Brilliant piece about Rice/ALW. Funnily enough watching Sunset BLVD the other week reminded me in a sense of those three earlier shows. Jo Gillis is narrating the 'real story' of what happened in that 'house on Sunset' so that we'll remember it his way. We see his descent into Norma's madness only when Betty intervenes. BTW - I think it was on Tiny Desk that Tom Francis (Tony Winner PLEASE!) sung Sunset Boulevard but with the sax line replaced by an old fashioned electric guitar line which gave total JCS vibes.
Brilliant piece about Rice/ALW. Funnily enough watching Sunset BLVD the other week reminded me in a sense of those three earlier shows. Jo Gillis is narrating the 'real story' of what happened in that 'house on Sunset' so that we'll remember it his way. We see his descent into Norma's madness only when Betty intervenes. BTW - I think it was on Tiny Desk that Tom Francis (Tony Winner PLEASE!) sung Sunset Boulevard but with the sax line replaced by an old fashioned electric guitar line which gave total JCS vibes.
Always making me think! Your essays are so amazing!
Brilliant essay!