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  Elaine Paige: Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elaine Paige, as an actress, recording artist and producer, has made a major contribution to the modern musical which ensures her own chapter in the entertainment world and justifies the title "The First Lady of British Musical Theatre".
Ms Paige revisited this role in the television film and video of "Cats" which was released in 1998 and went straight to the top of the video charts becoming the best selling music video ever in the UK and America.
In September 2004 Ms Paige was delighted to launch her new weekly radio show 'Elaine Paige on Sunday' on BBC Radio 2.
www.lunchbox-productions.com /show_paige/biog.shtm   (1222 words)

  
 Elaine Paige - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elaine Paige OBE (born Elaine Bickerstaff on 5 March 1948 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a world-renowned English singer and actor, 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.
Paige's first solo album to be recorded for twelve years, "Essential Musicals" is released on Monday 23rd October 2006, based on popular songs from musicals identified by a poll on her radio show.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elaine_Paige   (948 words)

  
 Elaine_Paige
Elaine first discovered she had a good singing voice while still at school and was encouraged by her teachers.
Elaine also hosted her own BBC TV special and "Elaine Paige in Concert" has been televised.
Elaine's most unusual album was released in 1988 and it consisted of cover versions of Queen hits.
www.geocities.com /miss_florence_vassy/Elaine_Paige.html   (742 words)

  
 Elaine Paige   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elaine was born on the 5th March in 1948 in Barnet, Hertfordshire in England.
Elaine first discovered her good singing voice while she was in school and was encouraged by her teachers.
Elaine wasn´t only the first actress to perform the song, she got her first UK chart hit from that song.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Essential Musicals: Music: Elaine Paige   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elaine's voice is rich and her interpretations are more subtle on this collection than on previous CDs, reminiscent of recent recordings by Barbra Streisand in demonstrating how a fine voice ages with time.
This CD is effective in showcasing Elaine Paige's deftness of touch when it comes to musical theatre, although her usually powerhouse vocals take a back seat to a softer approach than one might expect based on previous output.
After that, Elaine got her own radio show on BBC 2, presenting to the listeners some of the most memorable tunes from the past and present of the musical theatre.
www.amazon.co.uk /Essential-Musicals-Elaine-Paige/dp/B000JCES7A   (1396 words)

  
 Elaine Paige - Simple English Wikipedia
Elaine Paige is an English actress, born in Barnet in 1948, most notable for her roles in musical theatre.
Paige worried that her career had already peaked when she was out of work for some time after Evita, but when Judi Dench sustained an injury during rehearsals for Cats producers asked her to step it.
Paige was awarded an OBE in 1995 and is currently hosting a Sunday afternoon BBC Radio 2 show featuring music from the stage and film.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elaine_Paige   (626 words)

  
 ELAINE PAIGE
Elaine's first professional appearance was in the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical "The Roar of The Greasepaint, the Smell of The Crowd".
Elaine subsequently swept the boards with her award-winning performance in "Evita" and collected the Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and the Variety Club Award for Showbusiness Personality of the Year.
Elaine has performed all over the world and toured Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle and Far East, in addition to the UK.
www.normanphillips.co.uk /elaine_paige_bio.htm   (603 words)

  
 Elaine Paige - Japan
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 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).
Paige has hosted her own BBC television specials as well as starred in several films for the network, and has also performed in a number of televised Royal Variety Shows.
elaine-paige.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Elaine_Paige   (1235 words)

  
 Elaine Paige - The Musicals at Christmas 2005
On December 19th, 2005, Elaine Paige presented a night off concert of hits from the best of West End and Broadway musicals as well some festive favourties at Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
Elaine was joined by special guests John Barrowman and Danny Seward, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates.
Paige and Danny Seward for The Little Drummer Boy (the Bing Crosby/David Bowie version) and the trio concluded with a wonderful, rock and roll version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
www.johnbarrowman.net /concerts/elainepaige.html   (150 words)

  
 ForFemmes Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige was born in Barnet, North London, as Elaine Bickerstaff and she attended school in Southaw and then went to the Aida Foster Drama School also in North London.
Ms Paige has recently revisited this role in the television film and video of "Cats" which has just been released in 1998 and went straight to the top of the video charts becoming the best selling music video ever in the UK and America.
In 1989 Ms Paige starred in and co-produced the smash hit Lincoln Centre, NY production of "Anything Goes" in London's West End directed by Jerry Zaks and for this she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by and Actress in a Musical.
www.darkpeak.freeserve.co.uk /forfemmes/page15.html   (922 words)

  
 Elaine Paige News
Britain's leading musical theatre actress, Elaine Paige, who made her long-awaited Broadway debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, is planning to record a new album this summer.
April 5, 2006 - by BWW News Desk British theatre star Elaine Paige has scheduled a UK tour spanning October and November of 2006.
MUSICAL superstar Elaine Paige was in Cambridge last night - and revealed she has seriously considered coming to live in the city.
www.topix.net /who/elaine-paige   (504 words)

  
 Elaine Paige sings to Shanghai
The First Lady of the British Musical Theater, Elaine Paige, is so popular that she will give a second concert on December 21 and says she wants to make sure the audience has a good time, writes Michelle Qiao.
Four years later the concert of British musical diva Elaine Paige on December 20 is selling so well that the organizer is adding an extra show the next day to meet demand.
Paige was chosen by Hal Prince in 1978 to create the role of Eva Peron in the original production of "Evita" and she went on to sweep the boards with her award-winning performance in London's West End.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /citylife/2006-12/12/content_756553.htm   (639 words)

  
 Elaine Paige - The Flashback Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elaine is in talks with director Sir Peter Hall to star in a West End play to open in the Summer of 2003.
Elaine is in concert in Sweden this June with Tommy Korberg.
Elaine is scheduled to appear at the New Christie's Auction House in New York City on Wednesday, 5 May 1999 for the spring gala of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
home.earthlink.net /~jsjb/elaine/archive.html   (2848 words)

  
 Paige Elaine - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Paige Elaine - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Paige, Elaine (1951-), British singer and actress, born Elaine Bickerstaff in Barnet, Hertfordshire.
Paige trained at the Aida Foster Stage School...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Paige_Elaine.html   (54 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Elaine Paige returns to West End
Paige, known for her roles in musicals such as Evita, Cats and Chess, will play a Broadway starlet who wants to give up the stage to get married.
Paige has recorded 16 solo albums and taken part in six musical soundtracks during her career, which took off when she landed the lead role of Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita.
She was made an OBE in 1995 for her services to musical theatre and launched her weekly radio programme Elaine Paige on Sunday on BBC Radio 2 in 2004.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/6276605.stm   (247 words)

  
 On a clear day you can see forever.... - An Elaine Paige Shrine this is not!
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.
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).
Paige's first solo album to be recorded for twelve years, "Essential Musicals" was released in October 2006, based on popular songs from musicals identified by a poll on her radio show.
clarencetuvera.multiply.com /journal/item/38   (726 words)

  
 Elaine Paige - Love Hurts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
British actress and singer Elaine Paige is best known for her performances on stage, mostly in musicals like 'Evita', 'Cats', 'Chess', 'Piaf' and 'Sunset Boulevard'.
Apart from singing on stage, Elaine has released numerous solo-albums, one of which is this one 'Love Hurts' from 1985.
Elaine must have liked Vangelis music very much, as a year before she had already released a sung cover of the main theme of 'Missing' on her album 'Cinema'...
www.vangelismovements.com /elainepaige.htm   (206 words)

  
 Elaine Paige Tickets
Elaine Paige OBE (born Elaine Bickerstaff on 5 March 1948 in Barnet,; Hertfordshire); is a world-renowned 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.);
Paige also has had success in the UK singles charts. I Know Him So Well (from Chess),; her duet with Barbara Dickson,; held the #1 position in the British charts for four weeks, and still remains the biggest selling record by a female duo in the Guinness Book of Records.
www.ticket4-you.com /acatalog/Elaine_Paige.html   (404 words)

  
 Divas - The Site / The Curtain Call Chiques / Elaine Paige
Paige brought the Lincoln Center revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes to the West End as a co-producer, while taking on the role of Reno Sweeney under the direction of Jerry Zaks, and was once again nominated for an Olivier Award.
Paige made her eagerly-awaited Broadway debut in 1996, stepping into the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, following her Olivier-nominated run in the role in the London production.
Paige also played Celimene in the Peter Hall Company's production of Molière's The Misanthrope at the Piccadilly Theatre (1998), marking her first leading role in a non-musical West End production, and she next appeared as Angele in the Feydeau farce Where There’s a Will (2003), directed by Sir Peter Hall.
www.divasthesite.com /Curtain_Call_Chiques/Elaine_Paige.htm   (376 words)

  
 Elaine Paige vs Betty B.
Elaine Paige vs Betty B. I was just curious to know why some people favoured Betty as Grizabella over Elaine.
Paige seems to have more technical skill and a greater ability to get the character out through her voice.
Her performance of "Memory" that night wasn't very good (but not bad either however) but you have to keep in mind that she is getting rather old (like Griz) and she said that for that reason, she can identify better with the character now.
musicals.net /forums/archive.php/elaine-paige-vs-betty-b.__o_t__t_56632.html   (817 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Christmas: Music: Elaine Paige   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elaine borrowed Tim Rice's Christmas songbook to aid her decision about which songs to record, thus avoiding over-reliance on the obvious songs that everybody has heard so often.
Of course, Elaine is such a superb singer that she could have recorded an album filled with standards and it would still have sounded great.
For all Elaine Paige fans a "have to have" in their collection.
www.amazon.com /Christmas-Elaine-Paige/dp/B00004SE5T   (925 words)

  
 Michael Storrs Music - Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige, as an actress, recording artist, producer and broadcaster, has made a major contribution to the modern musical which ensures her own chapter in the entertainment world and justifies the title "The First Lady of British Musical Theatre".
Ms Paige has performed in concert worldwide from The White House to The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, from the Bolshoi to Sydney Opera House.
Ms Paige is looking forward to appearing in concert in Hong Kong in March 2007 and she will then return to the West End stage to play the title role in the Broadway smash hit musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" from May this year.
www.michaelstorrsmusic.co.uk /elaine_paige/index.php   (504 words)

  
 Playbill News: Track List Announced for Elaine Paige's "Essential Musicals" CD
Paige has finally recorded the Tim Rice-ABBA ballad "Someone Else's Story" on her newest CD, due in stores this month.
Paige also appeared in the New York City Opera's production of Sweeney Todd, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance as Mrs.
Paige currently hosts a radio program on BBC Radio 2 entitled "Elaine Paige On Sunday." For more information, visit www.elainepaige.com.
www.playbill.com /news/article/102572.html   (390 words)

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