Sunset Boulevard (film)

:For the Broadway production see: Sunset Boulevard (musical).

The musical version

A musical version (also titled Sunset Boulevard) with music by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton opened in London, England in 1993. The production closely followed the film story, retained much of the dialogue and attempted to present similar set designs. Billy Wilder commented, "I congratulate on something very ingenious — they left the story alone. A woman comes forward and says, 'I am big, it's the pictures that got small.' I was very much astonished when I heard the words, many of them retained and some of them to music. I'm not an expert on music but it sounded good to me." The show opened on Broadway the following year. Among the actresses to play Norma Desmond were Patti Lupone, Elaine Paige, Betty Buckley and Petula Clark in London along with Glenn Close and Betty Buckley in New York. {{mn|Perry|2}}

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Sunset Boulevard - Andrew Lloyd-Webber - Don Black - Christopher Hampton - London, England - 1993 - Broadway - Patti Lupone - Elaine Paige - Betty Buckley - Petula Clark - Glenn Close

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In July 2005 Lloyd-Webber's Really Useful Group announced that a film version starring Glenn Close and Ewan McGregor was to be produced with an expected release date of 2006. {{mn|Telegraph|24}}

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Really Useful Group - Glenn Close - Ewan McGregor - 2006

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