Sunset Boulevard (ENO)

People speculated that there are new costumes. That picture of Glenn Close in a silk robe is actually one of the originals which was worn in the original Nunn run but not in the ENO revival. I believe it's the one she wears on the scene when she calls Betty ("hello, is this Gladstone 9821, Miss Schaefer?").

A 16 week run on Broadway is quite different from 5 weeks in London. 

I honestly don't think there is a perfect, or even-semi perfect Sunset cast recording. The OLC is all over the place in terms of its recording quality and engineering, and it isn't the final draft of the show (not even the final draft in its original incarnation before it closed and re-opened in London. It's almost like they recorded it during previews when they weren't done with the changes even then).

Then there's the LA cast recording, which is really pretty much complete and has a solid cast, it doesn't have the best vocals with Glenn Close, and I don't think Alan Campbell made the best Joe.

I think there was a missed opportunity with not recording Betty Buckley and John Barrowman in a "New London" cast recording. I thought that was the best pairing of any of the leads anywhere. I never liked Elaine's Norma back then (fast forward 20 years later and I have a lot more respect), but I think recording her against Barrowman (or Alexander Hanson, who was also a great Joe) would have been great.

The German recording is pretty good I think, but it's not complete and it's not English. But Helen Schneider is fabulous and Uwe Kroger was bearable back in the 90s. I never really got into the Canadian cast recording until I listened closely last year, and I happen to love it. The leads are all pretty excellent, the recording quality is interesting because the orchestra sounds rather large. Though Diahann Carrol isn't much of a singer (and arguably worse than Close), I find her singing a lot more interesting and less grating than Close's head voice/chest voice flip flop.

She also missed shows here during only a 5 week run. She is doing 16 weeks on Broadway and will turn 70 during the run! It's a big ask doing that role 8 shows a week at that age.

Its crazy! About 150 performances I believe. Her understudy Nancy Anderson has probably been pre warned at some point she will be on.

Ditto.

I have a ticket to the final Broadway performance. And a day before I'm seeing Hello, Dolly! with Bette Middler. And a day before War Paint with EbersoleLupone. Diva overdose!

I saw it here, I thought it was brilliant, I don't feel like I have to see it on Broadway.

I could swear I read on the Broadway forum that the red wig took over the turban. I agree, Norma with no turban is pants!

Glenn does wear a Turban in two scenes on Broadway. Saw it last night. She wears a black turban with the red kimono jacket and black pants during"The Ladies Paying" and also during "Eternal
youth Is Worth A Little Suffering." She wears all of the original costumes (at the ENO she only wore 4-5 of them).

Show is amazing. Very similar to ENO but tighter of course and GC's chemistry with Michael is even better.

She wears a leopard dress/cover up but a red wig with it. She only wears 1 Turban twice and it's black

showtoones, that dress always came with a red wig and without a turban.

Phantom, TBH people were very mixed in London about Xavier as well. He sang it fine, but he was way too hammy and jazz handy.