Photo Flash: The Stars of SUNSET BOULEVARD Are Ready for Their Close Up in All-New Production Shots

Acclaimed actress Glenn Close has headed back to Broadway to play the iconic role of faded Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, which won her a Tony in 1995. With tickets on sale beyond the reported closing date of May 28th, patrons will now have even more chances to check out the star studded production. See all the brand new photos from the production below!

Three-time Tony Award-winner Glenn Close stars in the Broadway return of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Sunset Boulevard. Close made her West End debut in bravura sold-out limited engagement at the English National Opera (ENO) in April 2016, winning an Evening Standard Award for her iconic portrayal of Norma Desmond. Based on Billy Wilder's classic Academy Award-winning film, Sunset Boulevard features a celebrated book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.) Directed by Lonny Price, this production of Sunset Boulevard will feature a 40-piece orchestra on the stage of The Palace Theatre (1564 7th Avenue), the biggest on Broadway in more than 80 years. Performances will begin on Thursday, February 2, 2017, with an official opening night set for Thursday, February 9, 2017. Sunset Boulevard initially planned to play a limited 16-week engagement.

In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded, silent-screen goddess, Norma Desmond, lives in a fantasy world. Impoverished screen writer, Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive world. Persuaded to work on Norma's 'masterpiece', a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by her and her luxurious life-style. Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic world until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences.

Photos by Joan Marcus

Michael Xavier as Joe Gillis in SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Michael Xavier with the Company of SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Michael Xavier as Joe Gillis and Siobhan Dillon as Betty Schaefer in SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Glenn Close as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Michael Xavier and the Company of SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Glenn Close as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Michael Xavier as Joe Gillis and Siobhan Dillon as Betty Schaefer in SUNSET BOULEVARD (Photo by Joan Marcus)