November 14, 2024: Andrew Lloyd Webber V: Sunset Boulevard (1993); School of Rock (2015); Other British Musical Hits on Broadway in the 21st Century
Class Preparation
Recommended Reading:
- Broadway: The American Musical: Nothing except for a short article on Patti LuPone that mentions her experience with Sunset Boulevard in London, pp. 376-377
- Handout of Key Class 9 slides
- Class 9 Selected Lyrics
Links & Playlists
Link:
- ALW Favorite Songs Survey Use this link to vote for your favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber songs.
- Sunset Boulevard (1993 London "World Premiere" Cast Recording with Patti LuPone, Kevin Anderson, Meredith Braun, and Daniel Benzali)
- Sunset Boulevard (1994 Los Angeles "American Premiere" Cast Recording with Glenn Close, Alan Campbell, Judy Kuhn, and George Hearn)
- School of Rock (2015 Original Broadway Cast Recording with Alex Brightman, Sierra Boggess, and some very talented students!)
- Sunset Boulevard Film Clips (8 short scenes from the 1950 film by Billy Wilder, starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden)
- Playlist of Class 9 Videos (contains some fun extras)
- Additional Performances from Sunset Boulevard (More LuPone and Close plus Streisand and some miscellaneous goodies)