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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Elaine Paige Biography (1948-)
Born Elaine Bickerstaff, March 5, 1948, in Hertfordshire, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, singer
- Birth Details
- March 5, 1948
- Hertfordshire, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (London debut) Member of chorus, Hair, Shaftesbury Theatre, 1968
- Sandy, Grease, New London Theatre, London, 1974
- Rita Sugden, Billy, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1974
- Eva Peron, Evita, Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1978
- Grizabella, Cats, New London Theatre, 1981
- Carabosee, Abbacadabra, 1983
- Florence, Chess, Prince Edward Theatre, 1985
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Anything Goes, Prince Edward Theatre, 1989
- Edit Piaf (title role), Piaf, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1994
- Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard, Minskoff Theatre, New York City,1996
- Celimene, The Misanthrope, Piccadilly Theatre, 1998
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Hey Mr. Producer, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1998
- Anna Leonowens, The King and I, Theatre at the Palladium, London,2000
- Appeared as Jane, Roar like a Dove, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham,England; and as Michaela, Rock Carmen, Round House Theatre, London; also appeared in Jesus Christ Superstar,
Nuts,
The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, and Rock Carmen.
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Major Tours
- Toured in The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, British cities.
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Stage Work
- Coproducer, Anything Goes, Prince Edward Theatre, 1989
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Kate Webster, Ladykillers, Granada, 1980
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In Performance at the White House (also known as A Salute to Broadway: Showstopper), PBS, 1988
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A Broadway Christmas, Showtime, 1990
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The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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Hey Mr. Producer (also known as Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), PBS, 1998
- Grizabella, "Cats," Great Performances, PBS, 1998
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Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th Birthday Celebration, PBS, 1999
- Appeared in A View of Harry Clark, BBC-1, and Phyllis Dixie, Thames.
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Episodic
- Appeared in "Unexplained Laughter," Play on One, BBC-1; and in theseries Love Story.
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Other Television Appearances
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A Night on the Town, 1983
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Film Appearances
- Susie, Adventures of a Plumber's Mate, 1978
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Lyrics by Tim Rice (also known as The Lyrics of Tim Rice),1985
- Grizabella, Cats (also known as Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats), Polygram Video, 1998
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Hey Mr. Producer (also known as Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), 1998
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, Polygram Video, 1998
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Evita (original London cast recording), 1978
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Sitting Pretty, 1980
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Cats (original London cast recording), 1981
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Elaine Paige, 1981
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Stages, 1982
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Chess (original London cast recording), 1984
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Cinema, 1984
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Love Hurts, 1985
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Christmas, 1986
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Memories--The Best of Elaine Paige, Telstar, 1987
- Also recorded the album Encore, Atlantic, and the song "I Know HimSo Well."
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Independent, December 13, 1993, p. 19.
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