Rumors have floated for years that this was going to be made into a movie. The play was based on the classic movie starring Gloria Swanson.
If you never saw the Broadway production you did miss out. I saw Glenn Close and she was good! However she replaced Patti Lupone. To me a Broadway musical should cast people with great voices! Buy the original soundtrack with Patti Lupone and then you can decide who was the better Norma!
Nowadays Broadway seems to cast actors that sing! Glenn Close isn't the worse singer in the world however I think the movie should re-cast Patti Lupone as Norma Desmond! When the play premiered in London the production got mixed reviews & she was fired. ALW blamed the production problems on her.
When The play was re-written for the Los Angles production and it got great reviews! Glenn Close was praised for saving the show! ALW failed to give the London Production the re-written version while Patti Lupone was in it! When Betty Buckley took over the role she got the re-written version and great reviews! Patti never had a chance!
I doubt ALW will cast Patti Lupone in anything again! Which is stupid because he would be lucky to get her!
Now the movie is about to be made based on ALW play! Rumors have been going around that the remake is to star Glenn Close. To me that is a huge mistake!
If they want to go with a "NAME" they should cast "Cher" or "Barbra Streisand". It the closes thing they can do to assure a box office hit!
Most gay men over 40 love Patti Lupone, Barbra Streisand & Cher and most would agree that
If there not going to cast "Patti Lupone" then they should cast one of the others!
I would still cast Patti Lupone! Her version of "With One Look" is amazing!
I have herd Glenn Close, Betty Buckley, Barbra Streisand sing (With One Look) and nobody can sell it as well as Patti Lupone! And her acting is just as great as her singing!
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