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Elaine Paige was set to quit musical theatre until a Hollywood legend intervened
Elaine Paige was ready to give up on acting and musical theatre, but an encounter with a Hollywood A-lister convinced her to persevere. She's now celebrating 60 years in showbiz.
Destiny had its plans though, and shortly after Hoffman's pep talk, Elaine bagged the role which would define her career, and fortuitously, her petite stature became an asset. Elaine Paige, the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1978 smash hit, has had a dazzling career on stage with memorable roles in musicals like Cats, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, and Sunset Boulevard. The festivities began with a glitzy BBC Radio 2 concert at the London Palladium on 4 May, hosted by Zoe Ball and featuring West End and Broadway stars like Samantha Barks and Charlie Stemp.
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