Fidel Sarah Lark as Little Girl Jasna Ivir as Gina Marino Tim Walton as Joe Marino Anne-Marie McCormack as Gretta Neff Kevin Wainwright as Raymond Neff Lisa Peace as Marge Persley Shaun Henson as Homer Persley Earl Carpenter as Reverend Ed Parsley Kathryn Akin as Brenda Parsley Jocelyn Hawkyard as Rebecca Barnes Nick Searle as Toby Bergman Valda Aviks as Eudora Bryce Matt Dempsey as Curtis Hallerbread Scarlett Strallen as Mavis Jessup Julia Sutton as Franny Lovecraft Chris Holland as Frank Ogden Alison Forbes as Mabel Ogden Maurice Lane as Dr Henry Pattison Jean McGlynn as Marcy Wills London replacements Earl Carpenter replaced Ian McShane as Darryl Van Horne on March 23, 2001 Clarke Peters replaced Earl Carpenter as Darryl Van Horne on July 1, 2001 Josefina Gabriel replaced Lucie Arnaz as Alexandra Spofford on July 1, 2001 Rebecca Thornhill replaced Maria Friedman as Sukie Rougemont on July 1, 2001 Paul Spicer replaced Peter Jöback as Michael Spofford on July 1, 2001 Elizabeth Yeats replaced Jasna Ivir as Gina Marino on July 1, 2001 Christopher Howell replaced Kevin Wainwright as Raymond Neff on July 1, 2001 Amanda Villamayor replaced Kathryn Akin as Brenda Parsley on July 1, 2001 Australia, Russia, and Czech Republic The first international production opened in Australia at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne. Starring Paul McDermott as Darryl van Horne, with Marina Prior, Angela Toohey and Pippa Grandison as Jane, Alexandra and Sukie respectively, with Sabrina Batshon, future finalist of Australian Idol season 7, as The Little Girl, and Matt Lee as Michael Spofford, the show began previews on 19 August 2002. Revisions made to the show included minor changes to lyrics, an extended dance break in 'A Little Town', and the excision of one number, 'Loose Ends'. The show closed in Melbourne on 17 November 2002, with the anticipated tour dates in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney being cancelled. The Russian production opened in Moscow on 12 March 2003 using new sets as well as on-stage rain and fire effects. The role of Darryl van Horne was double-cast with Dmitriy Pevtsov and Aleksey Kortnev sharing the part. Other roles were similarly played by two or three actors. A revival was staged in 2007, with scaled down sets and effects, and Pevtsov reprising his role. The premiere in the Czech Republic opened in February 2007 at the Brno City Theatre, directed by Stanislav Moša and choreographed by Igor Barberić.