The highly anticipated new recording of the iconic musical will be available this fall
Following a multi-Olivier award-winning run in London, a stunning new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary Sunset Blvd, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee and multiple Olivier Award winner Jamie Lloyd, is one of Broadway’s most anticipated events of the fall.
To mark the show’s Broadway premiere at the St. James Theatre, starring Olivier Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Nicole Scherzinger, a powerful new cast recording, Sunset Blvd: The Album, will be released October 25th on The Other Songs label.
Performed by Olivier Award winner Tom Francis, and Joe Gillis in London and on Broadway, “Sunset Boulevard” is the first track unveiled from the new recording of this iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber score.
Sunset Blvd: The Album was recorded live on the stage at London’s Savoy Theatre, where the new production first captivated audiences during its West End run.
“This single sees Tom Francis give a mesmerizing, dramatic performance, showcasing his dynamic vocal talent, and the complexity of the character of Joe Gillis,” Andrew Lloyd Webber shares. “It is part of an album which, I think, is one of the best we have ever created. It perfectly captures one of the finest and most exciting reinventions of Sunset Boulevard ever produced.”
Director Jamie Lloyd also directed a new music video to accompany the release of “Sunset Boulevard.”
When The Jamie Lloyd Company’s new production of Sunset Blvd. began performances in London last fall, it immediately grabbed the attention of theatergoers worldwide as an extraordinary reimagination of Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical which is based on the classic Paramount Pictures film directed by Billy Wilder.
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton, and Amy Powers, the album was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jamie Lloyd, Lee McCutcheon, Adam Fisher, and Alan Williams. The album was recorded live and then mixed officially in Dolby Atmos, spatial audio.
Nicole Scherzinger stars as the immortal Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated Sunset Blvd., reimagined by visionary director Jamie Lloyd, with book and lyrics by Don Hampton and Christopher Hampton.
Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope until their dangerous and captivating relationship leads to disaster. Drenched in champagne and cynicism, Sunset Blvd. focuses the lens on the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and puts their intoxicating need for fame and adoration in stark close-ups.
Sunset Blvd. on Broadway is produced by The Jamie Lloyd Company, ATG Productions, Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, and Gavin Kalin Productions by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd and based on the Paramount Pictures film directed by Billy Wilder.
Previews begin September 28th at the St. James Theatre in New York City.
