BETTY BUCKLEY SUNSET BLVD Norma's First Scene 4K Restoration

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@darrylblankenship8604 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I will never forget the night I saw Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard. I'd seen the original production in London and liked it - but I was not overwhelmed. It lacked 'something'. That something was Betty Buckley. I bought discount tickets from TKTS and initially lamented that the seats were in the third row - usually the worst seats in a big scale production - yet from the moment Ms. Buckley made her entrance, I praised whatever gods conspired to get me those seats. Despite the grandeur of the production, Sunset Boulevard was/is essentially a very intimate piece and Ms. Buckley's every word, movement, gesture made it so. I can still recall the scent of her perfume, the smoke of her cigarette, the swish of her costumes as she owned each moment of her character on stage. It was not just her incredible voice but her magical presence - her total embodiment of the role. It WAS Norma Desmond I was watching and listening to. She was beautiful, charming, mad, heartbreaking, pathetic and valiant. This was musical theater at its best - transporting, enthralling... everything. This was the seductive alchemy that happens only once ... with a singing actress who truly embodies the role she plays. Pure magic. I don't know what else to say.

@janietice4712 11 ай бұрын

She is glorious. She makes it seem so effortless, so natural. Perfection in every scene.

@susansokoloski2233 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful restoration, Michael. Betty is truly the Greatest Norma of them All. ❤

@Amanda-kz5fs 19 күн бұрын

Agreed...

@janhoke7796 11 ай бұрын

Tears of joy! Thank you Betty Buckley! ♥️Xxxooo

@greglink7915 7 ай бұрын

Saw Betty do this on Broadway. No words can describe her power and presence. Unmatched talent. Thank you for sharing this.

@PatrickByrne-mt4ig 2 ай бұрын

She is excellent, but the voice cannot match Lupone’s.

@tonyparadise7801 4 ай бұрын

I saw them all! Starting with Patti. Each brought there own special something

@kkre2350 8 ай бұрын

this is an incredible restoration! Thank you it just makes you want to see the whole thing as Betty is a legend!

@brettmarkwell9672 3 ай бұрын

Are there any more Betty Buckley restored Sunset videos? This is glorious!!

@kevinbailey8827 7 ай бұрын

This is the first musical I saw on Broadway.

@linnyb1704 4 ай бұрын

Saw her and John Barrowman perform in London.

@kevinwilson3609 2 ай бұрын

Terrific - though very strange that all the adjustments made for Close are retained here, though Buckley didn't need them, e.g. going down instead of belting upwards "screenplay" and "seven veils".

@mrchrisliddell 2 ай бұрын

Agreed! She's the last singer to need a descending key change at the end of "One Look". She'd have ripped the original key 🔥

@bookemdano7567 7 ай бұрын

When I saw Betty and Elaine Paige on Broadway in Sunset, each time I prayed that I’d get to see Brian Batt as Joe because I disliked Alan Campbell. Sadly it was not meant to be. It’s nice to finally see him here!