Elaine Paige

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Elaine Paige, a Londoner, trained at the Ada Foster Stage School and while still a student made her first professional appearance in the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint. Her first West End appearance was in the highly successful musical Hair. Her other West End performances include Rock Carmen (Michele) at the Round House, Grease (Sandy), and Jesus Christ Superstar. She scored a personal success playing the part of Rita opposite Michael Crawford in Billy at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. She has also worked at the Theatre Royal Stratford East with Joan Littlewood’s Actor’s Workshop and was in Follow The Star at Chichester. Elaine’s greatest triumph to date was her performance as Eva Peron in Evita. She won the Society of West End Theatre Award for performance of the year in a musical, and the Variety Club’s personality of the Year Award jointly with David Essex for her starring role. Recent television includes Phyllis Dixey, The Ladykillers and The Way to Do It. Prior to her appearance in Cats, Elaine has been concentrating on the recording of her new album.

MUNKUSTRAP

Training: Tanwood Theatre School.

Theatre Chip in When Pigs Fly (Arts Theatre), Ray in David Dillon's Party (Arts Theatre), Booby Shevalle in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (Queen's Theatre), Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton), Pete in Crazy for You (UK tour), Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (UK tour), a season at Le Casino, Monte Carlo, Mr. Stratton in Barnum (Theatre Des Celestins, Lyon), Les Nuits Fantastique du Loto (French national tour); Too Darn Hot Trio in Kiss Me Kate (Mogador Theatre, Paris and the Grand Theatre, Geneva), Bobo in Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria), Victoria Wood's Talent (Players Theatre), Zeke in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Leicester Haymarket), My Fair Lady (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Me and My Girl (Adelphi Theatre), Ziegfeld (London Palladium) and Annie (UK tour).

Television/Film The Brother in Devotion Codenamed Kyril (ITV), Miss Marple and Pebble Mill (BBC), This Morning (Granada) and commercials for Roses chocolates and Play it Today.

Concerts Stairway to the Stars and La Cage aux Folles (London Palladium), Nymph Errant (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

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