Sunset Boulevard Revival Broadway Thread — Page 52

Well, I find her acting style to be lacking a realistic quality and it is too cartoon-esque for me. Almost like the acting style people do for little kids.

But I guess it's a matter of debate if you like/buy this style.

But aside from that, the lack of singing quality really harms the acting. This artform is acting through song. Not acting in spite of song.

Not the same with 39 fewer instruments... But if you want to hear Nancy Anderson as Norma (and not sure who this Joe is) - here you are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCDaA0upG-o

Just saw the show today for the 4th, and most likely last time. I'm going to miss this production.

Glenn was in terrific voice. She hit all the money notes and got a well-deserved standing ovation after "As If We Never Said Good-bye." Her performance was exactly the way you expect Norma to be portrayed. Guarded and wounded to begin, in love and hopeful in the middle, and broken at the end.

Michael Xavier is a wonderful and talented man, but his performance as Joe frustrates me. He does things that I love, yet also goes so big and comedic other times where it doesn't work for me. However, from the act 2 "Boy Meets Girl (Reprise)" to the end, he always, always nails it. I care about his Joe in those moments more than I did William Holden's.

Great matinee audience today. Engaged and quiet, save 1 cell ring. A number of people gasped when Norma slapped Joe and when she shot him. I wonder if they were that engaged or there were that many people who didn't know the story. Either way, Glenn came back for an encore, encore bow. No one wanted the show to end.

I wanted to give a shout out to Katie Ladner as Mary, the struggling actress. I love what she does with the beats she's been given. Especially at the end of the Schwab's scene

I'm not ready to say good-bye to this production.

ETA - I feel bad for the people house left who have to look through the wires holding the dummy during the end of the show. That was really poor planning. I don't see why they couldn't just raise and lower it from the pit. Besides the fact, as mentioned here, that the dummy hangs near the ceiling all show. Makes me glad I always sat house right in the orchestra.

Updated On: 6/14/17 at 05:18 PM

10086Sundays said: "Just saw the show today for the 4th, and most likely last time. I'm going to miss this production.

I'm not ready to say good-bye to this production.

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Was trying to get in today for my 4th visit as well. Happily tonight is pretty much sold out. Sadly, my only last shot will be Friday (work tomorrow and then out of town from Sat till after it closes... so here's hoping I can make Friday work)

I have to agree- really not ready to see this end either. It's one of few theatrical pieces that genuinely moves me (and one of the first to ever do so) Didn't realize how much I missed it till it came back in February and I saw it for the first time in almost 20 years....

So just saw this announcement about another production of Sunset this winter...



OK it's not Glenn going to LA but... it sounds exciting: https://www.broadwayworld.com/spain/article/Paloma-San-Basilio-protagonizar-SUNSET-BOULEVARD-en-Tenerife-20170613

Bought my tickets for the final performance today. The most I've spent on this show but I know it will be worth the price. Can't wait to see everything one last time, but up close!

Saw this tonight and I can't shake the goosebumps. Glenn was just magnificent! The orchestra just carried me away with that glorious music. Three curtain calls for Glenn and she brought Michael Xavier out with her the last time. The crowd was frenzied, probably more than when I saw Hamilton last year. I won't see Bette until October but I find it hard to imagine that she could top Glenn's performance. I wish I had seen this production earlier in the run but glad I got the chance tonight.

chernjam said: "So just saw this announcement about another production of Sunset this winter...

OK it's not Glenn going to LA but... it sounds exciting: https://www.broadwayworld.com/spain/article/Paloma-San-Basilio-protagonizar-SUNSET-BOULEVARD-en-Tenerife-20170613 "

For those of us who don't speak Spanish, can you give us the gist of the article?

There's been plenty of tickets for this weekend's matinees on TDF. $47.00 a seat.

Buddystar - I've wondered about the financials for some time. I have to think that the operating costs couldn't be more than 750K per week - and with that, it's been well above that for the entire run, including these last two weeks (remember it is on a 7 performance schedule) If that's the case, by my estimate, it's made about 7 million so far... so here's hoping it will make it's capitalization back.



Lot - I was taken back by Xavier's "mocking" the first time, but it seemed a perfect set up for Max's being so vulnerable in "The Greatest Star of All" - you see his anger, his defiance, his defensiveness for Norma. In fact, while I loved George Hearn - Fred Johanson made that scene his own for me with that (and with the "ghost Norma" - it just made the scene so much more interesting rather than the "Nunn" sunset where it seemed he was just making a speech)

BuddyStarr said: "chernjam said: "Buddystar - I've wondered about the financials for some time. I have to think that the operating costs couldn't be more than 750K per week - and with that, it's been well above that for the entire run, including these last two weeks (remember it is on a 7 performance schedule) If that's the case, by my estimate, it's made about 7 million so far... so here's hoping it will make it's capitalization back.



IDK about that. Musicians are pretty expensive which is why you don't see large orchestras anymore on Bway. I'm suspecting that the musicians are the biggest line item in the expense for that show. And if the show happens to go over they get overtime.

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I thought I had read that musicians get about 1-1500 per week for a Broadway show (remember 7 shows not - so that would account for 40-60,000 per week

chernjam said: "...from row F in the orchestra, got to see and appreciate things even better"

In terms of seating, you hit the sweet spot. My most recent $99-at-the-box-office ticket was also in row F, and that was my favorite vantage point of all the times I've seen it.

WaffleOnWheels said: "I'm having last minute regrets about not seeing this.

It was between Sunset and War Paint, and I chose War Paint, because I had fallen in love with the cast album the week prior.

Don't get me wrong, War Paint was great, but this, this just sounds like a once in a life time experience that I'm going to regret missing for the rest of my life.
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Obviously biased here - having seen this production 4 times - but if you have another shot in the next week and a half, I'd take it. Glenn Close is giving one legendary performance, and I doubt any other production out there would take the financial hit of having an orchestra of 40 on stage like this one. It's really not to be missed.

Lot- you aren't kidding about these seats. I only got them because they reduced the price from $299 to $169 - but wow... what amazing seats.