Sunset Boulevard Revival Broadway Thread — Page 35

Saw Sunset last night. I decided to rush last minute (9:30 only 4 people on line- I couldn't resist) and was surprised that I got two. Normally I would've paid for orchestra seats but I blew my theater budget on tickets for Hamilton, Dolly, DEH and Saigon. I say all this because I've been to the Palace before but in the orchestra section not balcony where the rush tickets were located.

Arrived there with my friend and started feeling tingling in my legs, numbness in my hands and my heart started racing... the beginning of a full blown panic attack which I haven't had in over a decade. I'm pretty good with heights and I've sat in balcony seats before but the steepness of the balcony seats were too much. I thought maybe I could handle it but I was hugging the back of my seat in terror- so ridiculous. Long story short the palace was amazing I (somehow) made it down to the box office ready to purchase cancellation tickets or praying for SROs and they were able to get me front mezz. Everyone was calm and helpful and extremely lovely (usher, ticket scanner, bag checker and the lady at the box office). I'm very thankful they were so very gracious to me.

The show was brilliant and they did another auction of all the previously mentioned items. This time two robes sold for $4,000 each (one to Elvis Duran who was seated next to Darren Criss I think). Glenn Close did a fun burlesque strip tease when they threw in the gloves.

10086sunset said:

Lot666, the chances might be better than you realize.

Don't get my hopes up, 10086. I just tweeted Betty last night about her wonderful performance in the movie SPLIT, and she tweeted back an expression of thanks. She's a genuine class act, and experiencing her Norma again would be an amazing gift.

CT2NYC said: "10086sunset said:

Lot666, the chances might be better than you realize.

Don't get my hopes up, 10086. I just tweeted Betty last night about her wonderful performance in the movie SPLIT, and she tweeted back an expression of thanks. She's a genuine class act, and experiencing her Norma again would be an amazing gift."



CT2NYC, welcome to the site and the boards!

Betty is most certainly a class act.

IF the show continues after Glenn's run, there are very few names who could play this role and sell. Buckley is one of them.

IF it continued, it would need be a short run, as the show is likely headed for LA.

IF Glenn lets anyone else near this, Buckley has a chance.

Updated On: 3/25/17 at 01:14 PM

10086sunset said:

IF it continued, it would need be a short run, as the show is likely headed for LA.

IF Glenn lets anyone else near this, Buckley has a chance. "



What is your source on this information?

10086sunset said: "IF it continued, it would need be a short run, as the show is likely headed for LA.

May I ask what you're basing the prospect of an LA transfer on? Also, you compiled quite a list of "ifs"; is there anything of substance that's making you think any of this is more than a remote possibility?

DAME said: "10086sunset said:

IF it continued, it would need be a short run, as the show is likely headed for LA.

IF Glenn lets anyone else near this, Buckley has a chance. "

What is your source on this information?"

DAME, I wish I could say more. Not trying to play coy. I simply don't want it getting the person who told me into any sort of trouble.

What I can say is that I've heard the situation is fluid. The Broadway run could play out a number of different ways, hence the emphasis on the "IF."

The original Broadway production was produced by The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd. It's owned by ALW. Guess he's the bad producer!

chernjam said: "10086sunset said: "
DAME, I wish I could say more. Not trying to play coy. I simply don't want it getting the person who told me into any sort of trouble.

What I can say is that I've heard the situation is fluid. The Broadway run could play out a number of different ways, hence the emphasis on the "IF."

"

I'd love to see this happen. That the original productions were deemed "flops" by investor standards (and mostly because of poor producers more than anything else -- how does a show with a $37.5 million advance, with sell outs for over a year end up not returning its investment? Bad producers) has seemed to leave an undeserved taint on this musical. That it would have a triumphant run in London, here in NY and possibly extend and/or transfer - seems fitting for ALW at this stage in his career.

Please keep us posted!"

Charnjam, will do.

Like you, I'd also love to see it happen. Certainly does seem fitting for ALW at this stage in his career.

Lot666 said: "http://www.playbill.com/article/the-woman-at-the-center-of-sunset-boulevardand-its-not-glenn-close

"She began working with Andrew Lloyd Webber as a keyboard player on the first national tour of Cats and hasn’t stopped since. She’s been with him from The Phantom of the Opera to Evita to The Woman in White ('I don’t think that was most people’s favorite, but I loved it!'."

i loved it too!

"

Ditto! Beautiful score... story isn't the greatest but... I enjoyed it two times on broadway.

Lot666 said: "chernjam said: "Ditto! Beautiful score... story isn't the greatest but... I enjoyed it two times on broadway."

I loved the story and the score, and once again find myself envious that you saw it. My apologies for careening off topic, but did you see the original cast, and were the allegedly nausea-inducing projections fixed by then?

"

PM-d you so as not to be accused of hijaking the thread :)

poisonivy2 said: "Well I really blew my Broadway budget all in one weekend. I saw Hello Dolly!, Sunset Boulevard and the City Center Encores! of New Yorkers in one weekend. Thoughts on all three shows here:

http://poisonivywalloftext.blogspot.com/2017/03/hello-bette-goodbye-glenn-and-love-is.html



I think you basically saw the 3 best shows to see in NYC

chernjam said: "ICYMI: Broadway Stars Gather to Honor Sunset Boulevard’s Glenn Close

http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-stars-gather-to-honor-sunset-boulevards-glenn-close





Oh damn, if I wasn't as cheap as I am and I had more free time I'd go. LOL

I'm happy that you got to see it, I totally disagree. I think Siobhan Dillon may not be great, but Glenn, I love her singing and her acting. She does miss the final note of "With One Look", I've seen the show 4 times and she missed it once.