“This bravura new revival belongs to the here and now. Nicole Scherzinger gives a career-defining performance.”
The 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard is about a former screen star’s descent into madness. So it seems appropriate that its bravura new West End revival should, in creative terms, itself be a bit mad: reckless and daring, stretching its source material to the limit and beyond.
The production, starring the singer Nicole Scherzinger in a career-defining performance, opened Thursday at the Savoy Theater and runs through Jan. 6, 2024. I can’t imagine another London show generating comparable buzz this season.
The New York Times
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