"Sunset Boulevard (Theatre)"
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sunset Boulevard (Lloyd Webber)
by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Billy Wilder, Christopher Hampton, Don Black
Synopsis
In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded silent-screen goddess Norma Desmond lives in a fantasy world.
Impoverished screenwriter Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive domain.
Persuaded to work on Norma’s “masterpiece,” a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, Joe is seduced by her and her luxurious lifestyle.
Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic existence until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning masterwork of dreams and desire in the land called Hollywood includes the lush, swelling standards “With One Look,” “As If We Never Said Goodbye” and “Perfect Year.”
Sunset Boulevard has four central characters and an expandable ensemble.
With its sophisticated subject matter, the show is best suited to professional and community theatre groups.
Publication
Publisher Concord Theatricals
Sunset Boulevard (Lloyd Webber) is a play written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and published by Concord Theatricals .
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