Sunset Boulevard – Savoy Theatre 2023/24

Hi Burly - yeah when I harrased them it wasn't an emphatic "No" like they had said, say for example, Aspects of Love where it was "there are no plans, but we will pass your inquiry on to the right department."  For Sunset they were kind of like saying "we have no news at the moment, but keep checking our social media."

I think they figured especially when it became evident early on this was going to explode, to milk everything out and try to keep building anticipation.  I noticed that unlike some other productions any clips that were on Youtube disappeared pretty quickly.  And as some pointed out there supplies of brochures and stuff would run out of stock and have to be resupplied.

As for the album - I was excited that they announced these different versions and built up a lot of excitement to "pre-order."  TBH as much a mega fan I am, I was nowhere planning on throwing down $777 for two tickets for something 6 months out.  Haven't bought tickets this far in advance since the original Sunset in 1994 (when two tickets were $200 a record at the time)  When they announced the pre-order though, I dutifully lined up, picked a performance, found some great seats and pulled the trigger.  And then no link to buy the recording.  Some kind folks at seatgeek assured me a link would be sent and two hours later I got an email with another "password" to get into the site early.  Only to purchase something I won't have for 6 months again.  Heck they didn't even guarantee what the difference between the 4 different versions would be.  And like Burly said, I don't even have a record player but almost on impulse bought that special edition vinyl (I resisted).  I thought for sure there would be a digital download for the pre-orders, but alas no...

But honestly, it obviously helped create a stir for ticket sales.  I have two couples that are friends and are nowhere near as huge a fan of Sunset or even theater in general who shocked me today telling me that they ended up getting tickets today as well.  The fact that they didn't go to the 2017 revival and I don't think they've actually seen any broadway show since the pandemic, I was really surprised when they told me they were on the mailing list to and found themselves online checking seats and decided to buy them before they disappeared.  The three performances I was checking out at 10 am this morning by this evening, lots of the seats that were available were gone.  

I hope that there will be some news report because I'm fascinated to hear if all this speculation bares out to a substantial advance in ticket sales.

There you go

www.sunsetblvdalbum.com/

Code: EARLYSUNSET

I’m assuming everyone here attended or has been, somehow, promoting the show. So I dont see an issue with sharing the access

My only complaint is about international shipping. The “UK and rest of the world” store only ships to the UK… Hope they fix it before it solds out.

You, sir, are a gentleman. Thank you. I've invested.

In case anyone's interested, I contacted the customer service and they fixed it. International shipping now available! 

Thank you again for sharing! Can I ask, where did you find this? I’ve still not received an email, and can’t see anything on the show’s socials.

So Nicole isn't performing at the Oliviers?

Not once has she sung anything from Sunset, outside of the show itself. Not that she needs to now, in the UK at least. I wonder if that's because her version only works within the context of this production?

Is there any chance it could be a surprise performance on the night and they’re just not announcing it?

Sunset "medley". Thacko "Greatest star of all"; Tom Francis outdoor "Sunset Boulevard"; Nicole "As if we never said goodbye".

Tom is doing the NHS concert at the Adelphi on Tues.

I know chances are slim, but hoping he’ll do Sunset?

A nice little one-off video relay from the Savoy across the Strand into the Adelphi would be really cool...