As If We Never Said Goodbye {Sunset Blvd ~ Broadway, 1994} - Glenn Close 

I will not believe in the academy if they don't give the oscar to this woman either 2021 or 2022

Elaine Paige, Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley - all deservedly the greatest ladies of musical theater, but for me, Glenn Close is THE definitive Norma Desmond. She captures the magic as no one else can, and many have tried.

0:53 the moment when the spotlight hits her you can see an ageing actress longing too much to be under the limelight again. Close captured that emotions. Her face says it all.

Jesus God Almighty. Glenn's quivering chin at 1:03 is why this role--and this moment in this show--is hers forever. It's her "And I'm Telling You," her "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina," her "I'm The Greatest Star."

Singers can sing, but what Glenn Close does with Norma is unmatched. I saw her in 94 and again last year and both times were incredible. Last year might have even been better...the new take on Norma was even more broken, I thought. Either way, amazing performance and I love her in this role so much.

I don’t know how the f she can emote such heartbreaking sadness and not have it manifest physically tightening her throat and vocal structure. Her singing is still so free. What an incredible mastery of her craft.

I get misty-eyed every time she hits the word, "live," on "...with so much to LIVE for."

Truly, the greatest Norma Desmond.

I am fortunate to have seen every major actress perform the part of Norma Desmond. in my opinion nobody has made this part more real than Glenn Close. I also think she is the most under honored actress in Hollywood and can't understand the lack of recognition from the Academy and the Tony's

Saw her do the role 3 times!!!! All I can say is PURE PERFECTION!!! She is the way Norma should be portrayed!!! Pray the movie will be made!!! With her as the star I'll see it more than once!!!!

Every once in a while life throws us a stunning surprise. Who knew she could sing? I didn’t! I’ve just renewed my love and respect for this extraordinarily talented actress.

Glenn Close was born to play this role. She gives it life!

Saw her in the recent revival and she was truly breathtaking. I have never seen a performer so centered and commanding at the same time. She was perfection....Oh and 95% of the audience were gay men that loved her was pretty awesome too! Talk about thunderous applause. Awesome night in theatre!

Glen close is a beauty, she portrays Norma with such depth it Kes your tummy flutter amazing Glen totally captivating 💐💐💐💐💐💖

Glen Close is at her best, and she can sing with the best of them. Last thing : She is more than fabulous.

I think Glen Close captured my heart without reserve, by h er magnificent portrayal.

Wonderful performance.

Gives me chills every.... single.... time I watch or listen. MAGNIFICENT!

I have to say it again - she sounds amazing! Wow, what a performance! Glenn Close really is a great actress, I wish we saw more of her!

She's freaking amazing - I never saw her in it or even any clips of her singing this, but in spite of what I had heard (she doesn't hit all the notes but her acting is great) - omg, her voice is fantastic!!! She sounds great! And yes, the acting is stellar! Wow. Wish I'd seen her in it!!

Saw this live in LA when it opened. Great theater, great acoustics Stage was split horizontally with Norma's house on a giant lift that would raise the set so that scenes that take place elsewhere are played out below. There was also a real pool for the, ahem, ending. Norma had a grand staircase that she descends about six times each time in a more fabulous gown. I remember the entire theater absolutely silent. No coughing or whispering. Glen Close was as they say totally committed, born to play Norma. Her character was spot on, voice perfect pitch, every nuance fully expressed. If they ever make the movie, they should do it with her.

Why is this making me cry? She hasn’t even started singing yet

Glen Close is incredible in this role, no one could play Norma better then her. I saw the video from earlier this year of her final performance as Norma & it's hard to believe she's in her 70s, she's still very pretty & looks more like she's in her 50s. Not only that but her singing voice is still as beautiful & as powerful as it was back when she first played Norma in the 90s, she's obviously done a very good job of protecting her voice over the last 23 years.

Witnessed Glenn performing this role at the Minskoff Theater in NYC back in the 90s. Utterly breathtaking! Met her after the show at the stage door and she signed my programme (now framed in my living room). A rare moment in time I will NEVER EVER forget especially because I stood for hours at the box office and managed to get the only single ticket return that day. "Sunset Blvd" was a complete sell-out. People were fighting to get tickets.

I saw this show on Broadway with the original cast and , as great as they and the show were, the sets were so magnificent that, to me, they actually distracted the viewer from the show. When Norma's mansion lifted up to reveal another set, it was amazing. Still loved the show, however.

Sunset Blvd. opened in Los Angeles before it went to Broadway. That's were we saw it. It's nearly 30 years later, and this still blows me away. Glenn Close was, and is, Amazing.

Yes Glenn indeed is the definitive Norma. What a talented lady & she can belt out a tune.

She is absolutely, amazingly the best…. A supreme interpretation… ♥️🇮🇹🇬🇧🌹

Can hardly wait to see her in the musical film version!

Sunset Boulevard is absolutely magical!! It evokes the elegant Hollywood grandeur of yore! Glenn is masterful here!! Well done!!❤❤❤❤❤

LOVE GLENN CLOSE!

She's incredible!! So much talent OMG

Glenn Close makes "Norma" Come Alive !!

I felt this. I felt her emotions. 💕

Am just now finding this particular performance by Ms. Close. How incredible. What a fine moment of acting, one of the best I've ever seen. She is singing the soul of the character.

What a great performance by a commensurate actress. The passion, the emotion! Unequaled! 🥰👍

I hope she won the Tony for this…I will look it up later. Wow.

Glenn Close was great, she may not have the great voice, but she knows how to act & put over a great performence

This version is very touching, it brings total sadness to the heart - the original version or cover of Glenn Close of classic Sunset Blvd.'s "As if we never Said Goodbye. Very raw. Very terrifyingly real.

Fantastic

A theatrical triumph ... Glenn is Norma, that is all.

Wow, this is incredible. What an actress

She’s incredible!!

Saw her on Broadway new york,before pandemic. She was memorizing 🕊🇺🇲💕

The audio sounds fuller and better on this one. Thank you so much. So she doesn’t have the big voice for, “I’ve come HOOOOOOME!!!!” the way Betty Buckley and Elaine Paige does, and for which they consistently got huge applause mid-song, but she never loses her hold on the character of Norman Desmond. And on the two occasions I was so lucky enough to see her, she never lost her hold over me.

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Sem dúvida, Glenn Close é a Norma Desmond definitiva. Soberba e impecável. Pura emoção. Nessas horas da arte operística da Broadway, entramos no panteão dos deuses do Olimpo e esquecemos tudo.

Glenn Close é perfeitamente completa nesse personagem. Sua Norma Desmond é a melhor.

UNA BELLEZA. EN ARGENTINA LO HIZO VALERIA LYNCH: OTRA GRANDE.

She reminds a little bit of an old marlene Dietrich in some scenes.... everybody says glenn doesnt have the best singer voice. True, but apart from the outstanding acting i actually get so much more emotion from her voice than from the others ive seen on youtube. She has the looks too.

MARAVILLOSA!

Ok, so once again- You are KILLING me with these unedited press clips!!!

Bravo!

INCREDIBLE!!!!! even at Age 70 she can still belt this Aria!

HOLY SHIT, WHY AM I CRYING?!

Thank you so much for this and for your editing work. This brings back some delicious memories.

For the idiots who can’t sing remarking on her voice. She is an actress, not a singer, but an actress with a pleasant singing voice as Gene Kelley and Fred Astaire and so many had. And if one has a pleasant voice, they can sing.

Great actress and a powerful performance but Betty Buckley's vocals were astoundingly good. Not just the power of the voice but the emphasis on the lyrics was quite different. Example: Close - "I'll be home at LAAAAAST" Buckley- "I'll be HOOOOOOOME at last!"

Close is a huge talent, but Betty Buckley was simply brilliant in the role! Her singing amazing! I must say. Fantastic musical!

Norma Desmond herself!

..Patti Lupone que vi afortunadamenete em Londres no teatro Adelphi foi de longe superiormente a interprete perfeita de Norma Desmond. Um musical vive da representação de voz e Patti é perfeita nas suas notas. Tem o perfil exacto daquela mulher parada no tempo algo déspota, egocêntrica, cruel e manipuladora. A sobriedade com que faz este personagem dada pelo tom do seu canto é perfeito. Sei que estou em desacordo por uma grande maioria que aplaude Gleen Close que é uma grande artista de cinema mas falha em musical a começar pela sua voz com tremidinhos e de falsete pelo que tiveram de alterar a partitura para a poder semi-cantar. Depois a senhora Close mais parece uma animal que estava em cativeiro e cuja porta se abre repentinamenete para sair sem norte num overacting catastrófico exagerado que não corresponde de todo ao perfil de Norma Desmond mais parecendo uma velhinha do Texas assaltada numa diligência...é uma representação péssima mas o nome dela é sonante e certamente de boxoffice. Creio que Elaine Page tem melhor interpretação que a senhora Close...A cena final de Lupone é de antologia pois dá a demência que afecta o personagem numa descida da escadaria perfeita...a senhora Close fica patética nessa cena de exagerada representação...Norma Desmond ficou demente e não louca, pois ha uma diferença...esta é a opinião minha que ja vi muitos musicais em Londres, NY e até Espanha onde vi a mais perfeita Evita desempenhada pela senhora Paloma San Baisilio...tal como muitos escrevem nao concordar com a senhora Lupone não apresentando talvez argumentos sólidos, eu apresento os meus da representação da senhora Close...

Es una pena la calidad de la imagen. Sería una gran idea de que editaran este espectáculo en DVd para poder disfrutar de la magnífica interpretación de Glenn Close, para que nuevas generaciones que no la conocen o solo la conocen por Cruella vean que es una de las actrices con más talento de su edad que tiene Hollywood. Y que la academia está ciega por no haberle dado ya un Ocasr, ¿a qué esperan? ¿A que muera y después darle el reconocimiento póstumo?

Please God, don't let them do a remake. You just couldn't!!

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond played by Glenn Close.

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I sm almost over you.

i'd of cried ... actually i am !!!

Thanks for uploading! Is there a full recording of this production? I would love to relive it!

Who is she playing here, Cruella de Vil, or Norma Desmond. I must admit she was spot-on with the characterisation second time round (the revival in 2016/2017)

The acting here is phenomenal but the singing is where Betty Buckley tied both together perfectly. She is a strong actress but this role requires strong singing as well.

She should join JASA services for the aging or get services for the aging!

Patti Lupone's Interpretation is Exceptional. This is Camp.

the belt on "home" is just as important as the belt on "last" and glenn close just sighs it instead. disappointing, masterclass in acting but the drama and the beauty of the vocal performance is just not there.

She doesn't really "link" the notes, if you know what I mean.

I admire this performance, however for my taste she is not Norma Desmond.

why in the hell did Andrew end the song like that? so annoying, god love him

It’s a song. She should be singing it not talking it.

PLEASE TRAIN TO BELT "HOME" OR AT LEAST A PASSABLE MIX BEFORE THE MOVIE PRODUCTIONS BEGIN. Otherwise, you will forever be compared to Betty & Patty. Thank you!

If only the voice was a bit stronger

The whole premise of this show is idiotic in that: if Norma was AS talented as appears here, then she wouldn't be washed up.

this lyric...is meant to stroke the ego of the writer...no place in the movie...does norma..inspire...such contradiction....and on top of that,,,,this performance is abysmal

Too much histrionic recitative and dodged notes.