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Elaine Jill Paige Template:Post-nominals (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff, 5 March 1948)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut.

Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of Grizabella in Cats and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory", a song from the show. In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She then appeared in the original stage production of Chess, followed by a starring role in Anything Goes which she also co-produced. Paige made her Broadway debut in Sunset Boulevard in 1996, playing the lead role of Norma Desmond, to critical acclaim. She appeared in The King and I from 2000 to 2001, and six years later she returned to the West End stage in The Drowsy Chaperone. She has also worked sporadically in television.

In addition to being nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards, Paige has won many other awards for her theatre roles and has been called the First Lady of British Musical Theatre due to her skill and longevity. She has released 22 solo albums, of which eight were consecutively certified gold and another four multi-platinum. Paige is also featured on seven cast albums and has sung in concerts across the world. Since 2004 she has hosted her own show on BBC Radio 2 called Elaine Paige on Sunday.

In 2014, Paige celebrated her 50 years in show business. Paige announced on her official website a "Farewell" concert tour and a new career-spanning album The Ultimate Collection to mark this milestone in her career. Outside of her work in musical theatre, Paige is a vice-president of The Children's Trust, a UK charity for children with brain injury.

Early lifeEdit

Elaine Jill Bickerstaff<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> was born and raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, where her father Eric worked as an estate agent and her mother Irene was a milliner.<ref name="values">Template:Cite news</ref> Her mother had been a singer in her youth, and her father was an amateur drummer.<ref name="newnorma">Template:Cite news</ref> Paige stands at just under 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, which she says has caused her to lose out on leading roles.<ref name="millionaire">Template:Cite news</ref> Her original ambition was to become a professional tennis player, at which point her headmistress pointed out to her "they'd never see you over the net",<ref name="scotsman">Template:Cite news</ref> but Paige continued to play tennis and has referred to the sport as one of her passions.<ref name="abcpaige">Template:Cite news</ref>

At 14, Paige listened to the film soundtrack of West Side Story, which evoked the desire for a career in musical theatre.<ref name="artist">Template:Cite news</ref> Paige's musical ability was encouraged by her school music teacher, Ann Hill,<ref name="abcpaige"/> who was also the head of the music department. Paige was a member of Hill's choir, and her first role on stage was playing Susanna in a school production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro,<ref name="lupus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which was followed by parts in The Boy Mozart and solos in Handel's Messiah<ref name="newnorma"/> – "a difficult work for little children".<ref name="abcpaige"/>

She attended Southaw Girls' School – a secondary modern in Oakleigh Park in Hertfordshire where she received two CSE qualifications.<ref name="values" />

Her father suggested that she should go to drama school,<ref name="newnorma"/> so she attended the Aida Foster Theatre School.<ref name="values"/> Lacking confidence, she initially disliked stage school; her father encouraged her to persevere and she grew to enjoy her time there.<ref name="values" />

After graduating, her first job was modelling children's clothing at the Ideal Home Exhibition.<ref name="values"/>

CareerEdit

1968–1980: West End debut, new name and EvitaEdit

Paige's first professional appearance happened when she was 16 years old, fresh from drama school. She was rejected in her first audition, singing "I Cain't Say No".<ref name="thismorning">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her drama school teacher encouraged her to change her name and audition again under the new name. Browsing through a phone book for inspiration, she became aware of the "page" she was observing and decided upon that name with the addition of an "i", becoming Elaine Paige. She was successful in the second audition as Elaine Paige, appearing on stage during the UK tour of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd in 1964,<ref name="newnorma" /> playing the role of a Chinese urchin.<ref name="lupus"/><ref name="thismorning" /><ref name=Windeler2011>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1968 she appeared on record as a member of the vocal group Colors of Love, who released three Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood-penned singles, most notably "I'm a Train", on Larry Page's Page One label under the supervision of Alan Moorhouse. She was also part of the band Sparrow with fellow West End singer Diane Langton, releasing the album Hatching Out in 1972.

At the age of 20, she made her West End debut in Hair<ref name="thestageturning">Shenton, Mark. Turning another Paige – Elaine Paige. The Stage, 10 December 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2008. Template:Webarchive</ref> on 27 September 1968, remaining in the cast until March 1970.<ref name="listofshows">Elaine Paige Shows Template:Webarchive. Elaine Paige Official Website. Retrieved on 2 July 2008.</ref> While also being an understudy for the character of Sheila,<ref name="desert">Fessier, Bruce. Keep turning the PaigeTemplate:Dead link. The Desert Sun, 10 August 2008. Retrieved on 14 August 2008.</ref> she played a member of the tribe in the chorus,<ref name="desert" /> for which role she was required to be naked on stage in one scene.<ref name="lupus" /> In 1971, she appeared in the ill-fated musical about premature ejaculation, Maybe That's Your Problem.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also appeared as an urchin in the film Oliver!<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Over the next decade, she played roles in various musicals, including Jesus Christ Superstar; Nuts; Grease, in which she played the lead role of Sandy from 1973 to 1974; Billy, from 1974 to 1975 playing Rita;<ref name="thestageturning" /><ref name="show">Template:Cite news</ref> and The Boyfriend, as Maisie (1975–1976).<ref name="listofshows" /> She had a minor role as a barmaid in the 1978 sex comedy film Adventures of a Plumber's Mate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After months of acting and singing auditions,<ref name="artist" /> Hal Prince offered the still relatively unknown Paige the title role of Eva Perón in the first stage production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita.<ref name="shanghai">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her performance won her critical acclaim and brought her into public prominence at the age of 30.<ref name="turning" /> Julie Covington, who played the role on the original concept album, had turned down the opportunity of playing the role on stage leading to a long search for a new star. Paige eventually competed against Bonnie Schoen, an American initially favoured by Prince for the role.<ref name="turning">Template:Cite news</ref> She later said, "Bonnie was already a big name on Broadway. In a way, she didn't have anything to prove. She was smoothly, silkily professional. But I saw this as my big chance and, like Eva when she clapped eyes on Peron, I grabbed with both hands. I wanted the role more than anything else in the whole world."<ref name="Richmond book">Template:Cite book</ref> For her performance in Evita, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical,<ref name="olivier1978">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which at that time was called the Society of West End Theatre Award. She also won the Variety Club Award for Showbusiness Personality of the Year.<ref name="drowsy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She played the role for 20 months in total, from 1978 to 1980.<ref name="comedy" /> She also released her first studio album in 1978, titled Sitting Pretty.<ref name="thestageturning" />

Just prior to her success in Evita, Paige had strongly considered becoming a nursery nurse, but after she sang for Dustin Hoffman, he made her promise that she would continue in theatre work.<ref name="turning" /><ref name="livingnorth">Template:Cite news</ref> She admitted that she was "fed up with the whole thing" and that she could not even afford new clothing or to eat out; "Evita saved me" she stated.<ref name="sexdrugs">Elaine Paige: Sex, drugs and musicals. The Daily Telegraph, 20 September 2008. Retrieved on 25 August 2010.</ref> In the 1980 ITV drama series Lady Killers, Paige played convicted murderer Kate Webster.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1981–1993: Cats and Chess eraEdit

In 1981, in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "The Way to Do it", Paige plays Susie, a girl working in a small casino trying to keep guests happy and finally eloping with the main character.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Paige went on to portray some of Lloyd Webber's most notable female characters, creating the role of Grizabella in the original production of Cats from 11 May 1981 to 13 February 1982.<ref name="cats">Record-breaking Cats bows out. BBC News, 15 January 2002. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref><ref name="ny">Marks, Peter. "Cover Story; Broadway's Cats: Restaged for Eternity (And We Thought They Were Kidding!). The New York Times, 1 November 1998. Retrieved on 6 January 2008.</ref> She took on the role late in the rehearsal process when the actress Judi Dench had to withdraw due to a torn Achilles tendon.<ref name="cats" /> Paige's performance of the song "Memory" from Cats, with which she had a Top 10 hit,<ref>Elaine Paige launches eisteddfod. BBC News, 9 July 2008. Retrieved on 13 July 2008.</ref> is her signature piece.<ref name="turning" /><ref name="walesonline">Price, Karen. Elaine Paige – the First Lady of Theatre Template:Webarchive. Western Mail, 27 June 2008. Retrieved on 29 June 2008.</ref> The single reached number 6 in the UK charts and has since been recorded by a further 160 artists.<ref>Milner, Catherine. Lloyd Webber's Cats give their final miaow. The Daily Telegraph, 5 December 2002. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref> She reprised the role of Grizabella for the video release of Cats in 1998,<ref>Paws and play – Cats goes to video. BBC News, 1 October 1998. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref> one of only two performers in the film from the original London cast; the other was Susan Jane Tanner as Jellylorum.<ref name="ny" /> Paige's website claims that the video soon became the bestselling music video in the UK and America.<ref name="official">Elaine Paige Biography Template:Webarchive. Elaine Paige Official Website. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref>

The 1983 production of Abbacadabra, written by former ABBA members, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson,<ref name="rec">Blackman, Jaine. Elaine Page [sic] & Michael Ball – The Rec Template:Webarchive. Swindon Advertiser, 15 July 2006. Retrieved on 19 January 2007.</ref> saw Paige star in the role of Carabosse.<ref name="profile">Elaine Paige career profile Template:Webarchive. Elaine Paige Official Website. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref> She then originated the role of Florence for the 1984 concept album of Chess, with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Ulvaeus and Andersson.<ref>Groban & Menzel Star in Chess at Royal Albert Hall Template:Webarchive. whatsonstage.com, 11 January 2008. Retrieved on 19 January 2008.</ref>Template:Unreliable source? Her albums, Stages (1983), and Cinema (1984), rejoined the cast recording of Chess in the UK top 40 chart, giving her three consecutive successful albums.<ref name="official" /> In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well", a duet from Chess, singing with Barbara Dickson.<ref name="thestageturning" /> The single held the number 1 position in the British singles charts for four weeks,<ref name="record">Corliss, Richard. A Hit Show for the Record. Time, 18 March 1985. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref> and still remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo, according to the Guinness Book of Records.<ref name="turning" /><ref name="questions">You ask the questions (Such as: so, Elaine Paige, have you ever sung in a karaoke bar?) Template:Webarchive. The Independent, 7 June 2000. Retrieved on 29 January 2008.</ref> From 1986 to 1987, Paige appeared as Florence in the stage production of Chess,<ref name="thestageturning" /> a role that earned her a second Olivier Award nomination, this time in the category, Best Actress in a Musical.<ref name="olivier1986">The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1986 Template:Webarchive. Society of London Theatre. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> She next sang at the White House in 1988.<ref name="walesonline" />

Paige then took on the part of Reno Sweeney in the musical production of Anything Goes, which she co-produced and starred in from 1989 to 1990.<ref name="thestageturning" /> Patti LuPone was appearing in Anything Goes on Broadway around that time, so Paige sought to become the co-producer of the West End production as a way to secure the role there before LuPone could take it.<ref name="comedy">Shenton, Mark. Elaine Paige. london.broadway.com, 11 June 2007. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> Playing Reno Sweeney was Paige's first experience using an American accent on stage,<ref>Trucco, Terry. "A London Accent for Anything Goes". The New York Times, 25 July 1989. Retrieved on 21 March 2008.</ref> and the role earned her a third Olivier Award nomination.<ref name="olivier1989">The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1989/90 Template:Webarchive. Society of London Theatre. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> Beyond her theatre roles, she appeared in the television programme Unexplained Laughter in 1989 alongside Diana Rigg.<ref name="thestageturning" />

In 1993, Paige signed up for a year as French chanteuse Édith Piaf in Pam Gems' musical play, Piaf, to critical acclaim.<ref name="show" /> The Guardian wrote that Paige was "a magnificent, perfect Piaf".<ref name="newnorma" /> The demanding production required her to sing 15 songs, some in French, and to be on stage for 2 hours 40 minutes in total, and forced her to leave early due to exhaustion.<ref name="show" /> Her portrayal of Piaf earned her an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, her fourth nomination.<ref name="olivier1994">The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1994 Template:Webarchive. Society of London Theatre. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> She subsequently released an album, titled Piaf, containing Édith Piaf songs.

1994–2001: Sunset Boulevard and Broadway debutEdit

In 1995, Paige was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to musical theatre.<ref name="returns">Elaine Paige returns to West End. BBC News, 18 January 2007. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref><ref name=gazette>Template:London Gazette</ref>

Paige stepped briefly into the role of Norma Desmond in Lloyd Webber's West End production of Sunset Boulevard in 1994, when Betty Buckley was taken ill and had to undergo an emergency appendectomy.<ref name="meetelaine">Gans, Andrew. America, Meet Elaine Paige Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 15 September 1996. Retrieved on 25 August 2010.</ref> The nature of the situation meant that Paige only had two and a half weeks in the rehearsal process before her first performance.<ref name="meetelaine" /> She admitted feeling daunted by the prospect, having seen Glenn Close in the role on Broadway just prior to entering rehearsals.<ref name="meetelaine" /> London critics were largely won over by Paige in a performance that "not only wrings out every ounce of dramatic action but delivers some unexpected humour as well"<ref name="meetelaine" /> and she took over the part full-time the following year.<ref name="show" /> She then won the Variety Club Award for Best Actress of the Year,<ref name="thestageturning" /> and received her fifth Olivier Award nomination in 1996.<ref name="olivier1996">The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1996 Template:Webarchive. Society of London Theatre. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref>

During the run of Sunset Boulevard at the West End's Adelphi Theatre in 1995, Paige discovered a lump in her breast, prompting her to consult her doctor, who at first reassured her there was nothing to be concerned about. She returned twice, and her doctor subsequently sent her for tests that confirmed the lump was cancerous, nine months after she discovered it.<ref>Cummins, Fiona. Elaine's Secret Breast Cancer Battle. Daily Mirror, 8 May 2004. Retrieved on 7 January 2008.</ref> Continuing her role in the production Paige did not miss a show.<ref name="sexdrugs" /> Paige went in for day surgery on a Sunday due to her theatre commitments, had five years of medical treatment and completed a radiation programme. She has since described the period as "the most awful thing that's happened to me in my life".<ref name="big" />

Paige transferred to the New York production of Sunset Boulevard to make her Broadway debut at the Minskoff Theatre on 12 September 1996,<ref name="listofshows" /> staying with the show until it closed on 22 March 1997.<ref>Weber, Bruce. The Fans Kept Howling for More, but That's All There Was. The New York Times, 24 March 1997. Retrieved on 11 July 2008.</ref> On the Sunset Boulevard set in Broadway, the staircase steps had to be raised six inches (15 cm) in order to accommodate Paige's short stature, or it would have been hard to see her behind the banister.<ref name="growthfactor">Brantley, Ben. Growth Factor: It's a Force of Will. The New York Times, 13 September 1996. Retrieved on 27 March 2008.</ref> Paige was welcomed to the Broadway stage with a long standing ovation from the audience,<ref>Donovan, Deirdre. An Interview with Elaine Paige. theatrescene.net, 17 September 2010. Retrieved on 19 February 2011.</ref> and received largely positive reviews for her New York performance as Norma Desmond: "The lush sound and the sheer power of her voice are, to put it simply, incredible", wrote one critic, whilst another said "Her voice has great range, remarkable clarity and emotional force".<ref>Gans, Andrew. Diva Talk: Elaine Shines/ Betty Sings Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 13 September 1996. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> Paige was the first Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard to sing one of the show's key songs, "With One Look", which she did first at Lloyd Webber's wedding to Madeleine Gurdon, although at the time the song was called "Just One Glance".<ref name="show" /> Lloyd Webber noted, regarding Paige's performance of one of the show's other prominent songs, "As If We Never Said Goodbye", that it was "as good, if not the best, of anything I've ever heard of mine".<ref name="newnorma" /> Regarding the key lyric in the song, "This world's waited long enough. I've come home at last", Paige had sought to change the way the melody was sung, despite being fully aware of Lloyd-Webber's fastidious tendencies.<ref name="meetelaine" /> To her, the moment was not exploited to its fullest potential, so she approached the show's musical director, David Caddick, and expressed her wish to hold the word "home", to which he agreed.<ref name="meetelaine" /> Although she had been disappointed when she hoped to perform on Broadway in Evita, Cats and Chess, Paige stated of her debut there, "It was just the most perfect time to go with that particular show".<ref name="show" /> After Sunset Boulevard finished, she developed depression, commenting that the show's closing "was the most terrible feeling. ... I'd felt I'd lost something so very important to me. I thought it had died and gone away."<ref name="know">Barber, Richard. Getting to know me: Elaine Paige Template:Webarchive. Daily Mirror, 16 April 2000. Retrieved from findarticles.com on 6 January 2008.</ref>

Arts commentator Melvyn Bragg hosted a special edition of The South Bank Show about Paige's career in 1996, titled The Faces of Elaine Paige.<ref name="mtv">Torreano, Bradley. Elaine Paige Biography Template:Webarchive. MTV. Retrieved on 29 March 2008.</ref> The episode saw her visiting parts of the world where plays she had starred in had been set: the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina where Eva Perón had given speeches; the Parisian haunts of Edith Piaf including a meeting with her collaborator Charles Aznavour; and Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.<ref name="mtv" />

In 1997, Paige made her United States concert debut when she opened the Boston Pops season, which was aired on WGBH in America.<ref>Gans, Andrew. Diva Talk: Together at Last (Again): Elaine in Boston; Patti in London. Playbill, 16 May 1997. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> The following year, she made a guest appearance at Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday celebration at the Royal Albert Hall, performing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Memory"<ref>Van Gelder, Lawrence. Footlights. The New York Times, 7 April 1998. Retrieved on 7 January 2008.</ref> She then played Célimène in the non-musical play The Misanthrope in 1998, but she admitted that she missed the musical element and that the silence was slightly unsettling to her.<ref name="show" /> A Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Operatic and Dramatic Association soon followed.<ref name="drowsy" /> She later performed alongside Bette Midler in a 1999 New York concert to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.<ref>Gans, Andrew. Diva Talk: Charitable Divas and More. Playbill, 7 May 1999. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref>

From 2000 to 2001, she starred as Anna Leonowens in a revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I at the London Palladium.<ref name="drowsy" /> Paige had turned down an offer for the role the first time she was approached, but later accepted, admitting that she had "forgotten what a fantastic score it was",<ref>Low, Valentine. New Paige turns for King and I. Evening Standard (London), 25 April 2000. Retrieved on 21 January 2007.</ref> although she did question her own suitability for the role.<ref name="comedy" /> Before the opening, the box office had already taken in excess of £7 million in ticket sales.<ref>King and I opens in triumph. BBC News, 4 May 2000. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> The critic for The Independent commented, "It may well be impossible to be a success as Evita and a success as Anna" complaining that Paige was not refined enough for the role,<ref>Butler, Robert. All dressed up but going nowhere. The Independent, 8 May 2000. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> whereas The Spectator asserted that the role further strengthened her title as the "First Lady of British Musical Theatre".<ref>Morley, Sheridan. The first lady sings. The Spectator, 13 May 2000. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> During her time in The King and I, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Despite Paige wanting to pull out of the show, her mother insisted that she should continue until her contract had finished,<ref name="values" /> and Paige's sister, Marion Billings, admitted, "That was very hard for Elaine, having to go on stage night after night knowing she wanted to be with Mum".<ref name="values" />

2002–2013: Radio and return to West End and BroadwayEdit

Paige sang at the opening of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and then made her Los Angeles concert debut at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.<ref>Ehren, Christine.Elaine Paige Sings for Olympics 15–16 February; Makes L.A. Concert Debut 20–21 February. Playbill, 15 February 2002. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> In 2003, she played Angèle in Where There's a Will, directed by Peter Hall.<ref name="drowsy" /> She next sang the role of Mrs Lovett in the New York City Opera production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in March 2004,<ref>Zinoman, Jason. On Stage And Off. The New York Times, 30 January 2004. Retrieved on 6 January 2008.</ref> earning positive reviews from critics,<ref>New York City Opera's Sweeney Todd reviews Template:Webarchive. The Stephen Sondheim Society, 12 March 2004. Retrieved on 9 May 2008.</ref> and a nomination for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.<ref>Gans, Andrew. Elaine Paige to Record New Theatre Album Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 25 June 2006. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref> Paige then embarked upon a UK tour which was titled "No Strings Attached".<ref>Gans, Andrew. Elaine Paige to Launch "No Strings Attached Tour" in May Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 25 December 2003. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref>

In September 2004, Paige began a weekly Sunday afternoon radio show, Elaine Paige on Sunday,<ref name="returns" /> between 1 and 3 pm on BBC Radio 2, featuring music from musical theatre and film.<ref>Lulu stars in new Radio 2 line-up. BBC News, 3 August 2004. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref> The 400th edition was broadcast on Sunday 29 July 2012. In an unfavourable review, the show was described by Elisabeth Mahoney of The Guardian as "a chilly, alienating listening experience" and a "rare wrong move" on the part of Radio 2.<ref>Mahoney, Elisabeth. Shrill by mouth. The Guardian, 30 May 2005. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.</ref> Lisa Martland of The Stage agreed that "it is by far the music that brings me back to the programme ... and not her lightweight presenting style".<ref>Martland, Lisa. Radio – light programme. The Stage, 30 April 2007. Retrieved on 12 April 2008. Template:Webarchive</ref> However, the show regularly attracts 3 million listeners,<ref name="rec" /> and interviews are also featured each week.<ref>Gans, Andrew. West End Star Elaine Paige to Host BBC Radio Program Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 11 August 2004. Retrieved on 24 June 2008.</ref> Paige also focused on television appearances, playing Dora Bunner in the 2005 ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced in the Marple series, before performing a guest role as a post mistress in Where the Heart Is.<ref name="rock">Marlow, Will. Rock and pop. Manchester Evening News, 17 October 2006. Retrieved on 6 January 2008.</ref> The episode of Marple was watched by 7.78 million viewers.<ref>Weekly Viewing Summary. See w.e 02/01/05 Template:Webarchive. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved on 9 March 2008.</ref>

The release of Paige's first full studio album of new recordings in 12 years was marked in 2006, titled Essential Musicals.<ref name="rock" /> The album included popular songs from musicals identified by a poll on her radio show,<ref name="rock" /> in which 400,000 listeners voted.<ref name="scotsman" /> At this point, Paige had recorded 20 solo albums in total, of which eight were consecutively certified gold and another four multi-platinum, and she had been featured on seven cast albums.<ref name="scotsman" /> Paige also appeared in concert in Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.<ref>Paige starts Antipodes tour. The Stage, 20 September 2005. Retrieved on 12 April 2008. Template:Webarchive</ref> On 20 and 21 December 2006, she performed in concert in Shanghai, extending her concert tour to two dates to satisfy demand.<ref name="shanghai" /> With a noticeable absence from musical theatre, having not taken a role for many years, she explained in 2006 that "there's been nothing that I've wanted to do, and if you're going to commit to a year at the theatre, six days a week, and have no life, then it's got to be something that you want to do with all your heart".<ref name="rock" /> She also affirmed that she believes for older actors it becomes harder to obtain theatre roles.<ref name="big">The Big Interview: Elaine Paige. OfficialLondonTheatre.com 6 June 2007. Retrieved on 31 October 2017.</ref>

In 2007, Paige made a return to the West End stage for the first time in six years,<ref name="returns" /> as the Chaperone/Beatrice Stockwell in The Drowsy Chaperone at the Novello Theatre.<ref>Baluch, Lalayn. West End's The Drowsy Chaperone to close in August. The Stage, 10 July 2007. Retrieved on 5 January 2008. Template:Webarchive</ref> The production ran for a disappointing 96 performances,<ref>Hastings, Chris and Jones, Beth. Early curtain call for 25 West End showsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore. The Daily Telegraph, 29 July 2007. Retrieved on 8 March 2008.</ref> although it had opened to a standing ovation from the audience and a generally optimistic reaction from critics.<ref>Ouzounian, Richard. Drowsy Chaperone wakes up British critics. The Star, 8 June 2007. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Elaine Paige is a good sport ... enduring jokes about her reputation for being 'difficult' with a grin that doesn't seem all that forced. ... Only the self-importantly serious and the chronically depressed will fail to enjoy this preposterously entertaining evening".<ref>Spencer, Charles. Frothy and inane, but curiously touchingTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore. The Daily Telegraph, 7 June 2007. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> Paul Taylor from The Independent was less impressed and wrote "a miscast Elaine Paige manages to be unfunny to an almost ingenious degree as the heroine's bibulous minder".<ref>Taylor, Paul. The Drowsy Chaperone, Novello Theatre, London. The Independent, 8 June 2007. Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> For her performance, Paige was nominated for a What's On Stage Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.<ref name="wos">WOS Theatregoers' Choice Nominees Announced Template:Webarchive. whatsonstage.com, 7 December 2007. Retrieved on 22 February 2008.</ref> She next collaborated with the duo Secret Garden in recording the song "The Things You Are to Me" for their 2007 album, Inside I'm Singing.<ref>Gans, Andrew. Paige, Streisand and More Featured on Secret Garden's "Inside I'm Singing" CD Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 4 December 2007. Retrieved on 24 February 2008.</ref>

To raise money for Sport Relief, Paige danced the tango on Sport Relief does Strictly Come Dancing with Matt Dawson in March 2008, where they were voted second overall.<ref>Sport Relief. Daily Mirror, 14 March 2008. Retrieved on 15 March 2008. Template:Webarchive</ref> In 2008, she opened the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and performed concerts in China, America and Australia featuring songs from her 40-year career.<ref name="walesonline" /><ref>Elaine Paige to open latest chapter of International Musical EisteddfodTemplate:Dead link. Wrexham Evening Leader, 15 January 2008. Retrieved on 8 May 2008.</ref> To further celebrate 40 years since her first performance on a West End Stage, in October 2008 Paige released a picture-based autobiography titled Memories.<ref name="memories">Gans, Andrew. Elaine Paige Memoir titled "Memories," Arrives in U.K. Stores 2 October Template:Webarchive Playbill, 2 October 2008. Retrieved on 18 October 2008.</ref> The book took around eight months to compile; "Since Evita I suppose, I had kept a yearbook. My parents always kept cuttings and things like that for me. I did have quite a lot of reference material to work out," Paige commented.<ref>Gans, Andrew. DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Elaine Paige Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 18 September 2009. Retrieved on 28 January 2010.</ref>

An album titled Elaine Paige and Friends was produced by Phil Ramone in 2010.<ref name="lining">Hetrick, Adam, Gans, Andrew. Dionne Warwick, Olivia Newton-John and John Barrowman to Duet on Elaine Paige Album Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 18 August 2010. Retrieved on 25 August 2010.</ref> The album features duets with Paige and artists such as Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow and Olivia Newton-John as well as a duet with Sinéad O'Connor of a new song "It's Only Life" penned by Tim Rice and Gary Barlow.<ref name="lining" /> Having entered the top 20 of UK Album Charts,<ref name="elaineandfriends">Gans, Andrew. "Elaine Paige and Friends" CD Debuts in U.K. Top 20 Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 8 November 2010. Retrieved on 7 December 2010.</ref> it went on to achieve gold status.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "Elaine Paige and Friends" CD Goes Gold Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 20 December 2010. Retrieved on 19 February 2011.</ref>

Paige played the role of Carlotta Campion in the Kennedy Center production of Follies in May and June 2011 at the Eisenhower Theatre in Washington, DC, receiving favourable reviews for her performance of the showstopper, "I'm Still Here." The principal cast also comprised Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines and Danny Burstein.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "Hats Off, Here They Come, Those Beautiful Girls": Starry Follies Begins Kennedy Center Run 7 May" Template:Webarchive. Playbill, 7 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.</ref> She reprised this role in the Broadway transfer of the musical at the Marquis Theatre from August 2011 until the following January, before performing at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California in May and June 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2014–present: 50th Anniversary, farewell tourEdit

At the end of 2013 Paige announced a concert tour, Page by Page by Paige, which focused on her 50th anniversary in show business and was advertised as a farewell tour.<ref>"Page by Page by Paige – Elaine announces 50th Anniversary Farewell Tour Template:Webarchive ElainePaige.com, 25 November 2013.</ref> The 40th-anniversary tour in 2008 marked 40 years since her debut on the West End stage, and the 50th-anniversary tour in 2014 marked 50 years since her first stage performance. The tour featured Garðar Thór Cortes performing a number of songs, both solo and duets with Paige, and was sold out at all venues. The tour ran from 9 to 20 October 2014, concluding at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Other stops included Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle (Gateshead), Glasgow, Birmingham and Bournemouth. Due to a throat infection, one concert in Brighton had to be cancelled. Dates in Ireland were postponed before being rescheduled, with Paige giving four sold-out concerts in Dublin (two evenings), Limerick and Cork between 10 and 16 February 2015.

In 2014, Paige presented and performed in a six episode television show for Sky Arts television called The Elaine Paige Show. The show featured songs performed by Paige, masterclasses with drama college students and interviews and performances by West End and Broadway performers and writers. The show was recorded in March and April at Riverside Studios, London.<ref>Gans, Andrew. "The Elaine Paige Show, Six-Part Series for Sky Arts TV, Will Feature Stars from Broadway and West End" Template:Webarchive Playbill.com, 10 February 2014.</ref> She released a new career-spanning album The Ultimate Collection in May 2014.<ref>"Unreleased songs debut on Elaine Paige – The Ultimate Collection" Template:Webarchive ElainePaige.com, 9 April 2014.</ref> In June, Paige made her debut at G-A-Y's Heaven nightclub in London and in November, she joined the inaugural Australian cruise of the performing arts on the Template:MS.

In May 2015 Paige was part of VE Day 70: A Party to Remember, a special concert which took place at the Horse Guards Parade, and was broadcast live on BBC1 and BBC Radio 2. Later in 2015 she performed in concert at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, supported by Collabro and Rhydian, and then headlined the Glamis Prom 2015 at Glamis Castle, Scotland, with Susan Boyle as her guest. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied at both concerts.

In April 2016, it was announced that Paige would perform a number of concerts – on successive weekends rather than intensive schedule of a regular tour – entitled "Stripped Back". The tour initially ran from October until December 2016 and featured music by Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach, Leonard Cohen, Sting, Elton John and Lennon-McCartney.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Paige appeared in a new BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream adapted by Russell T Davies as part of the Shakespeare 400 celebrations in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2017, she appeared in pantomime at the London Palladium as Queen Rat in Dick Whittington alongside Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Paul Zerdin, Gary Wilmot, Charlie Stemp, Emma Williams, Ashley Banjo and Diversity.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She returned for Pantoland at The Palladium in 2020, along with most of the 2017 cast as well as Beverley Knight.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2018, Paige played the part of Mercy Hackett in the BBC TV comedy Home from Home.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2020, she appeared in the BBC drama series Life with Alison Steadman and Peter Davison.

Personal lifeEdit

Paige has neither married nor had children,<ref name="sexdrugs" /><ref name="know" /> although she had an 11-year relationship with the lyricist Tim Rice throughout the 1980s.<ref>Bertodano, Helena de. Tunes are child's play. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 6 March 2014.</ref> She has said that she wanted to have children, but "it's a wonderful life I have, so I'm very fulfilled in other ways".<ref name="rock" />

LegacyEdit

Having had so many starring roles in famous musicals, many to critical acclaim, Paige is often referred to as the First Lady of British Musical Theatre.<ref name="sexdrugs" /> In 2008, she celebrated the 40th anniversary of her professional debut on the West End stage.<ref name="memories" />

Paige's singing abilities have won her worldwide praise, as have her acting skills, with Andrew Gans of Playbill magazine writing that "Paige's gift is to dissect a role and determine what phrasing, gesture or emotion can bring a scene to its fullest dramatic potential".<ref name="meetelaine" /> Mark Shenton also highlighted her voice in 2008 as "one of the most distinctive and impressive voices in the business".<ref>Shenton, Mark. Another turn of (the) Paige..... Template:Webarchive The Stage, 24 September 2008. Retrieved on 25 August 2010.</ref> Lloyd-Webber insists that her rendition of "As If We Never Said Goodbye" is one of the best interpretations of a song by him.<ref name="newnorma" />

Paige has been called "difficult". The Times' Brian Logan wrote, "Paige is not exactly known for her humility. In newspaper profiles, that dread word 'difficult' is often applied".<ref name="turning" /> On one occasion, she told a male interviewer that she was going to stop giving interviews to female reporters because, in her own words, "I don't trust other women in these situations. They establish a sisterhood with you and then betray it every time".<ref name="show" /> What has been seen as a cold side to her personality was also noted by Logan,<ref name="turning" /> but Paige has said that a common misconception of her is that she is confident and very serious.<ref name="broadcaster">Dykes, Andy. The 5-Minute Interview: Elaine Paige, Singer, actor and broadcaster Template:Webarchive. The Independent, 14 May 2007. Retrieved on 18 January 2008.</ref> Another editor found her "refreshingly down-to-earth" and "very friendly".<ref name="walesonline" />

Susan Boyle cited Paige as her inspiration in her audition on Britain’s Got Talent.

Views on theatreEdit

Though Paige has enjoyed a long career in musical theatre, she rarely goes to watch musicals, much preferring to watch films or plays.<ref name="metro">Ellis, James. Elaine Page Interview. Metro, 5 January 2001. Retrieved on 7 January 2008.</ref> She considers herself primarily an actress, rather than a singer,<ref name="show" /> stating, "I really prefer to be in character".<ref name="scotsman" /> Comparing the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein to that of Lloyd Webber, Paige has said that she finds Rodgers and Hammerstein songs more difficult to sing, and described them as challenging. She concluded, "it's a quieter kind of singing, more controlled, not belting it out".<ref name="show" />

In the light of the physical demands of performing in theatre Paige has said "Musical theatre is the hardest thing any actor will ever do. You become obsessive about sleeping, eating the right food, not speaking and giving yourself vocal rest and keeping exercised".<ref name="thestageturning" /> Regarding the pressure of having to be in a fit condition to perform in theatre each night, she remarked "you wouldn't want to read the letters people write when you're off and they're disappointed – it's so awful, the guilt one feels for not being there".<ref name="show" /> As part of a rigorous routine before musical roles to look after her voice, Paige stops eating dairy products and drinking alcohol and works hard on her fitness.<ref name="show" /> After about three months into the production when her voice is tiring from performing, she withdraws from her normal social life, sometimes only communicating by notepad and fax.<ref name="show" /> She never reads her reviews, finding that it is not helpful to hear too many opinions of her work.<ref name="artist" />

In 2007, Paige named reality television series such as Any Dream Will Do, which aim to find an unknown actor to play the lead role in a musical, as the greatest threat to theatre today, believing that "actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows".<ref name="artist" /> In a later interview, she questioned the seriousness of the actors auditioning for this type of show: "you wouldn't put yourself up for one of those shows in case you got bumped off the first week and all your colleagues saw it".<ref name="turning" /> She has also expressed a wish for more new musicals to be put into production, instead of frequent revivals.<ref name="walesonline" />

CharityEdit

Paige has been an Ambassador of The Children's Trust, the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisabiity, for over 35 years, since the charity was created, when she first presented the charity with a minibus. She has hosted and performed at fundraising events for the charity including hosting 5 bi-annual Elaine Paige Clay Pigeon Shoots.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Theatre creditsEdit

Duration Production Role Theatre Awards<ref name="profile" />
1968–1970 Hair Member of the Tribe
1973–1974 Grease Sandy
1974–1975 Billy Rita
1975–1976 The Boyfriend Maisie
1978–1980 Evita Eva Perón
1981–1982 Cats Grizabella
1983–1984 Abbacadabra Miss Williams / Carabosse
1986–1987 Chess Florence Vassy
1989–1990 Anything Goes Reno Sweeney
1993–1994 Piaf Édith Piaf
1994,
1995–1996,
1996–1997 		Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond
1998 The Misanthrope Célimène
  • Lifetime Achievement National Operatic and Dramatic Association
2000–2001 The King and I Anna Leonowens
2003 Where There's a Will Angèle
2004 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Mrs. Lovett
2007 The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone / Beatrice Stockwell
2011–2012 Follies Carlotta Campion
2017–2018 Dick Whittington Queen Rat
2020 Pantoland Queen Rat

DiscographyEdit

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Solo albumsEdit

Year Title Peak chart positions Label
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1978 Sitting Pretty — — EMI
1981 Elaine Paige 56 — WEA
1983 Stages 2 20 WEA / K-tel
1984 Cinema 12 39 WEA / K-tel
1985 Love Hurts 8 — WEA
1986 Christmas 27 —
1988 The Queen Album 51 — Siren
1991 Love Can Do That 36 — RCA
1991 An Evening with Elaine Paige — — BMG
1993 Romance & the Stage 71 — RCA
1994 Piaf 46 — WEA
1996 Performance [A reissue of An Evening with Elaine Paige] — — BMG / Camden
2006 Essential Musicals 46 — UMTV
2009 Elaine Paige Live — — EP Records
2010 Elaine Paige and Friends 18 — Rhino

CompilationsEdit

Year Title Peak chart positions Label
UK
1987 Memories: The Best of Elaine Paige 14 Telstar
1990 The Collection — WEA
1992 The Best of Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson Together 22 Telstar
1995 Encore 20 WEA
1997 From a Distance — BMG / Camden
1998 On Reflection: The Very Best of Elaine Paige 60 Telstar / WEA
2002 A Collection — Marks and Spencer
2004 Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige 35 WSM
2007 Songbook — Sony BMG Music Entertainment
2008 Sweet Memories: The Essential Elaine Paige — Music Club Deluxe
2014 The Ultimate Collection 74 Warner Bros
2018 12 Timeless Songs — Rhino UK

Cast recordingsEdit

Year Title Label Notes
1970 Fresh Hair Polydor Original London Cast Recording
1974 Billy: Original Cast Recording CBS / Columbia
1978 The Barrier: A Love Story 1978 London Studio Cast Recording
1978 Evita: Original London Cast Recording MCA Records
1981 Cats: Original Cast Recording Really Useful Records / Polydor
1984 Chess Polar / Polydor A remastered version was released in 2014, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original album, featuring additional material not originally included, and alternate versions of tracks.
1989 Anything Goes: 1989 London Cast Recording First Night Records
1992 Nine TER
2000 The King and I: 2000 London Cast Recording WEA
2011 Follies: New Broadway Cast Recording 2011 Broadway Revival Cast Recording

SinglesEdit

Year Title B-side / additional tracks Peak chart positions Label
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1968 "I'm a Train" (with Colors of Love) "Up on a Cotton Cloud" — — Page One
"Just Another Fly" (with Colors of Love) "Twenty Ten" — —
1969 "Mother of Convention" (with Colors of Love) "Music Mother Made" — —
1976 "You Can't Take Away (My Love for You)" "Hurry Up and Find Me" — — EMI
1978 "Ireland" "We're Only Flesh and Blood" — — Eurodisk
"Don't Walk Away Till I Touch You" "Daybreak" 46 — EMI
1979 EP / EP "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" / "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" / "Buenos Aires" / "Rainbow High" — — MCA
1981 "If You Don't Want My Love" "How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns" — 78 Arista
"Falling Down to Earth" "Up So High" — —
"Hot as Sun" "If You Don't Want My Love" — —
"Memory" "The Overture" 6 — Polydor
"Is Anyone There" "Whose Baby Are You? — — EMI
"The Far Side of the Bay" "Oh Major" — — WEA
1982 "The Second Time (Theme from Bilitis)" "The Last One to Leave" — — WEA
"If You Don't Want My Love" — —
"Knight in Black Leather" — —
"Ave Maria" "Rocking" — —
1983 "Running Back for More" "Losing My Mind" — —
"Be on Your Own" "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" — —
1984 "Like an Image Passing By" "When Dreamers Close Their Eyes" — — Epic
"Sometimes (Theme from 'Champions')" "I'm Going to Live" 72 — Island
"Nobody's Side" "Embassy Lament" — — RCA
"The Windmills of Your Mind" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" — — WEA
1985 "I Know Him So Well" (with Barbara Dickson) "Chess" 1 21 RCA
"Memory" — 19 Polydor
"Tonight Is the Night" "Tacente Nocte" — — Avatar
"Heaven Help My Heart" "Argument" — — RCA
1986 "For You" "He's a Dream" — — WEA
"Walking in the Air" "Thirty-Two Feet and Eight Little Tails" — —
1987 "The Second Time" (re-issue) 69 —
"Father Christmas Eyes" "A Winter's Tale" — —
"On My Own" / "Running Back for More" — — — Atlantic
1988 "Take Me Back" "Everybody's Singing Love Songs Again" — — Siren
1989 "I Get a Kick Out of You" — — First Night
"Radio Ga Ga" "Love of My Life" — — Siren
1991 "Heart Don't Change My Mind" "You Don't Own Me" — — RCA
"Well Almost" "From a Distance" 110 —
"Oxygen" "He's out of My Life" — —
1995 "Hymne A L'Amour (If You Love Me)" "Running Back for More" / "Tomorrow" / "One Night Only" 68 — WEA
"As If We Never Said Goodbye" "Out Here on My Own" / "For You" — —
1998 "Memory" (new version) "As If We Never Said Goodbye" / "The Rose" 36 —
2010 "It's Only Life" — — Rhino

Other albums and guest appearancesEdit

Year Album title Notes
1972 Hatching Out With the group Sparrow; lead vocals on "Don't Ask", "Many Things Are Clear", "Dream Song", Rainsun Song" and "Hello Goodbye". The last track was not on the original LP, only on a 7" single.
1998 Songs from Whistle Down the Wind Recording of the song "If Only".
2000 Michael Ball – Christmas Duet on "As Long as There's Christmas", a cover of the song that had originally appeared in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.
2001 Andrew Lloyd Webber – Masterpiece Live recording of concert at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China. She performs "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "As If We Never Said Goodbye" and "Ni Yong You Wo De Wei Lai – Friends for Life" (the Chinese translation of "Amigos Para Siempre").
2010 I Dreamed a Dream – The Susan Boyle Story Live duet of "I Know Him So Well" with Susan Boyle.

Videos and DVDsEdit

Year Album title Format Notes
1985 Lyrics by Tim Rice VHS Performances of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "I Know Him So Well".
1991 Elaine Paige in Concert VHS Live recording at the Birmingham Symphony Hall of 1991 concert tour.
1998 Cats VHS/DVD Reprising her role as Grizabella.
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Celebration VHS/DVD Live performances of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Memory".
2001 Andrew Lloyd Webber – Masterpiece DVD Live performances of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "The Heart is Slow to Learn", "Memory", "The Perfect Year", "As If We Never Said Goodbye", "No Matter What" and "Ni Yong You Wo De Wei Lai – Friends for Life" (the Chinese translation of "Amigos Para Siempre").
2009 Elaine Paige Live – Celebrating a Life on Stage DVD A live recording of Paige's 40th-anniversary tour at the State Theatre, Sydney.
2014 I'm Still Here – Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD/CD A live recording of Paige's 50th anniversary and farewell tour recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London and featuring the Garðar Thór Cortes and the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Chris Egan. The package also includes a CD recording of the concert.

Curated albumsEdit

Tying in with her weekly radio show, Paige has been involved in the compilation of two albums featuring selected tracks from musical theatre.

Year Album Title Label
2016 Elaine Paige Presents the Musicals Union Square Music
2017 Elaine Paige Presents Showstoppers from the Musicals BMG

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