Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Palace Theatre (Broadway)
1564 Broadway New York, NY
Alone in the dark, with little more than her celluloid memories, Norma Desmond remains what she has always been- the greatest star of all. Now, she has reclaimed the spotlight once more.
Glenn Close returns to Broadway in the tour de force performance that earned her the Tony Award for Best Actress- and a place in Broadway history- in Sunset Boulevard.
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra, the largest in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning masterwork of dreams and desire in the land called Hollywood comes to the Palace Theatre for 16 weeks only following a sold out run in London's West End.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 - Broadway Cast
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'Sunset Boulevard' Broadway review: Glenn Close goes full-blown diva
7 / 10
The applause starts when the curtain rises, to reveal a forty-person orchestra onstage -- according to the producers, one of the largest in Broadway history. The mad clapping starts up again a few minutes later, when Glenn Close enters the proceedings, revisiting a role that twenty-two years ago won her the Tony. On the night I saw the show, even a single line of Close's dialogue -- the famous, 'I am big, it's the pictures that got small' zinger -- generated a new round of cheers. This isn't merely the fault of an overeager audience, though. Director Lonny Price and his lead actress seem determined to force you out of the moment, overloading the production with so many 'Major Theatrical Event' moments and signposts that it all starts to sag beneath the weight of its own self-importance.
‘Sunset Boulevard’ review: Glenn Close shines in revival
8 / 10
Two decades since its splashy Broadway premiere, the plot and the production history of 'Sunset Boulevard,' Andrew Lloyd Webber's sweeping 1990s musical treatment of Billy Wilder's 1950 film noir, have become one and the same. At the end of 'Sunset Boulevard,' Norma Desmond, the former silent screen star who has spent two decades in lonely obscurity, determinedly thrusts herself back into the spotlight, ready for either a close-up or the madhouse. In sync with Norma's intentions, the musical has returned to Broadway two decades later, bringing Glenn Close (who won a Tony as Norma in 1995) back to the stage and Lloyd Webber (who now has four musicals running simultaneously) back to his glory days.
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Sunset Boulevard History
Other Productions of Sunset Boulevard
| 1993 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 1993 | Regional (US) |
Los Angeles Production Regional (US) |
| 1994 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1995 | Canada |
Toronto Production Canada |
| 1996 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
| 1998 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
| 2004 | London Fringe |
London Concert Revival London Fringe |
| 2016 | West End |
English National Opera West End Revival West End |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
| 2024 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical | Mark Henderson |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Sunset Boulevard |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Sunset Boulevard |
| 2017 | Theatre World Awards | John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater | Glenn Close |
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