Sunset Boulevard opened in America at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 1993.
It starred Glenn Close as Norma Desmond, the crazed silent film actress, Alan Campbell as Joe Gillis, the poor writer. It also starred Judy Kuhn as Betty, George Hearn as Max, Alan Oppenheimer as Cecil B. DeMille, and Vincent Tumeo as Artie Green, Betty's fiancee.
It's based on the 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder. It's wonderfully choreographed and staged, and Glenn Close is the perfect Norma.
Act One:
Scene One: The House on Sunset
Introduction - Joe
Scene Two: Paramount
Let's Have Lunch - Joe and Chorus
Every Movie's a Circus - Joe and Betty
Scene Three: on The Road
Orchestra
Scene Four: The House on Sunset
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Surrender - Norma
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Sunset Intro- Norma
With One Look - Norma
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Salome - Norma and Joe
dialogue - Norma and Joe
dialogue - Joe and Max
The Greatest Star of All - Max
Monologue - Joe
Scene Five - Schwab's Drugstore
Every Movie's A Circus - Joe, Betty, Artie, and Chorus
Boy Meets Girl - Betty and Joe
dialogue - Betty and Joe
Reprise - Betty and Joe
Scene Six: The House on Sunset (Exterior)
dialogue - Max and Joe
Scene Seven: The House on Sunset (Interior)
Intro - Joe
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Joan of Arc - Joe, Max, and Norma
New Ways to Dream - Norma and Joe
Scene Eight: The House on Sunset
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Scene Nine: The House on Sunset
Happy Birthday - Norma, Joe, Manfred, Salesmen
Scene Ten: The House on Sunset and Artie's Apartment
Intro - Joe and Max
dialogue - Norma and Joe
The Perfect Year - Norma and Joe
dialogue - Norma and Joe
This Time Next Year - Cast
Act Two
Entr'acte
Scene One: The House on Sunset
Sunset Boulevard - Joe
There's Been a Call - Norma
Scene Two: On The Road
Intro - Joe
Scene Three: Paramount
dialogue - Max, Norma, Joe, Guard, Jones
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Norma
Boy Meets Girl (Reprise) - Joe and Betty
dialogue - Max, Joe, Sheldrake
New Ways to Dream (Reprise) - Norma and DeMille
dialogue - Norma, DeMille, Joe, Max
Surrender (Reprise) - DeMille
Scene Four: Betty's Office
Boy Meets Girl (Reprise) - Betty and Joe
Scene Five: The House on Sunset
Eternal Youth Is Worth a Little Suffering - Astrologer, Masseurs, Beauticians
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Scene Six: Betty's Office and The Back Lot at Paramount
dialogue - Joe and Betty
Too Much in Love To Care - Joe and Betty
Scene Seven: The House on Sunset (Exterior)
dialogue - Joe and Max
Surrender (Reprise) - Max and Joe
Scene Eight: The House on Sunset (Interior)
telephone call - Norma
dialogue - Joe and Betty
Too Much in Love to Care (Reprise)/Sunset Boulevard (Reprise) - Joe and Betty
dialogue - Norma and Joe
Scene Nine: The House on Sunset
Finale (reprises of songs) - Norma