Singular Sensation: The Podcast

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 contains 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

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 contains

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.