After a past controversy involving the original Broadway production, Patti LuPone, who starred in the musical's world premiere in London, attended and praised the acclaimed new revival. She expressed admiration for Nicole Scherzinger's performance as Norma Desmond and the innovative use of filming in the production.
If anyone would have a good reason not to attend the new Broadway revival of “ Sunset Boulevard ,” it would be Patti LuPone, who starred as Norma Desmond in the musical’s world premiere in London three decades ago and was then replaced by Glenn Close for the Broadway premiere, resulting in humiliation and a large financial settlement from Andrew Lloyd Webber to settle LuPone’s claim for breach of contract. Nevertheless, LuPone attended and, apparently, loved the acclaimed new production.
“Now I went in with trepidation because I have strong feelings about the show, not what happened to me in the show, but the show, period,” LuPone said in an audio recording that was originally sent via voicemail and later made available on social media. “I loved this production. I thought Nicole and Tom were stunning…The use of the filming was something that I questioned because I don’t know where I am. Am I at a movie or at the theatre? This worked brilliantly. The whole thing.
“Over a decade ago, I began immersing myself in the hundreds of boxes that Jonathan Larson left behind when he died,” Jennifer Ashley Tepper, who conceived the show, wrote in a statement. “Jonathan’s lost songs….tell a fascinating new story about a young man following his heart in New York City, trying to change the world. I felt strongly that there was a show to be made from Jonathan’s work that had never been heard.
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