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220Basswood said: "Hello. When I saw Glen Close in this show I thought it didn't have much of a set. It was a good show and I still recall her telling my mother and I after the show about her dog. Someone said the new production is "stripped down" so I am wondering if anyone knows what the sets will look like. The last production seemed like it had a stripped down set so I am wondering if the new one is(1) "stripped down" compared to the last one, which would

This whole production has been bizarre to watch from afar.  The set and lead up to Melbourne seemed appropriately hyping things up.  Then the reviews (audience and critics) seemed to say what many of us suspected, that Sarah Brightman was miscast in this.  Then weeks of Sarah absent with Silvia taking over many (most?) of the performances due to Sarah's injuries and illnesses and getting lots of acclaim.  Now three months later they FINALLY release a substantial clip o

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "GiantsInTheSky2 said: "While it’s not my cup of tea, I think this production will last longer (and be more acclaimed withcritics and fans alike) thanthe 2017 revival."

That 2017 revival sold pretty damn well, but making money was always kind of a fool's journey because of the 40-piece orchestra and 26-person cast.

This has a 28-person cast and I believe the orchestra in London was in the 18-23 range. Sl

Bette's Turban said: "This doesn’t appear to be selling that well. So much availability. But the London run didn’t sell either till after it opened."

I suppose it depends on your expectations in terms of advances. For comparison, I put up seating charts for the matinee of Sunset Blvd I'm going to in October next to the current largest gross per week, The Lion King, and Sunset has a greater percentage of seats sold.  It just doesn't seem t

Listener said: "chernjam said: "Listener said: "

Why did someone say Andrew had nothing to do with this version? I assumed he set it all up for Sarah at great expense."

Sarah had said in interviews that Opera Australia had approached her to do Sunset Blvd - after that she had asked ALW his opinion and he had encouraged her to do it, but it seems that this production is being solely produced and conceived by OperaAustralia.

Listener said: "

Why did someone say Andrew had nothing to do with this version? I assumed he set it all up for Sarah at great expense."

Sarah had said in interviews that Opera Australia had approached her to do Sunset Blvd - after that she had asked ALW his opinion and he had encouraged her to do it, but it seems that this production is being solely produced and conceived by OperaAustralia.  

ALW seems finally to be taking a step back

This is so unfortunate because the blame will fall on Sarah Brightman who many thought from the beginning was not a good casting choice for Norma.  I have never been a fan of her voice - even decades ago when she recorded one of my favorites from Aspects of Love "Anything but lonely" with the altered ending that was added after the London Cast Recording - she paled in comparison to Ann Crumb.  
And unless I've missed it, you barely have had any official clips

I'm not a Brightman fan and wasn't excited at all for the casting, but appreciate people's perspectives especially giving her time to adjust to starring with an ensemble cast performing a role multiple times.  Here's hoping she's able to settle in by the time critics attend next week.  
In the meantime, I'm impressed with the pics we've seen of the set.  As excited as I am for the Jamie Lloyd production, it's exciting to see a massive p

I was still on board with this in 2017 When Glenn did the broadway revival for 5 months. It felt at the time that was done to get buzz going and supposedly the script was done and they HAD a director (Rob Marshall I think?) But when it never came to fruition 7 years later it’s hard to imagine doing this. Especially with the London Revival being well received which was a radical departure from any semblance of the original.

I had wondered how Glenn was taking the lavish praise the

chernjam said: "Just bought my tickets and didn’t see any link for the album… was it just me?"

Just a follow up that I did get an email later in the day to pre-order the album, which I dutifully did.  But am I missing something or did I simply pre-order something that I could've just purchased in October with no benefit to buying early?  I kind of assumed that there would be an early release date for those who purchased or some sort of digi