'Dreams are not enough to win a war
Out here they're always keeping score
Beneath the tan the battle rages'
Alan Campbell as Joe Gillis
Sunset Boulevard: Broadway
Minskoff Theatre (Nov 17, 1994 - Mar 22, 1997)
The musical opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre on 17 November 1994 with Close, Alan Campbell recreating their roles from the Los Angeles production and Alice Ripley joining the cast as Betty. After loving the Original London Cast soundtrack, I also ended up buying the Broadway cast album with Campbell as Joe making his Broadway debut.
Alan sounded great in the role, and I was surprised given I'd known him from his roles on television. I can't exactly say for sure what I'd seen of Campbell on TV, but his adorable face was very familiar. Although I never watched Jake And The Fatman, I had certainly heard of the show, and had seen Campbell in promotional shots with Joe Penny and William Conrad.
Three's A Crowd
The Broadway production opened with the highest advance in the history of Broadway ticket sales at that time and ran for 977 performances. The show was expensive though, and with it's high costs, not to mention the million bucks paid to LuPone as a settlement, Sunset Boulevard set a record for losing the most money for theatrical production in US history. Not exactly an award one strives to win...
Jack and the Fatman
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