EXCLUSIVE: In The Heights, Hamilton and Aida star Mandy Gonzalez will play Norma Desmond in select performances of the upcoming Broadway show Sunset Blvd. She will perform once a week, while star Nicole Scherzinger will handle the remaining performances.
Mandy Gonzalez | "Like We Never Said Goodbye"
Gonzalez will make her first appearance on Tuesday, October 22. The casting was announced today by the producers of the Jamie Lloyd-directed revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, which begins previews at the St. James Theatre on Saturday, September 28, ahead of a Sunday, October 20 premiere.
Gonzalez said in a statement: "In my 25 years as a leading lady on Broadway, I have never been more excited about a show. The role of Norma Desmond is iconic, Jamie Lloyd's direction is masterful and Andrew Lloyd Webber's music is lush. To reinterpret a timeless story with such raw sophistication, especially as the first Latina to take on this role on Broadway, is a dream come true."
(Rita Moreno played the role of Norma in a 1996 London production.)
