Elaine Paige - Knowledge

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dates to satisfy demand. 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". She also affirmed that she believes for older actors it becomes harder to obtain theatre roles.

306:. Her mother had been a singer in her youth, and her father was an amateur drummer. Paige stands at just under 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, which she says has caused her to lose out on leading roles. 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", but Paige continued to play tennis and has referred to the sport as one of her passions. 528:, 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. 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 40: 973:. 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", although she did question her own suitability for the role. Before the opening, the box office had already taken in excess of £7 million in ticket sales. The critic for 1530:

these situations. They establish a sisterhood with you and then betray it every time". What has been seen as a cold side to her personality was also noted by Logan, but Paige has said that a common misconception of her is that she is confident and very serious. Another editor found her "refreshingly down-to-earth" and "very friendly".

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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". As part of a rigorous routine before musical roles to look after her voice, Paige stops eating

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Continuing her role in the production Paige did not miss a show. 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".

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Though Paige has enjoyed a long career in musical theatre, she rarely goes to watch musicals, much preferring to watch films or plays. She considers herself primarily an actress, rather than a singer, stating, "I really prefer to be in character". Comparing the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein to that

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Brian Logan wrote, "Paige is not exactly known for her humility. In newspaper profiles, that dread word 'difficult' is often applied". 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

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and another four multi-platinum, and she had been featured on seven cast albums. Paige also appeared in concert in Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. On 20 and 21 December 2006, she performed in concert in Shanghai, extending her concert tour to two

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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". Regarding the pressure of having

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was less impressed and wrote "a miscast Elaine Paige manages to be unfunny to an almost ingenious degree as the heroine's bibulous minder". For her performance, Paige was nominated for a What's On Stage Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. She next collaborated with the duo

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agreed that "it is by far the music that brings me back to the programme ... and not her lightweight presenting style". However, the show regularly attracts 3 million listeners, and interviews are also featured each week. Paige also focused on television appearances, playing Dora Bunner in

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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". Mark Shenton also highlighted her voice in 2008 as "one of the most distinctive and impressive voices in the business". Lloyd-Webber insists

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wrote that Paige was "a magnificent, perfect Piaf". 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. Her portrayal of Piaf earned her an Olivier Award nomination for

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on 27 September 1968, remaining in the cast until March 1970. While also being an understudy for the character of Sheila, she played a member of the tribe in the chorus, for which role she was required to be naked on stage in one scene. In 1971, she appeared in the ill-fated musical about premature

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and drinking alcohol and works hard on her fitness. 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. She never reads her reviews, finding that it is not helpful to hear

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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". Paul Taylor

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in the role on Broadway just prior to entering rehearsals. 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" and she took over the part full-time the following year. She then won the

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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". Her drama school teacher encouraged her to change her name and audition again under the new name. Browsing through a phone book for

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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.

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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. Paige was welcomed to the Broadway stage with a long standing ovation from the audience, and received largely

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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". Paige was the first Norma Desmond in

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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. Playing Reno Sweeney was Paige's first experience using an American accent on stage, and the role earned her a third Olivier Award

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which focused on her 50th anniversary in show business and was advertised as a farewell tour. 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

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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

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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

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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. In 2008, she celebrated the 40th anniversary of her professional debut on the West End stage.

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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

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and performed concerts in China, America and Australia featuring songs from her 40-year career. To further celebrate 40 years since her first performance on a West End Stage, in October 2008 Paige released a picture-based autobiography titled

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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

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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."

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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.

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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

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in May 2014. 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

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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.

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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.

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for Showbusiness Personality of the Year. She played the role for 20 months in total, from 1978 to 1980. She also released her first studio album in 1978, titled

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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

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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

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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, whereas

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in 1998, but she admitted that she missed the musical element and that the silence was slightly unsettling to her. A Lifetime Achievement Award from The

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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.

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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

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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".

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of a new song "It's Only Life" penned by Tim Rice and Gary Barlow. Having entered the top 20 of UK Album Charts, it went on to achieve gold status.

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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", "

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throughout the 1980s. 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".

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

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A live recording of Paige's 50th anniversary and farewell tour recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London and featuring the

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had to be cancelled. Dates in Ireland were postponed before being rescheduled, with Paige giving four sold-out concerts in

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In 2007, Paige made a return to the West End stage for the first time in six years, as the Chaperone/Beatrice Stockwell in

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asserted that the role further strengthened her title as the "First Lady of British Musical Theatre". During her time in

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as "a chilly, alienating listening experience" and a "rare wrong move" on the part of Radio 2. Lisa Martland of

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and the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Chris Egan. The package also includes a CD recording of the concert.

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for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Paige then embarked upon a UK tour which was titled "No Strings Attached".

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The release of Paige's first full studio album of new recordings in 12 years was marked in 2006, titled

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to mark this milestone in her career. Outside of her work in musical theatre, Paige is a vice-president of

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Variety Club Award for Best Actress of the Year, and received her fifth Olivier Award nomination in 1996.

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from 11 May 1981 to 13 February 1982. She took on the role late in the rehearsal process when the actress

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that her rendition of "As If We Never Said Goodbye" is one of the best interpretations of a song by him.

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Paige's singing abilities have won her worldwide praise, as have her acting skills, with Andrew Gans of

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In 2014, Paige presented and performed in a six episode television show for Sky Arts television called

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to sing one of the show's key songs, "With One Look", which she did first at Lloyd Webber's wedding to

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in the UK top 40 chart, giving her three consecutive successful albums. In 1985, Paige released "

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Paige went on to portray some of Lloyd Webber's most notable female characters, creating the role of

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Paige has never married nor had children, although she had an 11-year relationship with the lyricist

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and has since been recorded by a further 160 artists. She reprised the role of Grizabella for the

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Paige stepped briefly into the role of Norma Desmond in Lloyd Webber's West End production of

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in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the

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Best Actress in a Musical, her fourth nomination. She subsequently released an album, titled

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in 1998, one of only two performers in the film from the original London cast; the other was

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Duet on "As Long as There's Christmas", a cover of the song that had originally appeared in

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Elaine Paige Sings for Olympics 15–16 February; Makes L.A. Concert Debut 20–21 February

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You ask the questions (Such as: so, Elaine Paige, have you ever sung in a karaoke bar?)

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in 1996, playing the lead role of Norma Desmond, to critical acclaim. She appeared in

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on 12 September 1996, staying with the show until it closed on 22 March 1997. On the

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Dionne Warwick, Olivia Newton-John and John Barrowman to Duet on Elaine Paige Album

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nomination. Beyond her theatre roles, she appeared in the television programme

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Paige, Streisand and More Featured on Secret Garden's "Inside I'm Singing" CD

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as her guest. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied at both concerts.

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in March 2008, where they were voted second overall. In 2008, she opened the

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in March 2004, earning positive reviews from critics, and a nomination for a

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Her father suggested that she should go to drama school, so she attended the

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from 2000 to 2001, and six years later she returned to the West End stage in

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Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play

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Paige then took on the part of Reno Sweeney in the musical production of

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After graduating, her first job was modelling children's clothing at the

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Journal, Blythe YeeStaff Reporter of The Wall Street (28 October 2005).

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In 1997, Paige made her United States concert debut when she opened the

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Elaine Paige Memoir titled "Memories," Arrives in U.K. Stores 2 October

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Elaine Paige to open latest chapter of International Musical Eisteddfod

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Performances of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "I Know Him So Well".

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from August 2011 until the following January, before performing at the

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in recording the song "The Things You Are to Me" for their 2007 album,

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Diva Talk: Together at Last (Again): Elaine in Boston; Patti in London

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Over the next decade, she played roles in various musicals, including

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In 2018, Paige played the part of Mercy Hackett in the BBC TV comedy

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In September 2004, Paige began a weekly Sunday afternoon radio show,

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for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of

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The 5-Minute Interview: Elaine Paige, Singer, actor and broadcaster

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in 2010. The album features duets with Paige and artists such as

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Live performances of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Memory".

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Lifetime Achievement National Operatic and Dramatic Association

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Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical

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in America. The following year, she made a guest appearance at

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

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series, before performing a guest role as a post mistress in

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offered the still relatively unknown Paige the title role of

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What'sOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

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Variety Club Award for Showbusiness Personality of the Year

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A live recording of Paige's 40th-anniversary tour at the

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Elaine Paige to Launch "No Strings Attached Tour" in May

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The Fans Kept Howling for More, but That's All There Was

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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical

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In 1993, Paige signed up for a year as French chanteuse

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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical

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The Best of Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson Together

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In 2007, Paige named reality television series such as

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Groban & Menzel Star in Chess at Royal Albert Hall

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Elaine Page [sic] & Michael Ball – The Rec

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West End Star Elaine Paige to Host BBC Radio Program

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical

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in 2020, along with most of the 2017 cast as well as

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as part of the Shakespeare 400 celebrations in 2016.

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