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I saw SB in the 90's with Betty Buckley as Norma and was completely blown away. I'll probably never see this but it just does not look interesting. I just wonder how this would look without the star Nicole. Does it work with another lead?

I feel like Mischa cause he didn’t get a chance to actually be with Talia (EVEN THO I LOVE MISCHA X NOEL)

Could not agree more about the music ❤❤❤. I haven’t seen it unfortunately. I remember listening to this in the car for the first time and legitimately sobbing it was so good and heart felt

Just saw the show yesterday, and really appreciate and resonate with a lot of your review. I walked out feeling many contradictory feelings and reactions. I was glad I saw it- as I go to almost everything on Broadway, and yet I really didn't like it. I appreciated the creative production, and yet I am not a fan of the operatic style of a musical. Don't love it when just about everything is sung. Thought there was a lot of talent in the show, and yet a lot of the show felt a bit overdramatized and melodramatic. I too know I am in the minority.

Seeing in NYC in January

Can you please help I need to find a musical the clues are Saturn paper and tape

I feel bad for the Tuesday Norma Desmond with all the influencer fangirls

That’s what I thought glad I bought a ticket for Maybe Happy Endings instead. Robots more heartfelt.

Mischa or Noel. The word needs more poets 😢

Ugh it wasn't good

I loved it. I’ve seen it twice and will probably see it a few more, as a New Yorker. Why did I love it? It’s hard to say. It was innovative, it was experimental, it was dark and moody and reminded me a little of a bizarre French new wave movie like “Breathless.” It was noir-ish but also darkly funny. The 3 leads were phenomenal. Because I love old black-and-white movies. Because it felt like an old movie. Because it was intense and melodramatic, and delightfully subversive. That said, it took me about 30 mins to get into it. And I totally get why someone wouldn’t be into it. For some reason, I am just under its spell. Who can say why? Just give it a chance, and maybe you’ll be under its spell too. “Feel the early morning madness/ Feel the magic in the making/ Why everything's as if we never said goodbye” Even though there’s a lot of cynicism in this dark tale of Hollywood, I think I really just love the beauty of this musical too. It really took me back to being a kid and falling in love with theater, movies, & the world of storytelling. The faded colors, the foggy reality, the mad dream we all still have that burns in us, refusing to be dimmed…Anyway, that’s just my two cents. Will prob see a few more times.

my heart says go came out before epic

So glad Nicole isn't being affected by these resentful children who are attacking her for her faith. Unreal how they think it's their business.

Seeing her removing her mask and putting it on 😭😭😭

This is everything I have been saying, thinking and feeling ❤

I would have voted for Jane Doe but if she wasn't there I would have voted for Mischa or Noel

I genuinely don’t want Mischa or Noel to go back because they are gay icons and the ultimate couple, so they can least love each other in the afterlife lol. Realistically tho, it would be Mischa. I would def vote for Constance tho

the outsiders for me

Loved your review, but I got turned off just from the ads online for the show. Sure, have previous productions ingrained but this seemed too much off the traditional to get me to see it.

MISCHA!

IT'S SO GOOD! EVERYONE GO LISTEN TO IT RIGHT NOW!

nah Rage Against the Machine does the trick for me

mischa or constance. idk why really, but mischa and talia 🎀

Thanks! I needed this.

Lmao of course the homosexual music theater guy is super upset Kamala didn’t win

What can I listen to if I’m happy trump won and wanna enjoy sipping liberal tears?

"We can get through it again." As if having a better economy and upholding the laws we have set in place is so bad

This particular election was hard for me to watch too. Despite Kamala losing, I guess I'll be realistic and just accept Trump winning. He better fix the economy then.

Somehow I got stuck with Heathers as my musical of choice- idk how 😅

In the grand scheme of things it was picking between two evils and the lesser one got in.😅 😏

I’m so happy trump won

Saw it on broadway in previews, it was SO GOOD

Constance if it’s continuation, Mischa if it’s reincarnation

Misha

So glad I found your review. I saw it last night and agree 100% with your analysis. If I hadn't seen the original (or at least the movie) I would have had no idea what was going on in the beginning -- or probably through much of it. The orchestra and the singers were fantastic, but I agree that the audience was mainly there to see the stars, not the show.

Probably Misha, maybe noel, but i think noel seemed to have accepted his fate more than Misha had bc even in the afterlife Misha was still trying to text talia

Myscha, but that's literally only cause he's my favorite

Did they work in the original music from the movie ? I've always adored that violin music it closes and begins with..and how do they handle the effects from the original movie ?? I can't imagine how they would do most of that onstage and it look realistic.

Great review. It’s the emperor's new clothes. Yes, the album is preferable. Yup, it’s for the Pussycat’s Dolls fans. Enough said! Keep up the good work and review more and more. When I saw it I was bored to death.

She will win everything, as an old west end "thing' let me say your gut is correct - she is amazing- i love it - it is in effect the total reaction to non art for 20 years - real, awful, beautiful and with a star.

Hmmm 🤔🤔😊

RICKY

IM SOSOSO HAPPY THE WARRIORS IS GETTING RECOGNITION!!! dude i fuckin love the movie and when i found out about a possible musical i FREAKED OUT!!! AUUUGHH and its so good too!!!

For me it was magnificent production. It is a new concept not a very traditional production. Revival musical is evolution and will continue to evolve through times. I love to see revival with different concept otherwise it is gonna be boring.

Sunset Boulevard is one of my all-time favorite musicals. I saw the both original Broadway production and the Broadway revival starring Glen Close and loved them both. I thought the addition of young Norma, the reimagined set and the placement of the orchestra on stage for that revival were brilliant choices. I decided to see this new version in London last fall and have to say I absolutely hated everything about it, including the lack of any sets, the inappropriate contemporary black and white street cloths, the over reliance on video and stage fog, the elimination of songs, the miscasting of Norma, placing the majority of the second act opening number on screen rather than live on stage, and the gratuitous use of stage blood during the final bows.

I saw the original with Patti Lupone in the West End. I’ve never forgotten her voice.The whole production was sumptuous. I know this isn’t for me. Scaled down is definitely not for me. And I think the walking the streets singing SB is a bit too gimmicky for me and takes away from the show since it keeps getting discussed and problems with NYers being told where to walk 😂

I completely agree and I feel so validated by this review. I loved 85% of Nicoles performance, but ultimately i felt that the 15% that I HATED really took away from her character arc and storytelling. I felt like her performance really spoke to my takeaway from this revival: sacrifice storytelling for to be different. As someone who ADORED the recent oklahoma revival, I felt like all of those choices really amplified the story and message the director was going for (except for the dream ballet, i still dont get that one lol). This revival felt gimmicky.

Bravo Ms.Nicole🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Omg you describing Nicole’s face hahaha that’s so her!

Misha