My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of "Sunset Boulevard"
My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of "Sunset Boulevard"
#1My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of "Sunset Boulevard"
Posted: 4/5/16 at 8:43pm
Cause I see the ENO production of this transfering to NY Philharmonic more than B'way...
Norma Desmond - Glenn Close
Joe Gillis - Andrew Samonsky
Max von Mayerling - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Betty Schaefer - Sierra Boggess
#2My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 9:04pm
I could see Laura Osnes as Betty but with Andy's obsession with Sierra, you're probably right.
#3My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 9:09pm
Ramin Karimloo as Joe.
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#4My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 10:08pm
I'd like to see LuPone appear as Norma in ACT ONE and Dunaway take over the role for ACT TWO. Now THAT'S show biz!
#5My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 10:23pm
Only if she comes in at the end of act one and rips the turban off LuPone's head and places it on her own like a crown.
#6My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 10:53pm
I don't know why I'm frightened.
#7My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 10:56pm
Ugh....I think I'm the only one who hates Glenn Close in this role.
#8My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 11:04pm
You are not! I HATE the American recording and think LuPone and Kevin Anderson are perfect on the London album.
#9My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/5/16 at 11:50pm
Add me to the group of "not a Close fan in this role." Friends who saw her play it near the end of her run said she did everything but lick the banister on her way down the grand staircase. Even Gloria in the movie, though a peculiar delusional creature, kept it together somewhat until her final mad scene. Close took the mellow out of melodrama waaaay too early IMO.
#10My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 12:09am
And she can't sing.
#11My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:13am
Plus she writes poison pen letters when on vacation regarding her box office status.
Updated On: 4/6/16 at 01:13 AM
#12My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 12:47pm
back in the day I got the US Cd way before getting the London one, and singing asside, I just found the "acting" came through way better in the US cd than the London CD, Joe on the London CD too often sounds so flat and generally uninterested in what ever was going on.
As for possible concert casting/revival casting, I'd love to see Julia Murney play Norma, I love her vibrato heavy voice and her facial bone structure would make a stunning Norma
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27199361@N08/ Phantom at the Royal Empire Theatre
#13My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 12:59pm
Norma Desmond - Maggie Smith
Joe Gillis - Justin Bieber
Max von Mayerling - John Cullum
Betty Schaefer - Gaga
#14My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:25pmI'd love to see Julian Ovenden as Joe. I really liked him in the New York Philharmonic Show Boat concert. I agree that this would be better as a Philharmonic concert rather than a Broadway revival.
#15My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:26pm
newintown said: "Norma Desmond - Maggie Smith
Joe Gillis - Justin Bieber
Max von Mayerling - John Cullum
Betty Schaefer - Gaga
That casting is so off-the-charts batsh!t crazy that I love it!
#16My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:32pm
Patti's original keys were wonderful and thrilling. Norma's singing on the original record is just not good. I don't know what Lloyd Webber sees in her.
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philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#17My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:39pm
I'd like to see Christina DeCicco as Betty.
I enjoy the sound/orchestrations more on the American recording, but the voices (apart from Judy Kuhn) on the London recording better.
#18My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:43pm
Oh, I would love to see Sierra as Betty. This is something I can get behind. If we all have to sit through Close mirroring the plot in her real life, at least give us a pretty sounding Betty! Andrew, are you listening?
They/them.
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broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#19My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 1:53pm
This score deserves someone like Patti to sing it well. It's about time Lloyd Webber gave her what's due.
#20My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 3:10pm
If Patti and Webber did make up and 20 years later Glenn performs the role in London and Patti brings the concert to New York I think the universe would implode.
#21My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/6/16 at 4:52pm
My picks for Norma (in order) are -
Chita Rivera
Sutton Foster
Kristen Chenoweth
Can Betty be black? Because I'd like to hear Cynthia Erivo sing that track. Love the idea of Ramin as Joe, also possibly Christian Borle (Sutton and Christian as lovers... um).
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#22My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 12:40am
It very much looks like Close will be coming over with the ENO production.
EdBroadway5
Swing Joined: 2/9/16
#23My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 1:03am
My Choice for Joe Gillis: Cheyenne Jackson. He's gorgeous and smarmy enough.
#24My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 1:42am
I'll never forget as long as I live- Patti did a show in Orange County circa 1996. Before she sang a song from Sunset, she said to the pianist "Please play this next song in the key in which it was written".
Very pointed, and awesome. Very Patti. I ADORE that woman.
#25My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 2:54am
Gosh, I love Patti's bitterness. Especially because she really was the better Norma.
They/them.
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