SUNSET BOULEVARD
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St. James Theatre
Opened on Broadway: October 20, 2024 Closing: July 13, 2025 Performances: 137 (as of 2/16/25) Director: Jamie Lloyd Choreographer: Fabian Aloise Book & Lyrics: Christopher Hampton & Don Black Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Runtime: 2hr. 30min. (1 Intermission) Opening Night /Current Cast: Nicole Scherzinger........Norma Desmond (Mandy Gonzalez is Norma on Tuesdays) Tom Francis....................Joe Douglas Grace Hodgett-Young...Betty Schaefer David Thaxton................Max Von Mayerling Understudies: For Norma: Mandy Gonzalez, Emma Lloyd, Rashidra Scott For Joe: Jimin Moon & Diego Andreas Rodriguez For Betty: Olivia Lacie Andrews & Sydney Jones For Max: Shavey Brown & Pierre Marais Film Cast: Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond William Holden as Joe Gillis Nancy Olson as Betty Schaefer Erich von Stroheim as Max Von Mayerling |
Synopsis:
Haunted by her memories and dreams, silent movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and compelling relationship leads to disastrous circumstances.
Drenched in champagne and cynicism, the show scrutinizes the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and their intoxicating need for fame and adoration.
Haunted by her memories and dreams, silent movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and compelling relationship leads to disastrous circumstances.
Drenched in champagne and cynicism, the show scrutinizes the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and their intoxicating need for fame and adoration.