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Sunset Boulevard is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and libretto by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.It is based on the 1950 film.. The plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street.
Films that discuss Sunset Boulevard in their screenplays or pay homage in scenes or dialogue include Soapdish (1991), The Player (1992), Gods and Monsters (1998), Mulholland Drive (2001), [7] Inland Empire (2006) and Be Cool (2005). The ending of Cecil B. Demented (2000) is a parody of Sunset Boulevard's final scene.
Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Grammy Awards.
The last of the musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote at the peak of his own fame, the show played Broadway with Glenn Close as its Norma in 1994; Close reprised the role in New York in 2017.
Watch the music video for “Sunset Boulevard” below. Lloyd’s revival, which debuted in London last year prior to transferring to Broadway last month, takes imaginative swings with the material.
Nicole Scherzinger did not go to her Sunset Blvd. predecessors Patti LuPone or Glenn Close before taking on the role of Norma in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. “I think I'd be too nervous to ...
Sunset Boulevard - "As If We Never Said Goodbye" - Glenn Close and Company. A special segment,"Broadway Across America" featured: Buskers in San Francisco ("Busker Alley" - Tommy Tune and Company); Master Class in Los Angeles (Scene with Zoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald); Grease in Boston ("We Go Together" - Company); Hello, Dolly! in San Diego.
Nicole Scherzinger at the “Sunset Blvd.” Opening Night on Broadway at St. James Theatre on October 20, 2024 in New York, New York.