‘Sunset Boulevard,’ starring Nicole Scherzinger, will open on Broadway this fall

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In a four-star review, I called director Jamie Lloyd’s imaginative revival “jolting” and “absolutely gut-wrenching,” and added that Scherzinger “stops you in your tracks” with her “breathtaking” turn.

A few weeks after writing that, I went back to see it a second time.The acclaimed show is just what Lloyd Webber needs to recover from the one-two punch of “Phantom of the Opera” closing after 35 years and his “Bad Cinderella” flopping after just a few short months.Everybody on Broadway has been jetting over to the UK to watch his electric “Sunset,” which takes its final bow in the West End on Saturday.

And that begs the question: Why isn’t the musical coming to New York sooner when it’s the hottest show out there right now?Big hits like “Rent” and “Hamilton” smartly seized upon their off-the-charts demand off-Broadway and zoomed uptown inside of three months. “Rent” made the leap in only one.

Waiting too long can be perilous.Sources said the holdup has to do with some Norma Desmond-sized egos.The Shubert Organization actually offered the show a spring slot at the Barrymore Theatre where Barry Manilow’s “Harmony” is struggling to fill seats, sources said.