 & 4. Based on what I'm reading, will I miss a lot of the action, RogerMoore?

I would guess that M 2-4 is okay - I was on the opposite side and M is a little further back (which seems like a good thing here). There are two staircases/platforms - the one Norma uses, exclusively, is stage right so if you're house right, you'll have a great view of that. There is action on the other platform - it functions as Joe's 'apartment above the garage' and the office at Paramount.

I should clarify - I assume there is a staircase/platform stage right that Norma uses, because I never saw the effing thing.

Are there SRO tickets for SUNSET?

What merchandise was available? I'm seeing it on April 1st and cannot wait! I have only ever seen the national tour with Petula Clark.

Thanks for the heads up on the side orch seats. I just ordered M1 and 3 this morning and called ticketmaster and switched to mezz E10 and 12. I was questioning the initial seats this morning as I noticed only one side of the orch had tickets available using the discount code. I checked a couple dates after reading Roger Moore's messages and noticed tickets on the opposite side were not available using the discount code even though regular priced seats were. They clearly know there is sightline problem and are just trying to fill the seats through the discount code.

Updated On: 2/3/17 at 01:43 PM