Episodes

  • Get Ready for Sunset Boulevard (Trailer)

    Get Ready for Sunset Boulevard (Trailer)
    Apr 7 2024
    Patti, Glenn, Webber... oh my! Get ready for the inside scoop on one of the biggest behind-the-scenes Broadway dramas of the 1990s. Early access to the latest episodes available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 min
  • Sunset Boulevard #1: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Part 1

    Sunset Boulevard #1: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Part 1
    Apr 8 2024
    Did you know Andrew Lloyd Webber was not the first famous composer to consider turning Sunset Boulevard into a musical? Join host Michael Riedel in a rarified, behind-the-curtain conversation with legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber as he recounts the decision to hire Patti LuPone to star as Norma Desmond in the London production of Sunset Boulevard and how the decision to bring the musical to Los Angeles before Broadway ignited one of the biggest feuds in Broadway history. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel’s interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Early access to the latest episodes is available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Sunset Boulevard #2: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Part 2

    Sunset Boulevard #2: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Part 2
    Apr 8 2024
    As we continue our deep dive into Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber talks about Patti LuPone’s fierce competitiveness with Glenn Close…and how this sparked Patti’s infamous feud with Andrew - a painful experience for Andrew that took a significant toll on him personally. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel’s interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Early access to the latest episodes is available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Sunset Boulevard #3: Glenn Close - Part 1

    Sunset Boulevard #3: Glenn Close - Part 1
    Apr 15 2024
    Tony-winning star Glenn Close shares her Norma Desmond memories from her first Sunset Boulevard audition for Andrew Lloyd Webber, to her experience launching a show about a Hollywood star in Hollywood, to Close originating the role on Broadway. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel’s interview with Glenn Close for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Early access to the latest episodes is available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Sunset Boulevard #4: Glenn Close - Part 2

    Sunset Boulevard #4: Glenn Close - Part 2
    Apr 15 2024
    Glenn Close discusses returning to Sunset Boulevard for the 2017 Broadway revival. She shares how the production evolved since Broadway in 1994 and how she was able to dive even deeper into the role of Norma Desmond. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel’s interview with Glenn Close for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Early access to the latest episodes is available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • Sunset Boulevard #5: Patti LuPone - Part 1

    Sunset Boulevard #5: Patti LuPone - Part 1
    Apr 16 2024
    Listen in on this never-before-heard dressing room interview with Sunset Boulevard’s original Norma Desmond, Patti LuPone, to hear her take on the challenges of creating the role in London and the origins of her infamous feud with Andrew Lloyd Webber. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel’s interview with Patti LuPone for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Early access to the latest episodes available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Sunset Boulevard #6: Patti LuPone - Part 2

    Sunset Boulevard #6: Patti LuPone - Part 2
    Apr 17 2024
    Patti LuPone got her pool, but Glenn Close got the Tony. In this never-before-heard dressing room interview about Sunset Boulevard, Patti LuPone dives deep on the competition between her and fellow Norma Desmond, Glenn Close. Plus you don’t want to miss what she has to say about Faye Dunaway. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel’s interview with Patti LuPone for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Early access to the latest episodes available exclusively through http://bpn.fm/singularsensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • Get Ready for Rent (Trailer)

    Get Ready for Rent (Trailer)
    May 13 2024
    Based on Michael Riedel’s spectacular book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, the Rent miniseries explores the creation of the landmark musical with those who were there. Rent marks a major turning point in the history of American musical theatre. Before Rent, the British spectacles dominated - Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Sunset Boulevard. When Rent, composed and written by Jonathan Larson, exploded onto the scene, the show ignited huge excitement from a young audience and changed the entire trajectory of the art form forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins