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EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lloyd, director of the Broadway-bound Sunset Boulevard musical led by an incandescent Nicole Scherzinger center stage as Norma Desmond, is making a move into the world of movies and reveals to Deadline that his London-based Jamie Lloyd Company “will set up a separate film division and…

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Francis, the Olivier Award-winning actor who will reprise his West End portrayal of Joe Gillis in Jamie Lloyd's West End production of Sunset Boulevard when the revival moves to Broadway this fall, has signed with Linden Entertainment. Francis stars opposite Nicole Scherzinger, who…

The hit London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard is heading to Broadway later this year and bringing star Nicole Scherzinger and the rest of the West End principal cast with it. As Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye revealed before Christmas, Scherzinger will make her Broadway debut reprising…

EXCLUSIVE: Starring an electrifying Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard ends its limited run at London's Savoy Theatre on January 6. However, Deadline can reveal in its 2024 West End look ahead that the singer will lead the Andrew Lloyd Webber show to Broadway in November, according to insiders connected…

Andrew Scott, Nicole Scherzinger and writer Jack Thorne were among the winners at last night’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London. Scott’s performance in Vanya landed him a second Best Actor Awards after his 2019 win for Present Laughter. The play, billed as a “radical new version of Anton…

Hollis Resnik, a Chicago theater legend who made her mark in productions of Follies, Les Miserables, Cabaret and Sunset Boulevard, died Sunday night from heart failure. She was 66. Her death was announced by Rev. Jim Heneghan, a family friend and spokesperson. “She was, for decades, a reigning diva of the Chicago…

The original Viper Room is fading to black. In its place will be a 12-story mixed-use high rise at the corner of Sunset and Larrabee in West Hollywood. The development, which was announced today, will include a re-designed music venue, recording studio space, eateries, cafes, retail space, housing units and a hotel. Ac…

A Sunset Boulevard landmark will close its doors today for the last time, ending a 95-year run in West Hollywood. Greenblatt’s Deli and Fine Wines announced its closing with little fanfare. The Jewish deli has fed countless stars and civilians over the years. Reports indicate it was having trouble finding staff…

When Glenn Close picked up a Golden Globe for her performance in The Wife last week, her acceptance speech reduced some of the biggest players in Hollywood to tears. And for good reason. Close talked about not allowing yourself to be be subjugated by others, and how it's not too late to acknowledge a long-held…

Before Glenn Close could portray the title character in The Wife, the actress had to win over a true skeptic — herself. “The biggest challenge was for me to understand why she never left him,” Close said of Joan Castleman, the long-suffering partner of a vain novelist. “In answering that question, I really got to an…

Glenn Close finally did say goodbye as her Sunset Boulevard revival ended on a high note, while the formerly struggling Indecent jumped over a quarter-million dollars in the wake of a last-minute reprieve extending its run from June 25 to August 6. In an overall even week at the Broadway box office, the story at…

After the Easter holiday, Broadway returned to reality with an expected dip last week, as the last of the season’s new shows faced critics and the April 27 deadline for this season’s Tony Awards eligibility loomed. Women have figured prominently and are proving their box office allure: Playing just six performances…