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Sunset Boulevard Tickets

Captivating video trailer of Sunset Boulevard in London, with Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond.
Production shot of Sunset Boulevard in London, with Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond.
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Production shot of Sunset Boulevard in London, with Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond and Tom Francis as Joe Gillis.
Sunset Boulevard Tickets

About Sunset Boulevard

The greatest star of all is back, as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton’s Hollywood fable returns to the West End. Nicole Scherzinger inhabits the much-coveted role of Norma Desmond, the faded silent screen actress. Make sure you’re ready for her close-up: Book Sunset Boulevard tickets on London Theatre.

Sunset Boulevard premiered in London in 1993, adapted from the 1950 Billy Wilder film noir of the same name. It starred Patti LuPone as Norma, who was a star in silent movies, but is now forgotten and living alone in a crumbling mansion. She hires struggling young screenwriter Joe Gillis to develop the script for her comeback, but their arrangement descends into acrimony, jealousy and murder.

The fabulous role of deluded diva Norma in the Sunset Boulevard musical has proved a gift to actresses over the years. Following LuPone, Glenn Close played the role on Broadway (and reprised it in the West End and on Broadway in 2016-17). Ria Jones, Mazz Murray, and Stephanie J. Block have all played her.

Now, it’s Nicole Scherzinger’s turn. She rose to fame as the lead singer of sultry group The Pussycat Dolls and has subsequently appeared on reality competition shows like Dancing with the Stars, The X Factor, and The Masked Singer.

She has musical theatre prowess, too: In 2014, she starred as Grizabella in the West End revival of Cats, belting out its most famous song, “Memory,” and earning an Olivier Award nomination. In 2021, Scherzinger played Grace Farrell in Annie Live! on NBC. Most recently, she performed “Reflection” from Disney’s Mulan at the Coronation Concert.

Scherzinger leads this exciting new Sunset Boulevard London revival, helmed by Jamie Lloyd – who just directed Jessica Chastain in A Doll’s House on Broadway. His previous hit shows, in London and New York, include Cyrano de Bergerac with James McAvoy, Betrayal with Tom Hiddleston, and The Seagull with Indira Varma and Emilia Clarke.

This much-anticipated production plays a strictly limited run this autumn at the Savoy Theatre. Join Norma Desmond in Hollywood, and see Scherzinger take the spotlight.

Book tickets to Sunset Boulevard in the West End on London Theatre now.

Access Performances

  • Captioned: Wed 15 Nov 2023 19:30
  • Audio Described: Wed 8 Nov 2023 19:30
  • BSL: Wed 15 Nov 2023 19:30

Run time

2h 30m (incl. interval)

Start date

21st September, 2023

End date

6th January, 2024

Categories

Age

12+

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Reviews

Audiences Say
Absorbing, Clever, Ambitious, Great singing, Entertaining
89
Excellent

533 reviews on Show-Score

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GreatAvi
Visionary directing, Outstanding lead, Unique production
97 / 100
Mark 3200
Phenomenal, Outstanding, Amazing, Clever, Absorbing
100 / 100
Sitting.InThe.Dark
Entertaining, Ambitious, Absorbing, Refreshing, Great staging
100 / 100
JimDM
Quirky, Must see, Intense, Great singing, Ambitious
92 / 100
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Production note
May include smoke and haze effects, strobe and flashing lights and loud, sudden noises.

Stars on stage

Sunset Boulevard cast and creative team

By: Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Songs by: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Don Black, Christopher Hampton (lyrics)
Director: Jamie Lloyd
Choreography: Fabian Aloise
Producer: Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and The Jamie Lloyd Company
Cast list: Nicole Scherzinger (as Norma Desmond), Rachel Tucker (as Norma Desmond alternate), Tom Francis (as Joe Gillis), Grace Hodgett Young (as Betty Schaefer), David Thaxton (as Max Von Mayerling), Carl Au (as Myron/Jones), Georgia Bradshaw (as Lisa/Masseur), Hannah Yun Chamberlain (as Patsy/Beautician), Tyler Davis (as Sheldrake), Kamilla Fernandes (as Dorothy/Astrologer), Ahmed Hamad (as Artie), Laura Harrison (as Catherine/Doctor), Charlotte Jaconelli (as Joanna/Masseur), Olivia-Faith Kamau (as Nancy/Beautician), Luke Latchman (as John/Guard), Emma Lloyd (as Mary/Heather/Analyst), Mireia Mambo (as Jean/Beautician/Dance Captain), Gregor Milne (as Sammy), Kody Mortimer (as Finance Man/Frank), Jon Tsouras (as Finance Man/Cecil B. De Mille), Charlie Waddell (as Morino/Hog-Eye) Design: Soutra Gilmour
Costumes: Soutra Gilmour
Lighting: Jack Knowles
Sound: Adam Fisher
Other info: Music supervision and music direction by Alan Williams, video design and cinematography by Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, voice and dialect coaching by Hazel Holder, fight direction by Kate Waters, intimacy coordination by Ingrid Mackinnon

Venue

Strand, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0ET

Directions

Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139, 176; (Aldwych) 59, 68, 171, 172, 188, X68, RV1
Night bus numbers: (Strand) 6, 23, 139, 176, N9, N11, N13, N15, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551; (Aldwych) 188, N68, N171
Car park: St Martin's Lane Hotel (5mins)
Directions from tube: (5mins) Head out onto the main road Strand. Go right 200 metres and the theatre is on your right.

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