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