Nicole Scherzinger stars in radical revival of Sunset Boulevard – review
The Jamie Lloyd Company likes to do things differently and this radical revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical Sunset Boulevard is no exception.
Over the summer we caught their production of The Effect at the National Theatre and a few years ago we saw their previous collaboration with Lloyd Webber, a revival of Evita at the Open Air Theatre – in both cases we were impressed with how daring and unusual the staging was, with minimalist sets and clever use of lighting and sound.
Sunset Boulevard takes these production elements to another level with some impressive live visual elements courtesy of a huge angled video screen looming over the stalls of the Savoy Theatre.
Of course, many will have come to see the show’s star, former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger. We should say right from the off that she’s an absolute powerhouse performer, delivering an incredible vocal for early number ‘With One Look’ which almost brings the house down about 20 minutes into the show.
