Mandy Gonzalez To Guest Star As Norma Desmond In Broadway’s ‘Sunset Blvd.’ On Nicole Scherzinger’s Weekly Day Off
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Mandy Gonzalez, star of In The Heights, Hamilton and Aida, will play the role of Norma Desmond at select performances of Broadway‘s upcoming Sunset Blvd., taking one performance a week with star Nicole Scherzinger taking all others.
Gonzalez will play her first performance on Tuesday, October 22. The casting was announced today by producers of the Jamie Lloyd-directed revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, which begins previews at the St.
James Theatre on Saturday, September 28 ahead of a Sunday, October 20 opening night. Gonzalez said in a statement, “In my 25 years playing leading ladies on Broadway, I’ve never been more excited for a show.
The role of Norma Desmond is iconic, Jamie Lloyd’s direction is masterful, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score is sumptuous. To reinterpret a timeless story with such raw sophistication, especially as the first Latina to take this role on, is a dream come true.” Lloyd said in a statement, “It is such an honor to be working with the truly wonderful Mandy Gonzalez.
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