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Elaine Paige née Bickerstaff OBE (born on 5 March 1948 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a well-known English singer and actress, primarily in musicals.
Paige’s first professional appearance was in the UK tour of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd. She made her West End debut in Hair, and went on to featured roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, Nuts, Grease, and Billy (a musical adaptation of the film Billy Liar.)
In 1978, Hal Prince offered the still relatively unknown Paige the title role in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita after Julie Covington, who played the role on the album turned down the part. This proved to be the defining moment in her evolution to the self proclaimed title “First Lady of British Musical Theatre”.
Paige has portrayed some of Lloyd Webber’s most notable female characters, originating the role of Grizabella in Cats (a role she reprised for a video release). She took on the role late in rehearsal when the actress Judi Dench had to pull out due to a torn Achilles tendon. Her performance of the song Memory from that show is her signature piece.
In 1994, Paige took over the role of Norma Desmond in Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard when Betty Buckley was ill, before stepping into the part full time the following year. She transferred to the American production to make her Broadway debut in a performance that Lloyd Webber described as “musically terrific” in 1996, staying with the show until it closed the following year.
Paige’s first professional appearance was in the UK tour of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd. She made her West End debut in Hair, and went on to featured roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, Nuts, Grease, and Billy (a musical adaptation of the film Billy Liar.)
In 1978, Hal Prince offered the still relatively unknown Paige the title role in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita after Julie Covington, who played the role on the album turned down the part. This proved to be the defining moment in her evolution to the self proclaimed title “First Lady of British Musical Theatre”.
Paige has portrayed some of Lloyd Webber’s most notable female characters, originating the role of Grizabella in Cats (a role she reprised for a video release). She took on the role late in rehearsal when the actress Judi Dench had to pull out due to a torn Achilles tendon. Her performance of the song Memory from that show is her signature piece.
In 1994, Paige took over the role of Norma Desmond in Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard when Betty Buckley was ill, before stepping into the part full time the following year. She transferred to the American production to make her Broadway debut in a performance that Lloyd Webber described as “musically terrific” in 1996, staying with the show until it closed the following year.
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
Memory <3
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roflhyro wrote:
i used to work with her on the king and i ages ago and she was so nice and a great singer
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Alleinvielleich wrote:
great singer!
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bicknor wrote:
Memory - a brilliant piece of music, and a brilliant singer.
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jcccn wrote:
Voice from nature!
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Hawkeye1976 wrote:
Brilliant voice!
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rikkyu wrote:
MEMORY! oh, wonderful.
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Laineljus wrote:
Love! love! love!
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Alise-night wrote:
Great voice and great songs!
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Lisa-Lotta wrote:
I love Elaine Paige too, amazing voice, on of the best voices of all the times. I hope she will sing a lot of new songs.
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georgehank wrote:
Wow... seriously, I didn't the had such a big career... I bought the one album I have in a used-CD shop. And all because I know her from Chess. And loved her voice there and on that solo CD. :)
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aries1969 wrote:
love love love Elaine Paige. Such beautiful voice and heart is put in each song she sings. I loved Paige as Grizabella in Cats. Aries
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LarkCGN wrote:
No shout??? OMG! Wonderful voice!
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