Zoe Ball Meets Elaine Paige
In celebration of Elaine's 60 years in showbusiness, she joins Zoe Ball for a glittering interview about her unparalleled and varied career.
In celebration of Elaine鈥檚 60 years in showbusiness, she joins Zoe Ball for a glittering interview about her unparalleled and varied career.
In a funny, light-hearted and self-effacing conversation interspersed with the sensational show tunes she鈥檚 made famous, Elaine shares anecdotes and insights from major West End and Broadway productions she鈥檚 starred in, including 鈥楬air鈥�, 鈥楨vita鈥�, 鈥楥ats鈥�, 鈥楥hess鈥�, 鈥楶iaf鈥�, 鈥楢nything Goes鈥�, 鈥楽unset Boulevard鈥� and 鈥楩ollies鈥�.
There are stories about meeting royalty, working with Queen and Stephen Sondheim, the challenge of remembering the lyrics of her signature song 鈥楳emory鈥�, and of coping with the instant fame that winning the much-coveted role of Eva Peron brought her.
Elaine has shone a spotlight on thousands of different musicals on Radio 2 for over two decades, but now the tables are turned as she chats to Zoe about what it鈥檚 really like to be 鈥楾he First Lady of British Musical Theatre鈥�.
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Elaine Paige
With One Look
- Centre Stage The Very Best Of Elaine Paige.
- Warner Music.
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Elaine Paige
Hymne a L'amour (If You Love Me)
- Rhino.
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Elaine Paige
Memory (From the Original Cast recording of Cats)
- The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- Polydor.
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Elaine Paige
As If We Never Said Goodbye
- Warner Music.
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Elaine Paige
Nobody's Side
- Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition).
- Polar Music.
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Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
I Know Him So Well
- Memories - The Best Of Elaine Paige.
- Telstar.
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Elaine Paige
Buenos Aires
- Evita (Original London Cast Recording).
- MCA Records.
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Elaine Paige & Gay Soper
Any Minute Now
- Billy - Original London Cast Recording.
- CBS.
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Rita Moreno, George Chakiris & The Sharks & Girls
America
- West Side Story: The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Recording.
- Columbia.
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Roger Allam & Susannah Fellows
The Tennis Song
- City of Angels: Original London Cast Recording.
- Exallshow Ltd.
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Original London Cast of Hair
Good Morning Starshine
- Hair: Original London Cast.
- Polydor.
- 28.
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Members of the Cast
Good Morning Starshine
- Hair: The Original Broadway Cast Recording.
- RCA Victor.
- 30.
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Evita Original London Cast
Requiem For Evita
- Evita (Original London Cast Recording).
- MCA Records.
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Elaine Paige
Rainbow High
- Evita: Original London Cast.
- MCA Records.
- 11.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Julian Lloyd Webber, David Cullen & Jon Hiseman
Buenos Aires
- Julian Lloyd Webber plays Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Elaine Paige
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
- Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
- Global Records & Tapes.
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The Original Company of Cats
Prologue / Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats
- Highlights From Cats.
- Really Useful / Polydor.
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London Symphony Orchestra
Anthem (Instrumental)
- Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition).
- Polar Music International AB.
- 11.
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Classic Concert Orchestra
Radio Gaga
- Best of Classic Concert Orchestra.
- Classic Concert Orchestra.
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Anything Goes New Broadway Company Orchestra
Overture
- Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording).
- Ghostlight Records.
- 1.
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Elaine Paige
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
La Vie En Rose
- French Flavour.
- Chacksfield.
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The Orchestra
Entr'acte from Sunset Boulevard
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard: American Premiere Recording.
- Decca Broadway.
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Stage Stars
Broadway Baby (Bed)
- Stage Stars Records.
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Elaine Paige
I'm Still Here
- PS Classics.
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Apr 2025 13:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Sat 21 Jun 2025 01:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Sat 27 Dec 2025 13:00麻豆社 Radio 2