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

[@janietice4712]

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

[@greglink7915]

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

[@PatrickByrne-mt4ig]

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

[@janhoke7796]

Tears of joy! Thank you Betty Buckley! ♥️Xxxooo

[@darrylblankenship8604]

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.

[@timothyj.mannion5210]

Your review is EVERYTHING. She is so sweet in person, as well. And there is no one who can interpret a song like she does, whenever she performs.

[@kkre2350]

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

[@susansokoloski2233]

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

[@Amanda-kz5fs]

Agreed...

[@franklesser5655]

Yup!

[@kevinbailey8827]

This is the first musical I saw on Broadway.

[@tonyparadise7801]

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

[@brettmarkwell9672]

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

[@bookemdano7567]

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!

[@kevinwilson3609]

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]

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 🔥

[@linnyb1704]

Saw her and John Barrowman perform in London.

[@thelastvulcano8821]

For me, she better than Patti Lupone

[@kaitlynrowena5463]

Can you do this for Glenn ‘s ones

[@karrezza]

What theater is this from? I know the wonderful Buckley, but is this guy a stand in?

[@meganailsa]

It looks like Bryan Batt

[@theblakesheep]

Is it just me, or is her final "me" flat?

[@mrchrisliddell]

It did seem to go flat halfway through the last note didn't it? 😮

[@kennethwayne6857]

It is somewhat flat. But artists are humans and not machines. Happens to the best.

[@ianmcnair1635]

Far too much vibrato for my liking and sadly she was flat on the last note. I've seen Patti, Petula, Elaine, Glenn and Nicole perform this great song and Betty's rendition compares well. Her stage presence is exemplary.