Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger received standing ovations in Broadway debut

Scherzinger told Variety that "Sunset Blvd." is her way of telling the world that she’s more than just a Pussycat Doll.

“My whole life, everybody has put me in a box. They think they know me, that I’m just this Pussycat Doll. But now I’m a part of something,” she told the outlet.

The New York Times added on to the praise by designating the show as a critic's pick and describing Scherzinger's singing as "poised, aimed and detonated syllable by syllable, fiercely drilled and smartly deployed."

After her time with the Pussycat Dolls, an early 2000s girl group known for international radio hits like “Don’t ‘Cha,” and “Stickwitu,” Scherzinger made several attempts at pursuing a solo career but faced commercial failure. She released her debut, "Killer Love," in 2011, but the album did not chart in the United States. 

From her time as a Pussycat Doll to her new role as a Broadway star, Scherzinger has celebrated her Asian American and Pacific Islander roots. Earlier this month, on Indigenous People's Day, Scherzinger brought a Hawaiian cultural practitioner to the St. James Theatre, where "Sunset Blvd." is being performed, to share her culture with her cast and crew.

In 2009, Scherzinger became a judge on "The Sing-Off" and remained a fixture of reality singing shows for several years. She later took on roles judging "The X Factor" (both the U.S. and U.K. versions), "Australia’s Got Talent" and, most recently, "The Masked Singer." In 2010, she won Season 10 of the celebrity dance competition show "Dancing With the Stars." Scherzinger left "The Masked Singer" in 2023 to begin working on "Sunset Blvd."