Photo Coverage: Valerie Perri, David Burnham, Norman Large & More Celebrate Musical Theatre West's SUNSET BOULEVARD Opening at Carpenter Performing Arts Center
By: Lily Lim Jul. 14, 2013
Musical Theatre West's (MTW) production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's international hit musical Sunset Boulevard opened last Friday, July 12, exactly 20 years to the day after the show's world premiere. The production will run through July 28, 2013 at the beautiful 1,070-seat Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA. Valerie Perri and David Burnham star, with Norman Large and Ashley Fox Linton. Check out a look back at the curtain call and opening night festivities below!
Sunset Boulevard weaves a magnificent tale of faded glory and unfulfilled ambition. Silent movie star Norma Desmond longs for a return to the big screen, having been discarded by tinsel town with the advent of "talkies." Her glamour has faded in all but her mind. When she meets struggling Hollywood screen-writer Joe Gillis in dramatic circumstances, their subsequent passionate and volatile relationship leads to an unforeseen and tragic conclusion.
The performance schedule for Sunset Boulevard is Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; *Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and *Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. *There will be no 2:00 pm matinee performance on Saturday, July 13; *and no 7:00 p.m. performance on Sunday, July 14. A Thursday, July 25 performance at 8:00 p.m. has been scheduled.
Tickets for Sunset Boulevard may be purchased online at www.musical.org or by phone at (562) 856-1999, Ext. 4. Prices begin at $20. A $3.00 service charge will be added to each ticket. Group rates are available for 12 or more. Tickets may also be purchased at the Musical Theatre West Box Office located at 4350 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90804. Box Office hours are 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center is located at 6200 East Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice.
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Valerie Perri and Cliff Lipson
Coe Lamoureux, Julie Lamoureux, and David Burnham
Venny Carranza and Juan Guillen
Louis Williams and Director Larry Raben
Director Larry Raben with Valerie Perri and her mother.
Venny Carranza and Louis Williams
Venny Carranza and Brad Fitzgerald
Trance Thompson, Brad Fitzgerald, and Ashley Fox Linton
Richard Israel and Lewis Wilkenfeld
Richard Israel, Noelle Marion, and Lewis Wilkenfeld
Director Larry Raben with Musical Director David Lamoureux
Noelle Marion, Lewis Wilkenfeld, and Ashley Fox Linton
David Burnham and Marc Wheeler
Norman Large, Valerie Perri, and David Burnham
David Lamoureux, Norman Large, Dottie Reiner, Valerie Perri, and David Burnham
David Burnham, Valerie Perri, and friend
Valerie Perri and David Burnham
Ashley Fox Linton and Jeff Skowron
Dottie Reiner and David Burnham
Tia Robinson and Brad Fitzgerald
Matthew Ballestero, Caitlin Humphreys, and friend
David Burnham and David Lamoureux
David Burnham with his parents
Valerie Perri , David Lamoureux, and Marisa Field.
Jeff Skowron, David Lamoureux, and Marisa Field
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