Sunset Boulevard
Audios:
Sunset Boulevard - March 12th, 1994 - Original London Production
Cast: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Gerard Casey (Joe Gillis), Daniel Benzali (Max von Mayerling)
Notes: Patti's final performance. Includes Patti's post-curtain speech and her acapella rendition of "A Hundred Years from Today." Decent audio quality.
Sunset Boulevard - December 18th, 1994 - Original Broadway Production
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaefer)
Notes: Remarkable quality for it's age.
Sunset Boulevard - Unknown Date, 1994 - Original London Production
Cast: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), John Barrowman (Joe Gillis). Anita Louise Combe (Betty Schaeffer)
Notes: Soundboard.
Sunset Boulevard - July 1995 - Original London Production
Cast: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), John Barrowman (Joe Gillis), Anita Louise Combe (Betty Schaefer), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling)
Notes: Soundboard audio.
Sunset Boulevard - February 18, 2009 - 2009 West End Revival - Matinee
Cast: Kathryn Evans (Norma Desmond), Ben Goddard (Joe Gillis), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Betty Schaeffer), Dave Willetts (Max von Meyerling), Tomm Coles (Artie Green), Alexander Evans (Sheldrake), Kate Feldschreiber (Mary), Sam Kenyon (Manfred), Nick Lashbrook (Frank), Tarek Merchant (Hog-Eye/Shadow MD), Craig Pinder (Cecil B Demille), Helen Power (Joanna), Elisa Boyd (Heather)
Notes: Anette's master. Tracked, albeit a bit eccentrically.
Sunset Boulevard - April 2nd, 2016 - 2016 London Revival - LIMITED TRADE
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Haydn Oakley (Artie), Julian Forsyth (Cecil B. Demille), Fenton Gray (Manfred)
Notes: Very good quality. Glenn is fucking electric in this!
Sunset Boulevard - April 23rd, 2016 - 2016 London Revival - NFT
Cast: Ria Jones (s/b Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Meyerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaefer), Haydn Oakley (Artie Green), Julian Forsyth (Cecil B. DeMille), Mark Goldthorp (Sheldrake), Fenton Gray (Manfred)
Notes: Ria's fourth performance as Norma; she is truly exceptional, and the audience clearly loves her. Excellent audio.
mycornerofthesky's master
Sunset Boulevard - February 9th, 2017 - 2017 Broadway Revival
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie), Paul Schaeffer (Cecil B. Demille), Jim Walton (Manfred)
My Notes: A bit muffled, not the best quality.
Sunset Boulevard - February 19th, 2017 - 2017 Broadway Revival
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie), Paul Schaeffer (Cecil B. Demille), Jim Walton (Manfred)
My Notes: Also a bit muffled, better than the 9th audio, though,
Sunset Boulevard - March 4th, 2017 - 2017 Broadway Revival
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie), Paul Schaeffer (Cecil B. Demille), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Notes: Very strong audio quality, but something is off about Glenn's voice in this performance. Her vocals in the audios of this revival have been pretty great, which makes this audio so weird - she occasionally goes flat at random places and has a hard time belting the final "meeeeee" in With One Look and the finale. It could just be nitpicking, though.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - March 31, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Stephanie Martignetti* (U/S Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Mackenzie Bell* (Young Norma), Brittney Johnson* (Heather).
notes: This was Stephanie's first time on as Betty. Includes BC/EFA speech and an auction with Glenn Close and Preston Truman Boyd.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - April 20th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer)
Notes: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - April 28th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Britney Coleman (u/s Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffer (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Note: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - May 11th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer)
Note: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
My notes: Glenn briefly announces before the show that she has a cold, but she would "rather be here than anywhere else." There definitely is visible strain on her voice throughout, but it's admirable that she fights through it.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - May 14th, 2017
Cast: Nancy Anderson (U/S Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Notes: yfr1123musicaltrade’s master. Nancy's first and only performance as Norma!
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - June 4th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Sean Thompson (u/s Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Note: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - June 25th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Notes: yfr1123musicaltrade's master. Final performance of this revival. Glenn is in top form.
Sunset Boulevard - March 12th, 1994 - Original London Production
Cast: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Gerard Casey (Joe Gillis), Daniel Benzali (Max von Mayerling)
Notes: Patti's final performance. Includes Patti's post-curtain speech and her acapella rendition of "A Hundred Years from Today." Decent audio quality.
Sunset Boulevard - December 18th, 1994 - Original Broadway Production
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaefer)
Notes: Remarkable quality for it's age.
Sunset Boulevard - Unknown Date, 1994 - Original London Production
Cast: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), John Barrowman (Joe Gillis). Anita Louise Combe (Betty Schaeffer)
Notes: Soundboard.
Sunset Boulevard - July 1995 - Original London Production
Cast: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), John Barrowman (Joe Gillis), Anita Louise Combe (Betty Schaefer), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling)
Notes: Soundboard audio.
Sunset Boulevard - February 18, 2009 - 2009 West End Revival - Matinee
Cast: Kathryn Evans (Norma Desmond), Ben Goddard (Joe Gillis), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Betty Schaeffer), Dave Willetts (Max von Meyerling), Tomm Coles (Artie Green), Alexander Evans (Sheldrake), Kate Feldschreiber (Mary), Sam Kenyon (Manfred), Nick Lashbrook (Frank), Tarek Merchant (Hog-Eye/Shadow MD), Craig Pinder (Cecil B Demille), Helen Power (Joanna), Elisa Boyd (Heather)
Notes: Anette's master. Tracked, albeit a bit eccentrically.
Sunset Boulevard - April 2nd, 2016 - 2016 London Revival - LIMITED TRADE
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Haydn Oakley (Artie), Julian Forsyth (Cecil B. Demille), Fenton Gray (Manfred)
Notes: Very good quality. Glenn is fucking electric in this!
Sunset Boulevard - April 23rd, 2016 - 2016 London Revival - NFT
Cast: Ria Jones (s/b Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Meyerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaefer), Haydn Oakley (Artie Green), Julian Forsyth (Cecil B. DeMille), Mark Goldthorp (Sheldrake), Fenton Gray (Manfred)
Notes: Ria's fourth performance as Norma; she is truly exceptional, and the audience clearly loves her. Excellent audio.
mycornerofthesky's master
Sunset Boulevard - February 9th, 2017 - 2017 Broadway Revival
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie), Paul Schaeffer (Cecil B. Demille), Jim Walton (Manfred)
My Notes: A bit muffled, not the best quality.
Sunset Boulevard - February 19th, 2017 - 2017 Broadway Revival
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie), Paul Schaeffer (Cecil B. Demille), Jim Walton (Manfred)
My Notes: Also a bit muffled, better than the 9th audio, though,
Sunset Boulevard - March 4th, 2017 - 2017 Broadway Revival
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie), Paul Schaeffer (Cecil B. Demille), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Notes: Very strong audio quality, but something is off about Glenn's voice in this performance. Her vocals in the audios of this revival have been pretty great, which makes this audio so weird - she occasionally goes flat at random places and has a hard time belting the final "meeeeee" in With One Look and the finale. It could just be nitpicking, though.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - March 31, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Stephanie Martignetti* (U/S Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Mackenzie Bell* (Young Norma), Brittney Johnson* (Heather).
notes: This was Stephanie's first time on as Betty. Includes BC/EFA speech and an auction with Glenn Close and Preston Truman Boyd.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - April 20th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer)
Notes: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - April 28th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Britney Coleman (u/s Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffer (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Note: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - May 11th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schafer)
Note: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
My notes: Glenn briefly announces before the show that she has a cold, but she would "rather be here than anywhere else." There definitely is visible strain on her voice throughout, but it's admirable that she fights through it.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - May 14th, 2017
Cast: Nancy Anderson (U/S Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Notes: yfr1123musicaltrade’s master. Nancy's first and only performance as Norma!
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - June 4th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Sean Thompson (u/s Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Note: yfr1123musicaltrade's master.
Sunset Boulevard - 2017 Broadway Revival - June 25th, 2017
Cast: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B.DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred)
Notes: yfr1123musicaltrade's master. Final performance of this revival. Glenn is in top form.