A group of young men and women, all dressed in black, marches down a busy street in the heart of Times Square.
Walking in formation, they dodge parked cars, bicycles and pedestrians, as the man leading them belts out a song.
“Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard / Destination for the stony-hearted.”This ambitious scene from the director Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway revival of “Sunset Boulevard” hinges on a live tracking sequence that goes backstage and spills onto West 44th Street.
It’s shown in real time on a massive LCD screen to the audience inside the St. James Theater, but passers-by — both unsuspecting and calculating — get a front-row view, at least during the number’s three-minute outdoor portion.
Persons:
Jamie Lloyd’s, It’s, James
Organizations:
James Theater