Sunset Boulevard – Broadway St James

Very curious as to who will be the Monday (or more likely, Tuesday) night Norma.

Mmmmm it looks like they don't want to sell any tickets on the standby day then

This is not what actually happened - she said in an interview recently that when she accepted the role, it was offered as a 4 and 4 even split, but then she was counter offered the 1 show a week further down the role, which she almost didn't take, and had to really be convinced to do.

I can't see producers taking Rachel to NY for one show a week. That makes no commercial sense at all - and there are lots of suitable Broadway ladies who might be interested in the gig.

I wonder if they'll do the same £20 key worker/under 30 scheme on Broadway?

That NYT review was one of the most glowing reviews I ever seen

t.co/xvZCyLphXv

according to nytix, previews being in august and it runs till december on the Hudson Theatre. is that page reliable?

Trusting anything NYTIX posts is the equivalent of believing something you heard from your moms’ best friends’ doctors’ florists’ daughters’ boss who heard it from their grandson on a phone made of two paper cups and a string.

Nothing has been announced yet but you can sign up on their website for news: sunsetblvdbroadway.com

I think it’s a “no” to that question at the moment.

Is this sort of reinvention of a classic the type of thing Broadway audiences go for usually? And, if it goes like a rocket , could it continue with a cast change?

Location wise, does the St James lend itself to the act 2 opener? Problematic?

With Broadway economics, plus the timing for Tony Awards, I think it's highly likely they are planning for at least a 9-12 month* run. I could imagine Nicole will stay with the until approx. July, maybe longer if she wins the Tony and her voice holds out. Otherwise, I can imagine they would be looking for a replacement after Nicole. 

* This does not mean the show will be open for bookings for the entire length of the run. It's typical in NYC that shows have shorter booking windows open at any one time than shows in London, for example.

When the original Broadway run was announced with Nicole for 6 months, I had assumed a late Fall start (thinking November-ish) to get her past the Tony nominations deadline and try to eek her into a few more months.

Now with this announcement, I'd assume a marketing gimmick where "6 months only" will magically extend (kind of like when Glen came in 2017 with the revival and by opening night the 10 weeks were extended thru the end of June) Just economics wise, they probably need Nicole and for it to be selling out for 9 months to recoup on Broadway.

I'm curious if Rachel will be coming along too. I remember reading speculation that she might and then take on the role full time in Summer 2025 (which we're getting way ahead of ourselves here)

Very exciting though. And as much as it's been infuriating waiting for news of the recording, (mostly because I was anxious that ALW would follow with his recent trend of not re-recording anything) I do like that they're using that to help build momentum. I'm definitely down for buying tickets next week (which will be like I did for the Original Broadwy production - mail ordering in March for November 1994)

Considering Nicole will be in the role until mid 2025, will they release tickets for the entire run? Does anyone have a good guess of how this works?


I plan to buy tickets for February on Tuesday, but not sure if they will be available already