meh. arrangement is too fast. after just having watched nicole performed this on broadway, this performance seems over-sung and amateur.
@chrisjacobs7417
2 күн бұрын
@@cnp3205 how can you even attempt to compare the two productions. They are two completely different takes on the show. I have literally chased this show around the globe and I've never seen anything remotely close to the version that is on Broadway right now. The production is absolutely genius, you'll get no argument from me on that. That being said, this version was true to the source material and takes place in 1950. There were changes made to the book to accommodate the revival production and they removed most references to the time period. It's seriously like watching two different shows
@princepeterwolf
4 күн бұрын
Is there anything this woman can't do? Exceptionally sung and acted, as always!
@chrisjacobs7417
2 күн бұрын
@@princepeterwolf and she is the nicest person
@Raetheforce
4 күн бұрын
Bless you! Thank you!
@K.RobertRichardson
5 күн бұрын
It's nice to see that some things never change: Joes still can't act.
@JerkyPuck
6 күн бұрын
I love the confidence she plays her with here.
@liuyo8333
8 күн бұрын
DEREK!
@ElizaHamilton1780
9 күн бұрын
This is odd… It didn’t occur to me until now that this song sounds an awful lot like Richard Carpenter’s “Karen’s Theme,” an instrumental that he wrote after Karen passed away.
@KenAndrew-f9j
9 күн бұрын
She was, still is a legend.
@chrisjacobs7417
9 күн бұрын
@@KenAndrew-f9j she is the nicest lady too.
@JohnJehl-tg8gr
10 күн бұрын
Sorry, I love SJB, but the original, without the transposing of the finale phrases, is the best. Lupone, Lupone, Lupone!
@chrisjacobs7417
10 күн бұрын
@@JohnJehl-tg8gr I thought Patti sang the hell out of the two main Arias, but beyond that I agree with the critic who called her miscast and unmoving
@JamboVidz
7 күн бұрын
I saw her in this twice. She wasn't right for this part at all. It cost ALW a million dollars to replace her, but he was right to do it.
@stevelamb5646
12 күн бұрын
I love this song and she sings it beautifully.
@trex1563
13 күн бұрын
Everything about this is wrong. Panto. It's not her fault, it's horrendous direction.
@thecompanytheatre-michaelh4091
14 күн бұрын
This performance was remarkable. She played up the mental illness aspect and it REALLY worked!!!
@steventhai218
15 күн бұрын
Her acting and hands movement are rough, don’t have the mystique of a star from the silent film era.
@MikeA15206
15 күн бұрын
“Bay may” for be me, good way to get those e’s sjb. Brava.
@michaeldemarco7694
18 күн бұрын
Meh 🫤 and I love SJB Glenn Close will always be my favorite. Over the top under the top between the top. I don’t care what you wanna say about her. She was brilliant in that role. ❤
@chrisjacobs7417
18 күн бұрын
@@michaeldemarco7694 I love the Glenn Close in the role personally. She is what began my obsession with the show when I was a teenager and saw her in the original LA production. To say this show has consumed my life as an understatement. With Glenn close, her mediocre singing voice I think actually worked to her advantage with the character. Her acting was absolutely brilliant. That's true for the revival as well.
@alexhopkins8359
19 күн бұрын
Terrible. I have seen drag queens do this with greater skill and subtlety.
@crazyguy98456978
19 күн бұрын
I wish she got to go on more. She's a stunning actor and singer.
@crazyguy98456978
19 күн бұрын
Absolute disgrace to the material. She made Norma this weak and pathetic woman. Also Block has one of the best voices in theatre misplaced that voice for this run.
@chrisjacobs7417
18 күн бұрын
@@crazyguy98456978 I don't think she did that at all. I think there was some poor choices by the director, but I don't think Stephanie played her as weak. In certain places she was manipulative, and in others she was very clear to him that he was going to do what she wanted him to. The lady's paying would be a great example of that. When he tells her he gives into going to her New Year's party, the way she delivers the line "of course you do" made clear she knew he was going to capitulate. Or during the New Year's scene when he asks what right she has to take him for granted, she made clear he probably didn't want to go that route. I believe she acted weak at times to manipulate him and get what she wanted, but I don't think she actually was weak. This is a great example of how two people can see the same production and walk away with a completely different take
@BarryCorbett-x9m
19 күн бұрын
She is NOT ready for her close-up!!! Is this a rehearsal? She isn't in hair and make-up for the character? Can't stand her anyway...
@chrisjacobs7417
18 күн бұрын
@@BarryCorbett-x9m not a rehearsal, she's wearing a wig and in full makeup. Not to mention the reviews were universally positive. Two standing ovations mid-show, one in each act, suggest the audience did not feel the same way about her you did.
@BarryCorbett-x9m
18 күн бұрын
Totally miscast@@chrisjacobs7417
@MM-cy1tc
20 күн бұрын
Betty Buckley by far the best Norma!
@musicalesrandom
17 күн бұрын
No gurl, stop comparing professional actress
@JamboVidz
7 күн бұрын
She was wonderful. Her Norma was similar to a faded Mary Pickford -- America's Sweetheart. To refer to her performance as "the best" is silly, though. There have been other interpretations that were quite fine. Glenn Close's Norma was thrilling and a bit scary.
@andrewkuek5201
21 күн бұрын
The Australian production is on now in Sydney with Sarah Brightman in the title role. Not sure with her operatic voice she can carry the tune like SJb!! What a great interpretation.
@CefStuff
21 күн бұрын
She is so underrated! She is so great! But IMO and preference, the last note - me - sounded so "forced". It was appropriate for her to do that in the reprise in the ending
@Richie8a8y
21 күн бұрын
Wow! Acrobatic vocals! Thank You ♥️
@deutschliebe
21 күн бұрын
Omg her head voice!
@dominiquepalmer2265
22 күн бұрын
Please let me know where I can find more of this production! I’ve been looking for clips since last year absolutely stellar cast
@utoobah
22 күн бұрын
I LOVE LOVE LOOOOVE her interpretation!!!! <333
@daisymaee09
23 күн бұрын
omg yes.
@jeffreygreasley8362
24 күн бұрын
nobody has managed this except Elaine Paige. The best Norma….
@kennethwayne6857
23 күн бұрын
I'm sure she was excellent. The Norma I saw onstage was Betty Buckley back in 1996. Still get goosebumps from the memories.
@victordunson719
20 күн бұрын
Uh, hello….. Betty Buckley 🤷🏽♂️
@mseadog
24 күн бұрын
This is only ok. The energy she portrays is all poured outward. The singing is the same.... all belt unless she's on a pitch/vowel that she can't reach with that method. There's no nuance and no drawing in of the audience, which is a missed opportunity with the underlying sadness of this song.
@DreadfulRabbit
24 күн бұрын
Seeing this full production was the first time Sunset Boulevard really "clicked" for me. I think the way Norma is often played makes her feel so over-the-top and almost mythological that it's hard to connect with her as a person at all. I think SJB brought a humanity and vulnerability to the role that really made me connect with the characters more and made the stakes feel more real.
I love this score and the full orchestra is ao lush
@AshleighBee
25 күн бұрын
I just want to watch this slime everyday!!!!
@justinsperanza3673
25 күн бұрын
She sounds great. Not a fan of her acting.
@DistantCousin
26 күн бұрын
Oh, she's played it for comedy (hammed it up) - "interesting" choice.
@mmellon7921
25 күн бұрын
SJB was by far the most sympathetic and 'human' Norma I've seen. Far less hammy and over-the-top than Glenn Close (and I like Glenn in the role, but she was absolutely chewing the scenery).
@TheSandman1600
24 күн бұрын
That was my thought. I usually like her but this feels all kinds of wrong.
@nopeorama24
24 күн бұрын
Very confused by what I was watching. And all of the breaking into the pseudo operatic weak head voice.
@JamboVidz
7 күн бұрын
If "interesting" means unfortunate, I agree. She is quite miscast in this role.
@stacyc4287
27 күн бұрын
Amazing. Thanks for sharing. I was there in DC that week. Went just for SJB. Was really hoping she’d get to do this on Broadway.
@AshleighBee
25 күн бұрын
Me too! I would’ve paid so much to see it again!
@salcanepa36
27 күн бұрын
I was lucky enough to see this from the 2nd row....this does no justice...it was a performance for the theatrical history books!!
@chrisjacobs7417
27 күн бұрын
@@salcanepa36 I was in the front row for the closing matinee performance. I could not agree with you more. It's still nice to have a copy of the show though. There were quite a few audio captures and three video captures of the production.
@LadyLizaElliott
27 күн бұрын
I was here for this, it was *electric* in that room
@chrisjacobs7417
27 күн бұрын
@@LadyLizaElliottI thought it was alright. It was nothing on the level of Ria Jones big moment in London at ENO. Her performance was adequate. Her acting was solid though her singing tended to be on the shrill side at times. I definitely wasn't disappointed. I'm grateful somebody captured this video. Would have loved it even more if they captured a full recording (there is an audio). Her performance was commendable given how a little prep she actually had.
@JamesSedgwick-jp6hh
28 күн бұрын
I thought this was very good. Check out the video where you can actually see her. I found her performance to be quite similar to Gloria Swanson's. A bit unhinged and forceful, like Swanson's Norma.
@chrisjacobs7417
27 күн бұрын
@@JamesSedgwick-jp6hh I'm the one who posted t the video your referring to as well. Lol. I was also lucky enough to see the final performance from the front row. She got a standing ovation in the middle of "As If We Never Said Goodbye". This was an absolutely perfect match of actor and role. She was brilliant
@TJ1920
28 күн бұрын
Brilliant Performance Nothing like Good a Theatre Performance
@chrisjacobs7417
28 күн бұрын
@@TJ1920 she was absolutely incredible from beginning to end. I made a 12-hour drive to see this production and it was worth every second in the car.
@brianives4369
28 күн бұрын
Thanks for posting this. The visual validates my memory of just how brilliantly acted SJB’s Norma was. She wasn’t just singing to sound pretty or impressive; every vocal choice was fully in character and intentional.
@chrisjacobs7417
28 күн бұрын
@@brianives4369 she was absolute perfection in this role
@brianives4369
26 күн бұрын
@@chrisjacobs7417Did she get a mid-show standing ovation after ‘As If…’ the day you saw it? She did when I was there - very much earned.
@AshleighBee
25 күн бұрын
The whole year I kept thinking about this show having only seen it one time and it was and still is one of my favorite theatre pieces I’ve seen!
@mburns75
28 күн бұрын
Block is a force! This is the only performance that almost gives this trainwreck of musical validity. (my opinion only) Block is a perfect marriage of voice and role. It’s not the “trick” casting this show has been. Oh, Klena is yummy in everything!
@chrisjacobs7417
28 күн бұрын
@@mburns75 this is my absolute favorite musical of all time. I saw the original Los Angeles production with Glenn Close when I was a teenager and I have chased this show all over the place ever since. I first saw Stephanie and The boy from Oz and then again in Wicked. It has literally been my dream casting since then to eventually see her in this role. She was everything I hoped she would be and more. It definitely wasn't trick casting, in fact she is the one who chose the show. They wanted her and Sunset Boulevard was how they got her. I had a couple of issues with some of the choices made by the director, but Stephanie was flawless. Derek has been great and everything I've seen him in, this included, and the chemistry between him and Block was fantastic
@raheemfielder-bey998
24 күн бұрын
This makes me nervous for Nicole 🫨
@lloydkeith6433
20 күн бұрын
You must be joking
@PapaLynn1
17 күн бұрын
This is the only ALW musical I can stomach, and I totally agree about Ms. Block. I do wish this production had moved to Broadway after the KC, but now that the Jamie Lloyd production has played it will be several years before another revival is considered.
@kaitlynrowena5463
28 күн бұрын
Wonder who the understudy was for Glenn during original run in the 90s
@youwontwanttowakeup
28 күн бұрын
There were four -- standbys Karen Mason and Maureen Moore, and understudies Susan Dawn Carson and Alicia Irving
@chrisjacobs7417
28 күн бұрын
@@youwontwanttowakeup I have Norma's to big numbers posted on here with Susan Dawn Carson as Norma. Unfortunately I did not get to catch Alicia during the original run and I have not been able to track down an audio for her. I'm not even sure if she ever went on. I know Susan only went on a handful of times during the run
@tlvdatsi3055
23 күн бұрын
@@youwontwanttowakeup Ellen Harvey too.
@michael1967ize
22 күн бұрын
Karen Mason. She was way better then glenn
@crazyguy98456978
19 күн бұрын
@@tlvdatsi3055 Ellen was in the Canada tour and covered Diahann Carroll.
@EasternStandardTim
29 күн бұрын
Ahhhh thank u for letting it run all the way to that line at the end 😂😂😂
@janet2a
29 күн бұрын
Love this....unique interpretation.. very spoken .. i cant stop listening Thank you 🙏 🤩
@Broadwayriah
29 күн бұрын
One of the best Normas to grace Sunset Boulevard!
@chrisjacobs7417
29 күн бұрын
@@Broadwayriah She was absolutely amazing. It was worth every second of the 12 hours of driving it took to get there. She was memorizing.
@chrisjacobs7417
29 күн бұрын
@@Broadwayriah BTW did I end up giving you the Audio I made from the closing matinee? It was recorded from the front row and at times you can actually hear the actors over the sound system.
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