Linda Balgord is the last actress in the original Broadway run of "Cats"  to portray what character that appears to be the feline version of the woman mentioned in T.S. Eliot's poem "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"
Linda Balgord Linda Balgord is an award winning American Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 United States tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical "Sunset Boulevard", being the last actress to portray Grizabella in the original Broadway run of "Cats" and originating the role of Queen Elizabeth I in "The Pirate Queen" on Broadway. She has also played the role of Madame Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", previously in the restaged North American tour, and currently on Broadway.
The Blue Flame (play) The Blue Flame is a four-act play written by George V. Hobart and John Willard, who revised an earlier version by Leta Vance Nicholson. In 1920, producer Albert H. Woods staged the play on Broadway and on tour across the United States. Ruth Gordon, the main character, is a religious young woman who dies and is revived by her scientist fiancé as a soulless femme fatale. She seduces several men and involves them in crimes, including drug use and murder. In the final act, her death and resurrection are revealed to be a dream. The production starred Theda Bara, a popular silent film actress who was known for playing similar roles in movies.