Production History

Sunset Boulevard was presented through CST LiveOnline! during Season 38 (2021–2022). The presentation was advertised as a recreation of the 1951 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film, performed for an online audience while CST’s new 1009 W. Reno Avenue venue remained under renovation. The historical radio adaptation aired September 17, 1951. The story follows struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis and former silent-film star Norma Desmond, whose dreams of returning to the screen draw him into an increasingly dangerous relationship.

CST Connections

Terry Veal previously performed in CST LiveOnline!’s Sorry, Wrong Number (October 2020).
C. W. Bardsher later appeared in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2023), the inaugural public mainstage production at the Reno Avenue theatre.
Crystal Barby and Don Reece also participated in CST LiveOnline!’s The Postman Always Rings Twice (June 2020). broadwayworld.com
Don Reece appeared as announcer in the series’ opening production, The Maltese Falcon (May 2020). BroadwayWorld
RK-1 Productions also provided the broadcast setting for Sorry, Wrong Number.

Press and Photography

CST LiveOnline! presents “Sunset Boulevard,” 4/2/22 — YouTube, supplied recording link for the April 2 presentation.

Acknowledgments

Institutional supporters: Oklahoma Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts; Kirkpatrick Family Fund; Inasmuch Foundation; Allied Arts.

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Don Reece