<Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Sydmonton Festival ( 1991 ) </Th> <Th> Sydmonton Festival ( 1992 ) </Th> <Th> West End / London ( 1993 ) </Th> <Th> Los Angeles ( 1993 ) </Th> <Th> Broadway ( 1994 ) </Th> <Th> Toronto ( 1995 ) </Th> <Th> First U.S. National Tour ( 1996 ) </Th> <Th> Australia ( 1996 ) </Th> <Th> Second U.S. National Tour ( 1998 ) </Th> <Th> BBC Radio 2 Concert ( 2004 ) </Th> <Th> West End ( 2008 ) </Th> <Th> West End ( 2016 ) </Th> <Th> Broadway ( 2017 ) </Th> <Th> UK Tour ( 2017 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Norma Desmond </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Ria Jones </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Patti LuPone </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Glenn Close </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Diahann Carroll </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Linda Balgord </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Debra Byrne </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Petula Clark </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Kathryn Evans </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Glenn Close </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ria Jones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Joe Gillis </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Ball </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Kevin Anderson </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Alan Campbell </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Rex Smith </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ron Bohmer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Hugh Jackman </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Lewis Cleale </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Ball </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ben Goddard </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Michael Xavier </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Danny Mac </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Betty Schaefer </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Frances Ruffelle </Td> <Td colspan="1"> LuAnn Arouson </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Meredith Braun </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Judy Kuhn </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Alice Ripley </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Anita Louise Combe </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Lauren Kennedy </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Catherine Porter </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Sarah Uriarte Berry </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Emma Williams </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Laura Pitt - Pulford </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Siobhan Dillon </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Molly Lynch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max von Meyerling </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Kevin Colson </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Daniel Benzali </Td> <Td colspan="2"> George Hearn </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Walter Charles </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ed Dixon </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Norbert Lamla </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Allen Fitzpatrick </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Bauer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Dave Willetts </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Fred Johanson </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Adam Pearce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Artie Green </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Gareth Snook </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Vincent Tumeo </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Christopher Shyer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> James Clow </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Tim Beveridge </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Berry </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Xavier </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Tomm Coles </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Haydn Oakley </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Preston Truman Boyd </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Dougie Carter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cecil B. DeMille </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Bauer </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Alan Oppenheimer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> John Braden </Td> <Td colspan="1"> William Chapman </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Clive Hearne </Td> <Td colspan="1"> George Merner </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ian Burford </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Craig Pinder </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Julian Forsyth </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Paul Schoeffler </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Carl Sanderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sheldrake </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Harry Dixon </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Sal Mistretta </Td> <Td colspan="1"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Kenny Morris </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Robert Grubb </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Tom Flagg </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Rohan Tickell </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Alexander Evans </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Mark Goldthorpe </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Andy Taylor </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Kristoffer Hellström </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manfred </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Nicolas Colicos </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Rick Podell </Td> <Td colspan="1"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Mark Hardy </Td> <Td colspan="1"> John McTernan </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Rick Qualls </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Mark Mickerracher </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Sam Kenyon </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Fenton Gray </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Jim Walton </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Simon Loughton </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Sydmonton Festival ( 1991 ) </Th> <Th> Sydmonton Festival ( 1992 ) </Th> <Th> West End / London ( 1993 ) </Th> <Th> Los Angeles ( 1993 ) </Th> <Th> Broadway ( 1994 ) </Th> <Th> Toronto ( 1995 ) </Th> <Th> First U.S. National Tour ( 1996 ) </Th> <Th> Australia ( 1996 ) </Th> <Th> Second U.S. National Tour ( 1998 ) </Th> <Th> BBC Radio 2 Concert ( 2004 ) </Th> <Th> West End ( 2008 ) </Th> <Th> West End ( 2016 ) </Th> <Th> Broadway ( 2017 ) </Th> <Th> UK Tour ( 2017 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Norma Desmond </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Ria Jones </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Patti LuPone </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Glenn Close </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Diahann Carroll </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Linda Balgord </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Debra Byrne </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Petula Clark </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Kathryn Evans </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Glenn Close </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ria Jones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Joe Gillis </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Ball </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Kevin Anderson </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Alan Campbell </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Rex Smith </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ron Bohmer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Hugh Jackman </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Lewis Cleale </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Ball </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ben Goddard </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Michael Xavier </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Danny Mac </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Betty Schaefer </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Frances Ruffelle </Td> <Td colspan="1"> LuAnn Arouson </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Meredith Braun </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Judy Kuhn </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Alice Ripley </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Anita Louise Combe </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Lauren Kennedy </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Catherine Porter </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Sarah Uriarte Berry </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Emma Williams </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Laura Pitt - Pulford </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Siobhan Dillon </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Molly Lynch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max von Meyerling </Th> <Td colspan="1"> Kevin Colson </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Daniel Benzali </Td> <Td colspan="2"> George Hearn </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Walter Charles </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ed Dixon </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Norbert Lamla </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Allen Fitzpatrick </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Bauer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Dave Willetts </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Fred Johanson </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Adam Pearce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Artie Green </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Gareth Snook </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Vincent Tumeo </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Christopher Shyer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> James Clow </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Tim Beveridge </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Berry </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Xavier </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Tomm Coles </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Haydn Oakley </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Preston Truman Boyd </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Dougie Carter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cecil B. DeMille </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Michael Bauer </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Alan Oppenheimer </Td> <Td colspan="1"> John Braden </Td> <Td colspan="1"> William Chapman </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Clive Hearne </Td> <Td colspan="1"> George Merner </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Ian Burford </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Craig Pinder </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Julian Forsyth </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Paul Schoeffler </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Carl Sanderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sheldrake </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Harry Dixon </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Sal Mistretta </Td> <Td colspan="1"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Kenny Morris </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Robert Grubb </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Tom Flagg </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Rohan Tickell </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Alexander Evans </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Mark Goldthorpe </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Andy Taylor </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Kristoffer Hellström </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manfred </Th> <Td colspan="2"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Nicolas Colicos </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Rick Podell </Td> <Td colspan="1"> N / A </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Mark Hardy </Td> <Td colspan="1"> John McTernan </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Rick Qualls </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Mark Mickerracher </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Sam Kenyon </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Fenton Gray </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Jim Walton </Td> <Td colspan="1"> Simon Loughton </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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Glenn Close
Glenn Close