Everything's as if we never said goodbye, because we're back for our new season with a 2 part pre-season bonus! So join us to see if we've found new ways to dream as we talk about the Jamie Lloyd-directed revival of Sunset Boulevard--after all, she may just be the greatest star of all...

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Of course, the musical is based heavily on the Billy Wilder movie, and this production even more so. But did you know it was also adapted for radio with the original stars?

If you, like Christine, have been going down the rabbit hole in finding the meaning of everything in this production, check out this primer on Brecht and epic theatre.

Or if you, like Cindy, have also been wondering why people keep congregating around a drugstore, it turns out Schwab's Pharmacy was more than just that.

Check out this interview with Jamie Lloyd and Nicole Scherzinger about this production of Sunset (skip to around 53:00 ) and how it came to be.

Today's the day!

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Music featured in this episode:

SUNSET BLVD: The Album

Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues

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