Nicole Scherzinger in ‘Sunset Boulevard’.Photo:Marc Brenner
Marc Brenner
Nicole Scherzingeris bringingSunset Boulevardback to Broadway.
On Thursday, the producers behind the current revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’sSunset Boulevardin Londonannouncedthe show will move from the U.K. to Broadway later this year. Scherzinger, 45, has been leading the revival since it opened for preview performances in September 2023 and will make her Broadway debut in the role. The show opened on Oct. 5 and is expected to close in London on Saturday in advance of its move to Broadway, perPlaybill.
The Pussycat Dolls singer stars inSunset Boulevardas the movie star Norma Desmond. Her costars in London — Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett-Young and David Thaxton — will also join the production for its Broadway run.
“Drenched in champagne and cynicism,Sunset Boulevardscrutinizes the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and their intoxicating need for fame and adoration,” reads an official synopsis for the musical, which follows a romance between Norma and a screenwriter named Joe Gillis (Francis) as she attempts to resurrect her Hollywood career.
‘Sunset Boulevard’.Marc Brenner
The originalSunset Boulevardmusical premiered in London in 1993 and moved to Broadway in 1994 withGlenn Closein the lead role. Itranat New York City’s Minskoff Theatre until 1997 and received a revival (also starring Close) 20 years later that ran for 138 performances in 2017, perPlaybill.
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Scherzinger told PEOPLE back in September that she did not necessarily dream of playing Norma Desmond before speaking with director Lloyd about the role.
“I was like, ‘Are you crazy? Are you mad?‘I didn’t get it, because I only ever had Glenn Close in my mind — and Gloria Swanson in the old film,” she said at the time. “He was like, ‘Don’t watch the movie, don’t listen to anybody else, just read the lines and listen to the music.’ And when I did, I just fell in love with Norma. I didn’t realize that this is the role that I’ve been waiting to play all my life. We’re doing a completely different, new interpretation.”
Nicole Scherzinger on Oct. 12, 2023.Dave Benett/Getty Images
Dave Benett/Getty Images
“There are so many parallels betweenSunset Boulevardand what you have to do to make it in Hollywood,” she added at the time. “Even when you’re fully loaded with so much talent, you could still be overlooked because of stereotypes and ageism. It is a tragedy. " have so much ammunition for this — so much fuel.“Sunset Boulevardhas not yet announced official production dates, additional casting or what theater it will run at. More information may be found at the production’sofficial website.
source: people.com
