Keala Settle on bringing Sunset Boulevard to Wellington
Tony nominated Maori actress and singer Keala Settle is set to return to the stage, taking on the lead role of Norma Desmond in musical Sunset Boulevard as part of Te Whare Whakarauika Wellington Town Hall's reopening programme. It'll be the first professional performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit show in New Zealand - in recent years a West End revival that transferred to Broadway was the hottest ticket in town in both cities. Keala, who was born in the USA and is of Ngati Rangitane, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Kahungunu heritage spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from the UK where she's based.
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