Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige OBEis an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth5 March 1948
unlikely
I should think it is unlikely but you never know - never say never.
drama encouragement given hill lots loved mrs music parents sing suggested teacher wonderful
I loved to sing and I was given lots of encouragement by a wonderful music teacher Mrs Ann Hill and by my parents who suggested I go to drama school.
dream mean theatre
Actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows; it means that only about 10% of the talent out there is being auditioned for parts.
radio littles noise
Oh, it was awful, and I vowed to myself I would never, ever push myself to the edge that much again. It was really frightening. Because absolutely everything seemed to be impossible to deal with, just little things became major - noise, if someone had a radio on, or even the sound of traffic, or being in someone's company for longer than 10 minutes - I started to find it all too much.
dream writing musical
You couldn't even write me a paper about the roles you would dream of playing in modern musical theatre.
wings voice waiting
I did miss the music a bit - but only in the wings, when I was waiting to go on. It seemed dreadfully quiet, rather unnerving. But the wonderful thing was that one didn't have to be quite so obsessive about one's health, and one's voice.
perseverance dad my-dad
My dad always told me that perseverance furthers. He was right.
rejection fields fit
Learn to take rejection, keep fit and work only with the best in your field.
play musical singers
If you are in a play, and you catch a cold, you are able to muddle through. If you are carrying a musical, it's a different thing altogether. It's the great fear of any singer's life.
musical special firsts
Evita' obviously would always be very special to me because it was the first major musical that I did on stage and created in the U.K. with Hal Prince directing.
home quiet music-is
I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home.
trust support disease
I have been extremely pleased to support the Trust's work in the Lupus Unit ever since. Personal experience also motivated me to become involved to help raise the awareness of the disease and hopefully thereby improve the speed of diagnosis.
song years sight
I will be singing primarily all the songs from the musicals that I have been in from over the years.
drama school taught
One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.