Linda Balgord was an American Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 United States tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 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.
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From 1982 to 1984, between her undergraduate graduation and the beginning of graduate studies, Balgord acted at the Fireside Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
She moved to New York in 1990 and after five months gained the lead role in a two-year national tour of Aspects of Love. Her Broadway debut came in Passion. Linda Balgord died in Naples, Florida, on March 5, 2024, at the age of 64.
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Linda Balgord husband: Meet Andrew Fenton
Balgord married stage manager Andrew Fenton in July 1993. They met when both worked on the production of Aspects of Love in Toronto.
Linda cherished her husband, Andy Fenton. Their partnership endured for more than thirty years.
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