Sunset Boulevard Revival Broadway Thread — Page 15

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I think the balcony is better than not seeing the show at all. But if you can afford better seats, get them.

@Limelight, the stage at the Palace is high. That said, I think you should be fine and not be obstructed...

Updated On: 2/6/17 at 07:54 AM

Any updates on the rush line? What's the chance I could grab tickets at 4 or 5pm?

I saw this on Saturday night it was still an amazing night in the theater...(I do admit I do miss the sets) but the cast makes up for the lack of sets...All the leads were fantastic in my opinion /Joe and Betty were the best I have seen and I last night was the 7th time I have seen this show. Having seen Glenn 20 years ago in this and I always said she started off crazy and there was no where to go but crazy..now she slowly decends into hell...(very much like the Betty Buckley performance actually) a great performance ..I actually loved the "young norma" I found it very effective....I am so happy to have seen this again..I was a bit apprehensive due to my love for it...but damn it still gets to me!!... yes Glenns voice is weak and there were a couple of trips and the Velcro not holding up but this woman was amazing!!

Has anyone tried to get more than 1 rush ticket? Is it 1 or 2 per person?

considering how Sunset's 5 preview performances outgrossed the other three ALW shows 8 performances this week (!!!) I would think that whatever discounts were offered will not be extended. Just a peek at a few perfromances on ticketmaster and a LOT of tickets have gone in just a week or so. Word of mouth is definitely spreading and I would think post-reviews, this will again be a major hot ticket. So for those of you thinking about it - I'd use those codes while you can.

I spent $169 per ticket (x2) and plan on going back. Three days later I'm still thinking and have that glorious music played by that amazing orchestra flowing in my head. BWW interview with Lonny Price (and the rest of the team/cast) really sheds a lot of terrific insights into his approach: https://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay/BWW-TV-Normas-Back-Glenn-Close-Company-Get-Ready-to-Bring-SUNSET-BOULEVARD-Back-to-Broadway-20170125

I saw the Saturday night performances and it was my first real experience with the show. I can't help but think this piece must have inspired Ryan Murphy for AHS: Hotel. Lady Gaga's character reminds me so much of Norma and that eerie quality of the house as well. I would love to see Lady gaga play Norma Desmond in about 20 years.

backwoodsbarbie said: "I would love to see Lady gaga play Norma Desmond in about 20 years."

Somebody get the contracts for this signed, pronto!

My only issue with this show is Miss Dillon unfortunately. She delivers her lines without the sass and pizzazz that Judy Kuhn used on the recording and in the LA production. Also her voice isn't nearly as raspy or rich as Judy's and she had to struggle a bit to reach the higher notes, which Judy did effortlessly. She also blends right into the ensemble, you can barely pick her apart and Judy had a more distinctive look -maybe I should blame whoever did hair/wigs for the show-. With that said, her role is not big enough to ruin the show and she wasn't bad, she just wasn't that great, yet, I think she was better than Alice Ripley. I had major issues with Ripley's Betty.

I saw many lovely young actresses play Betty in the original production (including Alice Ripley) but it's true that the only truly "great" Betty was Judy Kuhn in Los Angeles. And I think that was mostly because of the quality she had (particularly early in her career) to be shrewd and strong and yet at the same time incredibly vulnerable and open. Trevor Nunn used this quality to great effect in Les Mis and Chess and again in Sunset. To me it was the only time Betty felt like the 4th star of the show rather than a somewhat thankless supporting role.

Kuhn was also for my money the only one to pull off the "Too Much in Love to Care" scene and song. Seeing the revival reminded me of how rather ridiculous the arc for Betty is in the musical : she's expected to be wry and probing and then in one scene do a turnaround singing she is "too much in love to care" - it's more than just about any actress could be expected to pull off and yet Kuhn did superbly.