Sunset Boulevard Tour: First National

Opening Date:	June 28, 1996
Closing Date:	June 7, 1997

Category: Musical, Original, National Tour

Setting: Los Angeles. 1949-50.

Production Staff
Produced by The Really Useful Company
Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton; Based on the film by Billy Wilder; Music orchestrated by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Musical Direction: David Caddick; Musical Director: Constantine Kitsopoulos; Associate Musical Dir.: Kristen Blodgette
Directed by Trevor Nunn; Musical Staging by Bob Avian; Associate Director: Peter Lawrence; Associate Choreographer: Jodi Moccia
Production Design by John Napier; Costume Design by Anthony Powell; Lighting Design by Andrew Bridge; Sound Design by Martin Levan; Makeup Design by Randy Houston Mercer; Associate Costume Design: Scott Traugott; Associate Lighting Design: Vivien Leone; Associate Prod. Design: Raymond Huessy; Associate Vari*lite Designer: Richard Knight
General Manager: Nina Lannan and The Really Useful Management Company, Inc.; Company Manager: Mark S. Andrews; Assistant Co. Mgr: Sean Free
Technical Supervisor: Peter Feller, Sr. and Arthur Siccardi; Production Stage Manager: Bill Roberts; Stage Manager: William Coiner, Andrew Fenton and Jane Grey
Musical Supervisor: David Caddick; Musical Coordinator: Mel Rodnon; Conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos; Associate Conductor: Milton Granger; Concert Master: Sylvia D'Avanzo; Trumpet: John Guess; Drums, Percussion: Barbara Merjan; Keyboards: Kenneth Levinsky, Chip Prince and Milton Granger
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; General Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Joan Marcus
This production is dedicated to the memory of R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr.

Cast

Linda Balgord	Norma Desmond
Ron Bohmer	Joe Gillis
Ed Dixon	Max von Mayerling
Lauren Kennedy	Betty Schaefer
John Antony	John
	Salesman
	Victor Mature
Philip Michael Baskerville	Cliff
	Salesman
	Young Guard
Sandy Binion	Heather
	2nd Masseuse
William Chapman	Cecil B. DeMille
James Clow	Artie Green
Carole Denise	1st Harem Girl
	Beautician
David Dollase	1st Financeman
	Film Actor
	Salesman
Harvey Evans	Jonesy
	Sammy
	Salesman
Jennifer Frankel	2nd Harem Girl
	Beautician
Fiama Fricano	Katherine
	Psychiatrist
Mark Hardy	Myron
	Manfred
Leslie Trayer Harvey	Lisa
	Doctor
Pamela Jordan	Mary
	1st Masseuse
Randal Keith	2nd Financeman
	Salesman
	Party Guest
Kenny Morris	Sheldrake
	Police Chief
Joan Leslie Simms	Joanna
	Astrologer
Timothy Smith	Young Writer
	Salesman
	DeMille's Assistant
William Solo	Morino
	Salesman
	Hog Eye
Mark Edgar Stephens	Choreographer
	Salesman
Jillana Urbina	3rd Harem Girl (Jean)
	Beautician

Understudies: Philip Michael Baskerville (Artie Green), Sandy Binion (Norma Desmond), William Chapman (Max von Mayerling), Bryan Chesters (1st Financeman, 2nd Financeman, Choreographer, Cliff, DeMille's Assistant, Film Actor, Hog Eye, John, Jonesy, Morino, Myron, Police Chief, Salesman, Sammy, Young Writer), Harvey Evans (Cecil B. DeMille), Fiama Fricano (Norma Desmond), Leslie Trayer Harvey (Betty Schaefer), Christine Hewitt (1st Harem Girl, 2nd Harem Girl, 3rd Harem Girl (Jean), Astrologer, Beautician, Doctor, Heather, Hedy Lamarr, Joanna, Katherine, Lisa, Mary, Masseuse, Psychiatrist), Randal Keith (Manfred), Joan Leslie Simms (Betty Schaefer), Timothy Smith (Artie Green, Joe Gillis, Manfred), William Solo (Cecil B. DeMille, Max von Mayerling, Sheldrake), Mark Edgar Stephens (Joe Gillis), Lillie Kae Stevens (1st Harem Girl, 2nd Harem Girl, 3rd Harem Girl (Jean), Astrologer, Beautician, Doctor, Heather, Hedy Lamarr, Joanna, Katherine, Lisa, Mary, Masseuse, Psychiatrist) and David Thomé (1st Financeman, 2nd Financeman, Choreographer, Cliff, DeMille's Assistant, Film Actor, Hog Eye, John, Jonesy, Morino, Myron, Police Chief, Salesman, Sammy, Sheldrake, Young Writer)

music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Christopher Hampton and Don Black

ACT 1	Sung By
Prologue	Joe Gillis
Let's Have Lunch	Joe Gillis and Ensemble
Surrender	Norma Desmond
With One Look	Norma Desmond
Salome	Norma Desmond and Joe Gillis
The Greatest Star Of All	Max von Mayerling
Every Movie's a Circus	Joe Gillis, Betty Schaefer, Artie Green and Ensemble
Girl Meets Boy	Joe Gillis and Betty Schaefer
New Ways to Dream	Norma Desmond
The Lady's Paying	Manfred, Norma Desmond, Joe Gillis and Salesmen
The Perfect Year	Norma Desmond and Joe Gillis
This Time Next Year	Joe Gillis, Betty Schaefer, Artie Green and Ensemble
ACT 2	Sung By
Sunset Boulevard	Joe Gillis
The Perfect Year (Reprise)	Norma Desmond
As If We Never Said Goodbye	Norma Desmond
Surrender (Reprise)	Cecil B. DeMille
Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)	Betty Schaefer and Joe Gillis
Eternal Youth Is Worth A Little Suffering	Norma's Consultants
Too Much In Love To Care	Betty Schaefer and Joe Gillis
New Ways to Dream (Reprise)	Max von Mayerling
Sunset Boulevard (Reprise)	Joe Gillis and Betty Schaefer
The Greatest Star Of All (Reprise)	Max von Mayerling and Norma Desmond
Surrender (Reprise)	Norma Desmond

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