Thanks for sharing this jewel. Amazing. I saw it on Broadway with Elaine Paige. The stage was bigger than the Adelphi's, and script, set design, and orchestrations were very much improved at the Minskoff run. It is the greatest show I have ever seen to date.

anyone else get the feeling this was filmed from either a monitor in the Stage Manager's office or on the Mezzanine since there is no color to the video?

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The recent revival definitely not my taste. This original is the only one I will pay to see. Many friends were also dissapointed with the revival. Nicole is good but the original staging very much missed.

This is a video of Patti performing "As If We Never Said Goodbye" at a charity benefit. It is in glorious color so you can actually see her. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4fCfmmPg5Vsa68si=fYaxv2p3hyvZ-MN0

I love this, although watching it in black and white is difficult. Very grainy quality as well.

I was there - Adelphi Theater - September 1993- Great production and wonderful memories. Pity the film was never made with, who else,? than Glenn Close. This winter it was another production at Savoy Theater - West End which was well praised but this one I didn't see it. 🌟

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Una maravilla de tema!!! En francés se escucha más sublime

That scream at 2:18:41 sounds JUST like the recorded scream in the OBC cast album when this part comes up. Is there a chance that they stopped having Mrs Lovett actually scream every night and just reverted to a recorded scream to save the actress’ vocal cords??

Are you actually EATING and making that crackling noise? Honestly? I’m sure your seat mates appreciate your choices

Insipid, even the orchestions have no fire. But NO, LUPONE was to blame. Riiight.

47:03 I knew they were gonna do a standing ovation

Trans Representation 👍🏻 Madame Morrible would defo be a fab role for Drag Queens too.

I have wanted to see how this original production was designed my whole life thank you so much for posting this gem!

ah, yes, the all but forgotten attempt to do ibsen's 'ghosts' with 'sunset boulevard'

George Hearn was the best Max.

Saw this five x in the west end with Patti then Betty Buckley. Kevin was the ultimate Joe G. Asked Patti at the stage door if she was going to Broadway."if they're nice to me" 😢

The best Norma Desmond !

I can listen to Patti countless times in this role. A pleasure to listen to. But sorry...CAN NOT listen to Glenn Close.

8:19 is one of my favorite parts!

I remember my jaw dropped as the massive set rose for the New Year's party.

I wish that Patti Lupone had played the role of Norma Desmond in the Broadway Production of Sunset Boulevard. Thank you for posting this video.

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Sunset Boulevard was the first musical that I saw on Broadway. It starred Glenn Close, whom I felt was miscast. Glenn Close has great acting ability, but she did not have the vocal range needed for the role of Norma Desmond as it was written. Still, Glenn Close won the Tony. Her only competition that year was Rebecca Lukar in Show Boat. I wish that Patti LuPone had performed the role on Broadway instead. I think that Patti LuPone and Andrew Lloyd Webber had a big disagreement that prevented her from getting the role when it came to Broadway. I remember reading that Faye Dunaway played Norma Desmond on the West Coast before Sunset Boulevard came to Broadway. Faye Dunaway was very disappointed that she did not get the role when it moved to Broadway. If Sunset Boulevard was revived for Broadway today, I think that Patti LuPone could still give a great performance if Andrew Lloyd Webber would permit that. I wonder what others think?

Looks like the IR camera from the Circle rail so SM/Crew can see what's happening during blackouts for safety?

Wow, I’m struggling to get through the first ten minutes. I think ALW needs to retire. This confirms all of the reviews I’ve seen and heard. Feels very “high school production”. No to be a bitch, but wow. Tedious.

I remember watching one of these previews and thinking. Bloody hell, she really is the greatest star of them all. I wish the role had come to her 10 years later.

I saw this production. It saw superb. It’s rare now that a set gets a round of applause.

Thank you, bia! Isn't it fascinating to observe the drafts of theatre evolution? There are portions of this one which fully trounce upon the later creations. The core of entire Let's Do Lunch studio section is superior in its use of dialogue. By contrast the guitar strum accompanying "The Lady's Paying" is hideous. Editing & futzing occasionally becomes an impediment to original vein.

Todos los intérpretes de mi primera....pero muy cargante el tema cansino..... insoportable está versión de las salvajes.....

What a stunning set. I've heard about it but never seen it. Wow.

so much prefer than the new too young and stripped version headed for Bdwy.

The staging reminds me of Cirque du Soleil IRIS which called the Dolby/Kodak Theatre home for a few seasons. Now I see where IRIS got it’s design inspiration, especially the use of masking to focus the eye of the viewer and to frame interstitial on-stage action.

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With One Look sung without the ridiculous key change - Brava!

I thought the house came up from below.?? The is just revealled behaind a scrim...

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Saw the London production more times them I can remember. It is in my opinion ALW best show but not the recent version that was at The Savoy theatre as that was a nightmare of a show

Saw this in London and loved it so much. ALW was not kind to Patti or Kevin. Still my favourite love song of his: Too Much in Love.

Always happy to find special film footage of Ingrid Bergman.

mother!

Oh shit I just realized something so fucking sad. I thought it was kind of random at first how he suddenly starts singing about Johanna during “Epiphany”, but it’s because _if Turpin isn’t around anymore, she can come home._ He didn’t just lose his chance at revenge, he lost the chance to be with his little girl again

So grateful to see this fabulous cast. Pirelli is magnificent.....the best I've ever seen.....those high notes!!!...glorious. Thank you for uploading.

Oh yikes. The staging problems!

I never knew that the stage rose and fell… that’s INSANE!

Dorothy Loudon is just unbelievable. She moves with absurdly precise comedic timing in every scene and song, as if she were a robot wound up exactly in time with the orchestra. Dizzyingly hilarious.

Dorothy Loudon - a true Broadway star!!!