Sunset Boulevard – Broadway St James

Haha, yep, he did unlock some (kind of) new rooms — I think the sequence during the Entr'acte stayed the same, but instead of venturing outside after, he just went through some other (not particularly exiting) locations that might be the same ones he and Betty go through later. Then he went to the lobby, did “I like the lady” line next to the merch stall and Nicole's poster, and then went outside.

What a jetsetter! Did you go to Australia specifically to see Sarah in Sunset or were you in Australia anyway?

I considered going to Australia to see this, but it’s such a long way to go, so I decided against it. Singapore seems quite tempting though!

Aside from Sydney, has anyone else seen the covers? Curious to hear how Jimin Moon was received as Tom’s cover. Diego Rodriguez is covering for Tom tonight apparently. I really liked the Broadway ensemble and was really impressed by their contributions in the group numbers.

As much as I dislike the "dynamic pricing" thing and have been baffled looking at maps of seats for the St. James that reveal seats that weren't there 24 hours ago all of a sudden available hours before curtain, they seem to know what they're doing. Grosses for the week came up and Sunset is up to over $1.7 million for the week (coming in 4th among all shows) www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

Was Patti there?
Has she "broken her silence?" (As if she's ever silent).
Has she "had her say?"
Was she too fuming re the abysmal Trump?

So many questions....

Looks like the covers are on again for Tom and Grace. I know from Instagram that Tom is sick. Anyone know about Grace?

Grace is also off sick according to her Instagram stories.

Would love to see a covers run with Diego and Sydney but unlikely I’ll get a chance now.

I saw Diego as Artie a few weeks ago and he was really great in that - helped bring something to a role that was often forgettable. Was surprised to see he was Joe's understudy and would definitely like to see him - but having only seen this cast once, I'm definitely not ready for a change yet

the prices increased so much for february. jesus christ jamie lloyd, i dont wanna go bankrupt

Had the pleasure of watching the show this evening. Seeing it in New York felt almost surreal after seeing it in London so many times but it was certainly worth the trip. Tom Francis has been off all week with laryngitis but his understudy Diego Andres Rodriguez was outstanding tonight. I believe it's his Broadway debut and I've got no doubt he's got a bright future ahead - a natural leading man. (And in profile he's a dead ringer for a young Jonathan Rhys Meyers.)

Nicole was absolutely sensational as ever. For all the noise there has been online about her recent social media comment, there wasn't even a hint of that in the room. Massive cheers when she first appeared on screen and then on stage, along with massive cheers after each sensational song - plus a standing ovation after As If We Never Said Goodbye. She's actually managed to make the funny stuff even funnier, though the audience did seem to be laughing more in general than the London audience.

Grace Hodgett Young was wonderful as always and David Thaxton was probably the best I've ever heard him in this role. What an outstanding talent! I was disappointed to read when I got back to my hotel room that he's off for the whole of next week, but I'm glad I got the opportunity to see/hear him in this role one last time. (Plus the cast recording!) After the show he had the job of auctioning off a signed ALW cut out which Nicole hugged and smeared with blood upon request. He seemed to enjoy the whole task and managed to get $2k for it!

If I had one criticism - well, observation - it's that the Act 2 opener worked better in London than it does here. It flowed seamlessly in London whereas here it looks great but feels a bit stop-start and more contrived. Big laughs when Diego stopped next to Tom's poster. He was in on the joke though and even gave the poster a kiss, which got another big laugh!

I'm seeing this a couple more times before heading home and am looking forward to each one. Hoping I'll be able to see Tom for at least one more performance though!

The theatre was absolutely rammed yesterday so I’m not surprised if there aren’t too many seats available at the moment, at least at a good price. Hope you get to see it again soon!