Elaine Paige Biography (1948-)

Born Elaine Bickerstaff, March 5, 1948, in Hertfordshire, England.

Famous Works

CREDITS
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
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
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.
Major Tours
Toured in The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, British cities.
Stage Work
Coproducer, Anything Goes, Prince Edward Theatre, 1989
Television Appearances
Specials

Kate Webster, Ladykillers, Granada, 1980
In Performance at the White House (also known as A Salute to Broadway: Showstopper), PBS, 1988
A Broadway Christmas, Showtime, 1990
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Hey Mr. Producer (also known as Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), PBS, 1998
Grizabella, "Cats," Great Performances, PBS, 1998
Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th Birthday Celebration, PBS, 1999
Appeared in A View of Harry Clark, BBC-1, and Phyllis Dixie, Thames.
Episodic
Appeared in "Unexplained Laughter," Play on One, BBC-1; and in theseries Love Story.
Other Television Appearances
A Night on the Town, 1983
Film Appearances
Susie, Adventures of a Plumber's Mate, 1978
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
Hey Mr. Producer (also known as Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), 1998
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, Polygram Video, 1998
RECORDINGS
Albums
Evita (original London cast recording), 1978
Sitting Pretty, 1980
Cats (original London cast recording), 1981
Elaine Paige, 1981
Stages, 1982
Chess (original London cast recording), 1984
Cinema, 1984
Love Hurts, 1985
Christmas, 1986
Memories--The Best of Elaine Paige, Telstar, 1987
Also recorded the album Encore, Atlantic, and the song "I Know HimSo Well."

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