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Sunset Boulevard Soundtrack Lyrics
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics: Don Black + Christopher Hampton
Book: Don Black + Christopher Hampton
Premiere: Monday, July 12, 1993 |
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Based on the Billy Wilder film starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden,
SUNSET BOULEVARD had its world premiere at London's Adelphi Theatre on
July 12, 1993, starring Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond) and Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), with Daniel Benzali playing Max.
The musical received its American premiere on December 9, 1993 in Los Angeles at the Shubert Theatre starring Glenn Close (Norma Desmond),
Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Judy Kuhn (Betty Schaefer) and George Hearn (Max von
Mayerling). Sunset Boulevard opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre on November 17,
1994 with Glenn Close, Campbell and Hearn again recreating their roles from
the Los Angeles production and Alice Ripley joining as Betty Schaefer.
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