Elaine paige biography

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Elaine Paige

Elaine PaigeOBE (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff, 5 March 1948) is an Englishactress and singer. She was born and raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire. She is known for her roles in musical theater.

Life

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She worked in the theatre from a young age. She quickly became famous in the role of Eva Perón in the musical Evita in 1978. She studied acting at the Aida Foster stage school in London and then played roles in the British tour of the show The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd and the first London production of Hair. She played Sandy in the London production of Grease and appeared as one of Michael Crawford's girlfriends in Billy. She has since said she was about to leave the world of acting, possibly to become a teacher, but then the role in Evita was offered to her.

After Evita, she did not have any work for a period. She thought that her musical career had seen its best. When the actress Judi Dench had an inju

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Elaine Paige

English singer and actress (born 1948)

Musical artist

Elaine Jill PaigeOBE (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948)^[1] 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 scen 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-s

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BBC Radio 2 Celebrates Elaine Paige

14th January 2025

BBC Radio 2 will honour Elaine Paige – and her extraordinary 60-year career in showbusiness in this special show at the iconic London Palladium Theatre on Friday 25th April. Zoe Ball will host this world-exclusive concert with performances from artists from the world of musical theatre, together with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe. Stars of the West End and Broadway, including Samantha…