Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival

Name: Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival
Director: Andrew MacBean
Genre: Music
Released: 1992-09-05
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Patti LuPone, Kevin Anderson, Michael Bauer, Meredith Braun

1992

1h 55m

Music

Director: Andrew MacBean

Writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black

Overview

This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is an adaptation of the classic 1950 film noir. It follows the tragic story of Norma Desmond, a faded Hollywood star who lives in a fantasy world of her past glory, and Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter who becomes her lover and victim. This film captures the first full performance of the revised version of the musical, staged at the Sydmonton Festival on September 5th, 1992.