New Broadway revivals of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Sunset Blvd,' Shakespeare's 'Romeo + Juliet' and Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' test how far these works can be refashioned for modern sensibilities
Three shows well known to theater audiences have undergone radical Broadway makeovers this fall at the hands of directors who recognize that plays and musicals must be in dialogue with their times. Not everyone is on board with this premise. There are theater lovers, purists you might call them, who would prefer to see a work as its author intended it to be seen. The job of the director, in this view, is to fulfill the playwright’s vision.
Scherzinger's singing is not only athletically thrilling but also breathtakingly beautiful. There’s a reason “Sunset Blvd.” has become the most coveted Broadway ticket since Lea Michele triumphed in “Funny Girl.” Lloyd’s expressionistic production doesn’t demand that Scherzinger act so much as strike poses. She is worshiped like a superstar. There's even a winking reference to her Pussycat Dolls fame in the backstage bit that opens the second act.
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