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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 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
The soundtrack to the film Sunset Boulevard (1950) was composed by Franz Waxman. In 2005, Franz Waxman's score was named #16 of the top 25 film scores in the American Film Institute's "100 Years of Film Scores" list. [1] It was released on CD in 2002, an edition that was re-recorded by Joel McNeely and the Scottish Symphony Orchestra. [2]
Ben Rimalower on Playbill calls it Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest song. [1] In Sunset Boulevard, the main character, Norma Desmond, reveals her longing to return to the spotlight of fame. [2] The song has been performed by Barbra Streisand. It is featured on her album Back to Broadway and the live albums The Concert and Back to Brooklyn.
"The Perfect Year" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Dina Carroll, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.It is taken from the 1993 musical Sunset Boulevard, produced by Nigel Lowis, and was released as a single on 29 November 1993 by A&M and 1st Avenue.
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Death Becomes Herses: “Sunset Boulevard”, “The Substance”, and the tragedy/triumph of being 50 going on 25. Lester Fabian Brathwaite. November 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM.
Sunset Boulevard had its official world premiere at Radio City Music Hall on August 10, 1950. [39] After a seven-week run, Variety magazine reported the film had grossed "around $1,020,000", ($13,330,539 in 2024 dollars [ 40 ] ) making it one of that theater's most successful pictures.
Nancy Olson Livingston was 22 when "Sunset Boulevard" was released in 1950 and made her a sought-after actress. The movie, which starred Gloria Swanson and William Holden, earned 11 Oscar ...