Sunset Boulevard (1994 Los Angeles Cast)
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1994-09-13
Music Label: Decca Broadway
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Overture/I Guess It Was 5 A.M.
- Let's Have Lunch
- Every Movie's a Circus
- Car Chase
- At the House on Sunset
- Surrender
- With One Look
- Salome
- The Greatest Star of All
- Every Movie's a Circus (Reprise)
- Girl Meets Boy
- Back at the House on Sunset
- New Ways to Dream
- Completion of the Script
- The Lady's Paying
- New Year's Eve
- The Perfect Year
- This Time Next Year
- New Year's Eve (Back at the House on Sunset)
- Entr'acte
- Sunset Boulevard
- There's Been a Call/Journey to Paramount
- As If We Never Said Goodbye
- Paramount Conversations/Surrender (Reprise)
- Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)
- Eternal Youth Is Worth a Little Suffering
- Who's Betty Schaefer?
- Betty's Office at Paramount
- Too Much in Love to Care
- New Ways to Dream (Reprise)
- The Phone Call
- The Final Scene
Free Music Notes for Sunset Boulevard (1994 Los Angeles Cast)
Free Music Review: The epitome of what the modern musical should be.
Hit: 5 Stars
I've have long been a fan of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's and have sampled much of his music and seen many of his shows. I have also heard much music from and seen many other shows by many other composers, and so I feel I can honestly and authoritatively state that this recording and this production of 'Sunset Blvd.' is the epitome of what the modern musical should be. Lloyd Webber's music holds in it the overtones of excitement, anticipation, mystery, meloncholy, and love. His ability to create the perfect mood for a scene through music never ceases to amaze me, and in 'Sunset' he has blown me away. This score scores amoung the likes of 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'Evita' in terms of its haunting yet beautiful melodies. Even the most critical music lover cannot be disappointed by 'Sunset'. "Let's Have Lunch" is a killer of an openning number, a kind of fugue/dance/jazz piece, starting out in two voice parts, moving to four, and by the end the voices are countless. There's "The Greatest Star of All", which boasts a dark, enchanting melody remenicent of 1940's film noir, sung beauitfully by George Hearn over a deep string arrangement. Alan Campbell's is one of the strongest and most appealing male voices to hit the Broadway stage in a long time. He shines in the chilling title number "Sunset Boulevard" and in one of the most beautiful love duets ever, "Too Much in Love to Care" with the very talented Judy Kuhn, not to mentinon in almost every other song in the show. And finaly, Glenn Close: undeniably a great actress, now a great singer as well. Her voice is one of the most pleasant that I have ever heard and she plays the infamous Norma Desmond as no one else could. She breathes life into some of Andrew's best female solos ever in "With One Look" and "As If We Never Said Goodbye". In 'Sunset Blvd.', Close is a rare jewel. Do not miss the American Premiere Recording of 'Sunset Blvd.' starring Glenn Close. Not only is it the only complete recording of this fantastic mega-musical, but it is the best.
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All the benefits of the London version of Sunset Boulevard are as enjoyable in the U.S. premiere version--the luscious melodies, the wonderful atmosphere, the compelling story line (adapted from the 1950 Billy Wilder film), the spectacular staircase. OK, you don't get the staircase on this CD, but you do get the later, more polished show that debuted in Los Angeles in 1994. And despite the oft-repeated themes and occasionally banal lyrics, it remains one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's more satisfying works.The most obvious difference between the two recordings, of course, is the leading-lady role. Glenn Close doesn't have the big voice of Patti LuPone--and you will miss LuPone in a big number such as "With One Look"--but her portrayal of Norma Desmond is riveting, and LuPone is so distinctive it's almost distracting. In the supporting casts, London's Kevin Anderson is extremely laid back as Joe Gillis, while Meredith Braun is very girlish as the 22-year-old Betty Schaefer; both characterizations are appropriate, but their counterparts Alan Campbell and Judy Kuhn have stronger voices, as does L.A.'s George Hearn. Lastly, the Los Angeles production is a more complete recording, totaling 122 minutes compared to 96 for London. If you're looking to pick up one recording of Sunset Boulevard, this is the one. It's also available in a highlights version. --David Horiuchi
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