Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

Broadway
Playing at St. James Theatre
Previews Begin: September 28, 2024
Opening Night: October 20, 2024
Closing Date: Open Run

About the Show

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’s SUNSET BLVD. is reimagined by six-time Olivier-winning and Tony®️-nominated director JAMIE LLOYD in a “scorching, brilliant revival” the New York Post calls “Broadway’s most exhilarating show in years.” Nicole Scherzinger’s Olivier-winning turn as the immortal Norma Desmond is “a wonder to behold,” raves USA Today. “Every bit as stunning and volcanic as you’ve heard. Her talent is earthshaking.” Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and captivating relationship leads to disaster. Drenched in champagne and cynicism, SUNSET BLVD. focuses the lens on the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and puts their intoxicating need for fame and adoration in stark close-up. Witness magic in the making at SUNSET BLVD. on Broadway. “For collectors of history-making Broadway performances, this is one not to be missed.” (Wall Street Journal)

Performance Calendar

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Cast

Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger

Norma Desmond

Original Cast

(she/her) is a Grammy-nominated, plat- inum-selling singer, actress and dancer. Scherzinger revisits her critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning performance as Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd’s reimag- ining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. The West End production won seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival. Scherzinger also won the Best Musical Performance award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. She made her West End debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Additional theatre credits include Guys and Dolls, Chicago and Show Boat. She also played Maureen in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. Television credits include “The X Factor,” “The Masked Singer” and NBC’s live musical special “Annie Live!” Scherzinger is also the voice of Moana’s mother Sina in Disney’s popular Moana films. She is a global artist and a former mem- ber of one of the world’s best-selling usic groups of all time, The Pussycat Dolls.

Mandy Gonzalez

Mandy Gonzalez

Norma Desmond

Original Cast Understudy

is an accomplished film, TV, stage actor, and author. She possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. Her first Broadway role was in Aida and has since gone on to originate the role of ‘Nina Rosario’ in the Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical, In The Heights, for which she received a Drama Desk Award. She is also among the Broadway greats who have taken on the role of ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked and most recently she starred in the megahit Hamilton as ‘Angelica Schuyler’ for six years. Along with being a stage actor, Gonzalez has been featured in television and movie roles including “The Good Wife,” “Madam Secretary,” Across the Universe, “Quantico,” and “Only Murders in the Building.” A frequent concert soloist, Gonzalez has performed with symphony orchestras around the world. Highlights include Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, Boston Pops, Philly Pops, the National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and Atlanta Pops to name a few. Gonzalez released her debut album FEARLESS in 2017, which debuted in the Top 20 of iTunes pop charts. In her quest to create positive change, Gonzalez is the proud founder of #FearlessSquad – a social media movement for inclusiveness and positivity. She is also an accomplished author who recently published her young adult series, FEARLESS – a four-book middle-grade series that follows young thespians whose brushes with the supernatural teach them about theater, friendship, and themselves. Gonzalez is deeply committed to advocating for underserved communities and schools. She serves on the boards of BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation) and BC/EFA (Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS), where she actively promotes awareness and fundraising efforts.

Tom Francis

Tom Francis

Joe Gillis

Original Cast

(he/him) is an Olivier Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Joe Gillis in Sunset Blvd. (Savoy Theatre, West End). Other theatre credits include & Juliet (Shaftesbury), What’s New Pussycat? (Birmingham Rep), Rent (Hope Mill), Hair – The Concert (London Palladium) and I Could Use a Drink (Gartland Productions). Screen credits include “You” (Netflix) and the upcoming untitled Noah Baumbach Picture (Netflix). Training: Arts Educational School.

Grace Hodgett Young

Grace Hodgett Young

Betty Schaefer

Original Cast

(she/her) is the winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Professional Debut and an Olivier Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Sunset Blvd. at the Savoy Theatre. Other theatre credits include Eurydice in Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre. Screen credits include “What It Feels Like for a Girl” (BBC). Training: Mountview cademy of Theatre Arts.

David Thaxton

David Thaxton

Max Von Mayerling

Original Cast

(he/him) Theatre credits include Sunset Blvd. (Savoy Theatre, Olivier Award nomi- nated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical); Passion (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical); Les Misérables (Sondheim/ Queen’s); Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air); Come From Away (Phoenix); The Phantom of the Opera (His Majesty’s); Camelot (London Palladium); Love Never Dies (Adelphi); West End Men (Vaudeville); She Loves Me (Sheffield Crucible); Candide (Menier Chocolate Factory); Jesus Christ Superstar – The Concert (Regents Park Open Air); Roller Diner (Soho); Only the Brave (Wales Millennium Centre); The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Southwark Playhouse). Training: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. David is co-founder and co-writer for the band Divisions (@Divisionsreal).

Caroline Bowman

Caroline Bowman

Standby for Norma Desmond

Original Cast Understudy

Left Show: Jan 12, 2025

Currently, the Norma Desmond standby in the Revival of Sunset Blvd. Fresh off her 5-year run as Elsa in the North American tour of Disney’s Frozen playing over 1,000 performances. Broadway/Tours include Kinky Boots OBC and closing cast (Nicola), Wicked (Elphaba), Evita (Eva Peron, Helen Hayes nomination), Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Fame (Carmen) and Grease (Rizzo). Select Regional: The Muny (All Shook up, Kinky Boots), Cape Playhouse (Gypsy), Toby’s Dinner Theatre (Joseph and the…) Helen Hayes nomination, Vancouver Opera (Evita). She holds a BFA in musical theatre from Penn State. Gratitude always to her team: Jen Namoff at Artists First, Brian Davidson at Innovative Artists and Bernie Telsey casting. Could never do this without family. Endless love to my number one, Austin Colby. God is good.

Olivia Lacie Andrews

Olivia Lacie Andrews

Nancy/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway debut!! Tour: Chicago (understudy Roxie Hart). Regional: MTW, Bucks County Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Theatre Aspen. Proud Syracuse University alum. Love to the Sunset team, PMA and friends/family. Eternally grateful.

Brandon Mel Borkowsly

Brandon Mel Borkowsly

John/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway debut! USC musical theatre BFA and LaGuardia High School alum. He has performed at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Pasadena Playhouse and Lincoln Center. When you see him, know he is living his dream.

Shavey Brown

Shavey Brown

DeMille/Stan/Finance Man/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway debut! National and international tours: Hadestown, The Prom, LCT’s My Fair Lady and Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway: Once Upon a Mattress (City Center), Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Love to my husband and two sons, WAM and SDG.

Hannah Yun Chamberlain

Hannah Yun Chamberlain

Young Norma/Patsy

Original Cast

Training: The Urdang Academy. Theatre credits: Tania/Ensemble in Your Lie in April (Concert), Young Norma in Sunset Blvd. (West End), ensemble in Cabaret (Lido 2 Paris), Serena in Legally Blonde (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre). Screen credits: Dancer in Knuckles (Paramount+).

Cydney Clark

Cydney Clark

Joanna/Guard/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway debut! Past credits include SIX (NCL), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Theatre by the Sea), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (the Rev Theatre Company). Umich grad! Go blue.

Raúl Contreras

Raúl Contreras

Finance Man/Frank/Ensemble

Original Cast

Proudly from Monterrey, Mexico. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (DC, Swing, u/s Santiago). Film: JLo’s Kiss of the Spider Woman. Dancer: Ballet Hispánico and Metamorphosis Dance. BFA in dance from ESMDM. Gracias CTG, mamá, familia, Adam y amigos por hacer esto posible.

Tyler Davis

Tyler Davis

Sheldrake/Ensemble

Original Cast

Training: Mountview Academy. Film: O’Brien in The Boys in the Boat (MGM). Theatre: 3D cover Biff Tannen in Back to the Future the Musical (Adelphi Theatre), Adam in Love Beyond (City Gates), Sheldrake in Sunset Blvd. (Savoy Theatre).

E.J. Hamilton

E.J. Hamilton

Lisa/Ensemble

Original Cast

Education: BA in drama/dance (Spelman College). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Al Hirschfeld Theatre), Diana (Longacre Theatre). Off-Broadway: The Bubbly Black Girl… (NYCC). Regional: Something Rotten, Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz. Rep: CESD. Love to my village. Always for Mom.

Sydney Jones

Sydney Jones

Dorothy/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway: A Beautiful Noise. Select regional: Mar- garitaville (Rachel, Arrow Rock Lyceum), Boop! (CIBC Theatre), The Karate Kid (STAGES St. Louis) and 12 seasons at the Muny. BFA, University of Oklahoma. Thanks to my family, Daniel Hoff agency and Brett!

Emma Lloyd

Emma Lloyd

Mary/Heather/Ensemble

Original Cast

Her credits include Sunset Blvd. (West End), Back to the Future (workshop/Manchester Opera House/West End), Dr. Dolittle (U.K. tour), Thoroughly Modern Millie (U.K. tour), Salad Days (Union Productions Ltd/Theatre Royal Bath). This will be her roadway debut.

Pierre Marais

Pierre Marais

Sammy/Ensemble

Original Cast

From Cape Town, South Africa. Broadway: Aladdin. TV: “Scorpion King 2” (Netflix), “Black Beauty” (Disney+), “Wake of Death” (Universal). Favorites: Jack Kelly in Newsies (TUTS), Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables. Love to DGRW, B and my incredible parents.

Shayna McPherson

Shayna McPherson

Camera Operator/Ensemble

Original Cast

Training: The Urdang Academy. Theatre includes The Artist (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Sunset Blvd. (West End), Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed (U.K. tour), Aladdin (Stuttgart), The Wiz (Hope Mill Theatre). Film includes Disenchanted (Disney). Shayna is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in Sunset Blvd.

Jimin Moon

Jimin Moon

Morino/Hog Eye/Ensemble

Original Cast

Living the dream baby! Broadway: Lempicka, Disney’s Aladdin. Beyond grateful to this team, A&R, CTC and the whole Moon family. Proud Clown of Penn State MT23. 할머니 사랑해요. yktfv ;).

Justice Moore

Justice Moore

Jean/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway: Hamilton, Once Upon a One More Time. National tours: Hamilton. Live shows: Doja Cat (“VMAs”), Tyla (“Colbert Show”), Stray Kids (“YouTube Brandcast”). TV/film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Better Nate Than Ever, “East New York.” Associate cho- reographer: Fangirls (UK), Jelly’s Last Jam. Stay kind.

Drew Redington

Drew Redington

Myron/Jones/Camera Operator/Ensemble

Original Cast

Broadway: Spamalot; New York, New York; Mean Girls; The Prom; and Holiday Inn. Select regional: Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Muny, TUTS and Paper Mill Playhouse. Television performances with CBS, NBC and Broadway HD. Trained at Elon University.

Diego Andres Rodriguez

Diego Andres Rodriguez

Artie

Original Cast

(he/him; Artie, u/s Joe Gillis) is thrilled to make his Broadway debut in Sunset Blvd.! Actor and writer from McAllen, Texas, his upbringing in the vibrant borderland has heavily influenced his artistry. MT24, Go Blue! For my family!

Giuseppe Bausilio

Giuseppe Bausilio

Swing/Dance Captain

Original Cast Understudy

(he/him) Actor/singer/dancer/choreographer/cinematographer/producer. Broadway: Billy in Billy Elliot; Race and Davey u/s Newsies; Aladdin; Cats; Hello, Dolly!; and Hamilton. TV/film: Alfie in “The Next Step,” Ode to Passion, Tango on the Balcony, Neighbors, Dead Man Down. Proud Swiss-Brazilian-Italian!

Kristina Garvida Doucette

Kristina Garvida Doucette

Swing/Assistant Dance Captain

Original Cast Understudy

(they/she) is honored to be joining the company of Sunset Blvd., doing everything always for the people who helped them get here. Broadway: Wicked, Here Lies Love (OBC). Regional: The Karate Kid (STAGES St. Louis).

Maggie Likcani

Maggie Likcani

Swing

Original Cast Understudy

Broadway debut! Likcani received her BFA from Montclair State University in 2023. Regional: The REV, WPPAC and Forestburgh Playhouse. Thank you to her supportive and loving family, the team at Clear Talent Group, and her Center Stage Academy family!

Abby Matsusaka

Abby Matsusaka

Swing

Original Cast Understudy

(she/her) New York: Some Like It Hot (Broadway), Lempicka (Broadway), Once Upon a Mattress (City Center Encores). Regional: The Karate Kid (world premiere). Endless thanks to this remarkable creative team, Dustin, Marc, Jim and her unb lievably sup- portive family.

Brandon LaVar

Brandon LaVar

Swing

Original Cast Understudy

Broadway: MJ the Musical. Tour: Hello, Dolly! Regional: Muny, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Seattle Fifth Avenue Theatre. Film and televi- sion: “The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt” and “Westworld.”

Rixey Terry

Rixey Terry

Swing

Original Cast Understudy

(they/he) is making their Broadway debut! Regional: Pippin (Pippin), Joseph…Dreamcoat (Joseph). University of Michigan musical theatre grad- uate, Dance 2xs alum, and Davidson, North Carolina, native. Endless thanks to Sean, Rikky, Ann, Mom, Dad and Lou! For Nyra