Broadway Musical Home - Sunset Boulevard

This 1995 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical is based on the 1950 American film noir and features the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Story:

In Hollywood in 1949, down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis encounters Norma Desmond, the one-time silent film star who fell out of popularity when “talkies” took over. The delusional ex-celebrity speaks of a play she’s written to be her next project, and desperate for an opportunity, Joe offers to edit it in exchange for room and board. When Norma falls in love with Joe, he becomes caught between her and the girl he loves, Betty, and an awkward situation becomes complex and dangerous.

: Composer
Andrew Llyod Webber

: Lyricist and Librettist
Don Black

: Lyricist and Librettist
Christopher Hampton

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Minskoff Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 17, 1994

Total Performances: 977

Original Cast: Alan Campbell, Glenn Close, George Hearn, Alice Ripley, Sandra Allen, Bryan Batt, Lada Boder, Susan Dawn Carson, Matthew Dickens, Colleen Dunn, David Eric, Rich Hebert, Kim Huber, Alicia Irving, Lauren Kennedy, Sal Mistretta, Alan Oppenheimer, Rick Podell, Tom Alan Robbins, Rick Sparks, Steven Stein-Grainger, Vincent Tumeo, Wendy Walter

Director: Trevor Nunn

Choreographer: Bob Avian

Producer: The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.

Musical Director: David Caddick and Paul Bogae

Orchestrations: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Scenic Design: John Napier

Costume Design: Anthony Powell

Lighting Design: Andrew Bridge

Sound Design: Martin Levan

2017 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Palace Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 2, 2017

Total Performances: 138

Original Cast: Glenn Close, Michael Xavier, Siobhan Dillon, Fred Johanson, Nancy Anderson, Mackenzie Bell, Preston Truman Boyd, Barry Busby, Britney Coleman, Julian Decker, Anissa Felix, Drew Foster, David Hess, Brittney Johnson, Katie Ladner, Stephanie Martignetti, Lauralyn McClelland, T. Oliver Reid, Lance Roberts, Stephanie Rothenberg, Graham Rowat, Paul Schoeffler, Andy Taylor, Sean Thompson, Matt Wall and Jim Walton

Director: Lonny Price

Choreographer: Stephen Mear

Producer: Paul Blake & Mike Bosner, Michael Linnit, Michael Grade, Jeffrey A. Sine, Richard A. Smith, Gate Ventures PLC, James L. Nederlander, Stewart Lane/Bonnie Comley, AC Orange Entertainment LTD, Terry Schnuck, Len Blavatnik, Daryl Roth, Shorenstein Hays-Nederlander, Matthew C. Blank, Tim Hogue/Walter Schmidt, 42nd.club/Marc Levine, The Really Useful Group

Musical Director: Kristen Blodgette

Orchestrations: David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber

Scenic Design: James Noone

Costume Design: Tracy Christensen

Glenn Close Costume Design: Anthony Powell

Lighting Design: Mark Henderson

Sound Design: Mick Potter

2024 Broadway Revival

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: October 20, 2024

Original Cast: Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, David Thaxton, Olivia Lacie Andrews, Brandon Mel Borkowsky, Shavey Brown, Hannah Yun Chamberlain, Cydney Clark, Raúl Contreras, Tyler Davis, E.J. Hamilton, Sydney Jones, Emma Lloyd, Pierre Marais, Shayna McPherson, Jimin Moon, Justice Moore, Drew Redington, Diego Andres Rodriguez

Director: Jamie Lloyd

Choreographer: Fabian Aloise

Producer: The Jamie Lloyd Company

Musical Director: Alan Williams

Orchestrations: David Cullen and Andrew Llyod Webber

Scenic Design: Soutra Gilmour

Costume Design: Soutra Gilmour

Lighting Design: Jack Knowles

Sound Design: Adam Fisher

Video Design: Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom

1950 Film Version

Movie Name: Sunset Blvd.

Type: Non-Musical

Director: Billy Wilder

Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.

Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim

Musical Numbers

Let's Have Lunch

Surrender

With One Look

Salome

The Greatest Star of All

Every Movie's a Circus

Girl Meets Boy

New Ways To Dream

The Lady's Paying

The Perfect Year

This Time Next Year

Sunset Boulevard

As If We Never Said Goodbye

Eternal Youth Is Worth a Little Suffering

Too Much In Love To Care

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CDs

: Original London Cast Album

: 1994 Los Angeles Cast Album

: 2024 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Vinyl

: 2024 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

: Original Hollywood Version Blu-Ray

Other

1995 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actress in a Musical - Glenn Close
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - George Hearn
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Actor in a Musical - Alan Campbell
Best Costume Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical

1995 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Glenn Close
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - George Hearn
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Trevor Nunn

2017 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical - Mark Henderson

2017 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

2017 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

2025 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Nicole Scherzinger
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Tom Francis
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Orchestrations

2025 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical - Tom Francis
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical - Nicole Scherzinger
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical
Outstanding Projection and Video Design

2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical - Nicole Scherzinger
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Video/Projections

2025 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Nicole Scherzinger
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Tom Francis

2025 Theatre World Award Nominations

Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.

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