Betty Buckley SUNSET BLVD at the Bowl w. Douglas Sills

And without singing. In August 2006, ten years after she completed her Broadway run in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard," Betty Buckley returned to the role of Norma Desmond by headlining a one-night-only staged reading at the Hollywood Bowl of the original "Sunset" screenplay, with the accompaniment of John Mauceri and his orchestra playing the music that Franz Waxman had composed for the film's soundtrack. Douglas Sills as Joe, Len Cariou as Max, Conrad John Schuck as DeMille, and Tom McGowan as First AD.

[@janhoke7796]

Priceless!!! She is so great!! Thank you!!! Betty Buckley! ♥️Xxxooo

[@bobbullen6722]

Betty is amazing

[@christopherbush9027]

That Waxman score sounds fantastic-I think people forget what an exceptionally well written script it really was. Her Norma is played with more vulnerability than I remember in the musical. This was a real treat - thank you Spiderwoman!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

I agree with your points, and glad you liked this.

[@LouBrikanT]

LOVE IT!...The Music and dialogue from the movie, with the best Norma on Broadway!!!!. THANKS!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Glad you liked it---I think it qualifies as a novelty item.

[@LouBrikanT]

@@auroraspiderwoman5886 Oh, yes it does, i love Betty Buckley and i saw her 9 times doing Sunset on Broadway, even had the opportunity to meet her. I also love the movie, so this is a true blessing. Thanks again and again.

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

@@LouBrikanT Thank you, and is there anyone who doesn't love the movie?

[@ErikaAmatoEntertainment]

I'm so happy to see this! I was in this production, and it was a terrific experience. I got to play all the other female roles (Tom Costello played all the males) for a full week of rehearsal with just the director (Peter Hunt), Betty, and Len (before the full cast of "famous people" began officially rehearsing), and then once we were in regular rehearsals, I got to play Hedda Hopper for several days before Holland Taylor was able to join us. Then I went back to my regular ensemble track, playing the script supervisor (among others). You can hear me say my big line, "Look! It's Norma Desmond!" at the 4:20 mark. I was so nervous about it, because it had to be timed perfectly with the orchestral score. Memories! ❤️

[@VelvetChainOfficial]

Sorry, I made a mistake/misremembered - the line was actually, "Look! There's Norma Desmond!" (Huge difference, I know. But I'm persnickety like that. lol)

[@jscho8674]

I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Betty a few years ago. She was pure class. It shows in her work! Loved this.

[@mosshart21]

This is remarkable! Thank you for posting this. I never knew it happened.

[@marisamitchell8611]

She's so talented! I thought she was great in Preacher recently too.

[@oncnurse8709]

She was scary good in "Preacher" - Gran'ma to Dolly Levi in one year - incredibly versatile and talented!

[@ZidaneWarner]

I actually feel sad that they didn’t do the musical version. They would’ve rocked this as much as they did with the original screenplay.

[@rastaquouerelola4134]

Grace and despair

[@karrezza]

Great but where IS the part WITH the singing????

[@stevenkrage2412]

If it's not too much of a bother, can you PM me? I'd really love to be able to have the whole thing! Thanks so much

[@karrezza]

without singing? Why bother? Ok I love BB for her acting.. but was the song part protected property?

[@chrisjacobs7417]

This wasn't the musical. This was a reading of the script from the original film. The film was not a musical

[@oliver91ist]

It’s just Anjelica Hudson and Patrick Wilson did in New York for Charity

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paKpm4hqntaEsK8 This clip from the Huston-Wilson reading was from L.A., and to my knowledge there was no repeat in NY. Plus the Huston-Wilson version was not accompanied by the film score.

[@GGLEEME]

@@auroraspiderwoman5886 Too bad. Patruck Wilson singing Sunset Boulevard? 🤩🤩🤩

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

@@GGLEEME Patrick Wilson would have made a perfect musical Joe Gillis.

[@marisamitchell8611]

@@auroraspiderwoman5886 Yes, I love Patrick Wilson! He was great in the album of Bright Lights, Big City!