Sunset Boulevard
Minskoff Theatre
Previews Began: November 1, 1994
Opening Night: November 17, 1994
Closing Night: March 22, 1997
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Don Black
Christopher Hampton
Book: Don Black
Christopher Hampton
In Hollywood in 1949, down-on-his-luck screenwriter Joe Gillis encounters Norma Desmond, the one-time silent film star who fell out of popularity when “talkies” took over. The delusional ex-celebrity speaks of a play she’s written to be her next project, and desperate for an opportunity, Joe offers to edit it in exchange for room and board. When Norma falls in love with Joe, he becomes caught between her and the girl he loves, Betty, and an awkward situation becomes complex and dangerous.
Musical Numbers
Act One
Prologue………………………………………………Joe Gillis
Let’s Have Lunch…………………Joe Gillis, Ensemble
Surrender………………………………..Norma Desmond
With One Look…………………………Norma Desmond
Salome……………………..Norma Desmond, Joe Gillis
The Greatest Star Of All……….Max von Mayerling
Every Movie’s a Circus…Joe Gillis, Betty Schaefer,
Artie Green, Ensemble
Girl Meets Boy…………….Joe Gillis, Betty Schaefer
New Ways to Dream………………..Norma Desmond
The Lady’s Paying……..Manfred, Norma Desmond,
Joe Gillis, Salesmen
The Perfect Year………Norma Desmond, Joe Gillis
This Time Next Year……Joe Gillis, Betty Schaefer,
Artie Green, Ensemble
Act Two
Sunset Boulevard…………………………………Joe Gillis
The Perfect Year (Reprise)……….Norma Desmond
As If We Never Said Goodbye…..Norma Desmond
Surrender (Reprise)…………………..Cecil B. DeMille
Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)…………….Betty Schaefer,
Joe Gillis
Eternal Youth Is Worth A Little
Suffering……………………………Norma’s Consultants
Too Much In Love To Care………….Betty Schaefer,
Joe Gillis
New Ways to Dream
(Reprise)………………………………Max von Mayerling
Sunset Boulevard (Reprise)………………….Joe Gillis,
Betty Schaefer
The Greatest Star Of All
(Reprise)……Max von Mayerling, Norma Desmond
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