Photo Flash: First Look At SUNSET BOULEVARD At Porchlight Music Theatre
Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce Sunset Boulevard at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, has been extended through Sunday, Dec. 8. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and books by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard stars Hollis Resnik and is directed by Michael Weber, choreographed by Shanna VanDerwerker and music directed by Aaron Benham.
Tickets are $39 - $66 and are available at PorchlightMusicTheatre.org or by calling the Porchlight Music Theatre box office, 773.777.9884. Please note - complete schedule listed at the end of the release.
The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber to be produced at Porchlight, and winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of Musicals, this landmark work has electrified audiences around the world. In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded, silent-screen goddess, Norma Desmond (Hollis Resnik), lives in a fantasy world. When impoverished screenwriter Joe Gillis, (Billy Rude) on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive domain he is persuaded to work onNorma's "masterpiece," a screenplay that she believes will put her back in front of cameras. Seduced by Norma and her luxurious lifestyle, he finds himself trapped in her clutches until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with shattering consequences.
Based on the iconic Billy Wilder film, Sunset Boulevard, the musical, has a long and storied history of its own with productions and revivals around the world starring Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Diahann Carroll, Petula Clark and others. The production also features a rich score including the hit songs "With One Look" and "As if We Never Said Goodbye."
The principal cast of Porchlight Music Theatre's Sunset Boulevard includes: Hollis Resnik as "Norma Desmond;" Billy Rude as "Joe Gillis;" Larry Adams as "Max Von Mayerling;" Michelle Lauto as "Betty Schaefer;" David Girolmo as "Cecil B. DeMille" and Joe Giovannetti as "Artie Green." The ensemble includes Anna Brockman, Marcellus Burt, Justin Cavazos, Shane Roberie, Laz Estrada, Brian Healey, Alex Jackson, Ronald Keaton, Molly Kral, Michelle Owens, Danny Spagnuolo, Laura Sportiello, Ambria Sylvain and Mandy Modic as "Young Norma"/dancer. McKinley Carter is the for standby for Ms. Resnik.
Sunset Boulevard's production team includes: Michael Weber, director; Shanna VanDerwerker, choreographer; Aaron Benham, music director; Kevin Barthel, wig design; Anthony Churchill, projection design; Maggie Fullilove-Nugent, lighting design; Robert Hornbostel, sound design; Jeff Kmiec, set design; Bill Morey, costume design and Michael Hendricks, stage manager.
Photo Credit: Michael Courier
David Girolmo and Hollis Resnik
Michelle Lauto and Joe Giovannetti and members of the SUNSET BOULEVARD cast
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