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Sunset Boulevard is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and libretto by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. It is based on the 1950 film of the same title. The plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street.
- Christopher Hampton, Don Black
- 1993
Christopher Hampton became involved in theatre while studying French and German at Oxford University, and wrote a play in his first year. The Royal Court’s subsequent production was so successful that it transferred to the Comedy Theatre while he was still a student, making him the youngest writer ever to have a play performed in Read more...
Casting is now complete for Kennedy Center's upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton's Sunset Boulevard, which will star Tony winner Stephanie J....
Feb 9, 2017 · Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s book is just fine when it hews to the stiletto-sharp dialogue of the original screenplay.
In 1995, won two Tony Awards for "Sunset Boulevard:" as Best Book (Musical) with Don Black, and as Best Original Musical Score, sharing lyrics credit with Black and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. He previously has received two Tony nominations as author of Best Play nominees: in 1971 for "The Philanthropist" and in 1987 for "Les Liaisons ...
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Faial, Açores, Portugal
British playwright, and film director Christopher Hampton has also worked with Webber on Stephen Ward - The Musical. It's been nearly three decades since Sunset Boulevard graced our Aussie shores with the original cast members Debra Byrne and Hugh Jackman.
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Nov 16, 2023 · Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard (with a book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton) is based on the 1950 movie of the same name, which featured Gloria Swanson as the...
