Pieter Toerien presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s magnificent musical Sunset Boulevard at Theatre on the Bay, opening on 28 October 2013.
The multiple award winning production, played to capacity houses and rave reviews at Montecasino in Johannesburg, and boasts a stellar cast led by Angela Kilian (Evita, CATS, Phantom) as Norma Desmond and Jonathan Roxmouth (A Handful of Keys, Grease, Beauty and the Beast, JC Superstar, Phantom) as Joe Gillis.
Sunset Boulevard won seven Tony Awards in 1995, including Best Musical, and boasts one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable and haunting scores. Based on the Billy Wilder film, the musical version of Sunset Boulevard,ovation ubsick by Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, features the hit songs “With One Look”, “As If We Never Said Goodbye” and “The Perfect Year”. Sunset Boulevard weaves a moving tale of faded glory and unfulfilled ambition. Silent movie star Norma Desmond longs for a return to the big screen, having been discarded by tinsel town with the advent of “talkies.” Her glamour has faded in all but her mind. When she meets struggling Hollywood screen-writer Joe Gillis in dramatic circumstances, their subsequent passionate and volatile relationship leads to an unforeseen and tragic conclusion.
WHERE: Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay
WHEN: 6 November until 4 January 2014. Performances are Mondays to Fridays at 8pm and on Saturdays at 4:30pm and 8pm
TICKETS: R120 to R320 via Computicket or 0214383300. Group bookings are available through Tracy Cahill on 0214383301 or tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za
Theatre on the Bay celebrates it’s 25th anniversary this year. Local stage legend, Pieter Toerien established this intimate stage as a home to world class entertainment for drama, comedy, dance, musicals and cabarets. The 264 seater venue serves as a platform for magic, captivating an audience of all ages time and again.
