OUT NOW! – Elaine’s ‘The Ultimate Collection’

Today’s the day! My new album ‘THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION’ is out now in the UK! ‘The Ultimate Collection’ is out now – order it online here: http://smarturl.it/elainepaigenewalbum The new album is also available from HMV stores as well as most major supermarkets in the UK. The track list gives a definitive look at Elaine’s recorded work including her greatest hits from her starring roles…

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RARE singles feature on Special 2CD Edition of ‘The Ultimate Collection’

Elaine has put together a sensational Special 2CD Edition of her ‘Ultimate Collection’ album which is out May 12th courtesy of Rhino/Warner Music UK. The limited edition 2CD set includes the original retrospective album plus a BONUS CD which contains Elaine’s favourite A&B side singles (released between 1980 and 2010) including rarities “Oh Major”, “My Knight In Black Leather”, “Rocking” & “He’s A Dream” which were digitally…

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Unreleased Songs and a Club Remix debut on ‘The Ultimate Collection’

Rhino/Warner Music UK are to celebrate Elaine’s ’50th Anniversary’ with a new career-spanning retrospective entitled ‘THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION‘ featuring songs released between 1978 and 2011. The standard edition of this album  includes original hit recordings from Elaine Paige’s most iconic roles in musical theatre, her favourite LP and Single tracks plus  a recently commissioned club remix by hit-makers Almighty Productions…

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2011 ‘Follies’ Broadway cast album nominated for a GRAMMY

The 2013 GRAMMY Award Nominees for “Best Musical Theater Album” include the New Broadway Cast recording of ‘Follies’ featuring Elaine Paige, Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & Others. The double album includes the entire cast of 41 backed by a 28-piece orchestra – conducted by James Moore. The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Sunday,…

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‘Follies’ opening reviews in Los Angeles

Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Follies’ has just opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Here are links to various opening reviews which have recently been made for the show from the LA Times, Playbill.com and Variety.com: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-follies-review-20120511,0,6304167.story http://www.playbill.com/news/article/165834-PHOTO-CALL-Matthew-Morrison-Angela-Bassett-Rebecca-Luker-and-More-Celebrate-LA-Follies-Opening http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947532…

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Elaine nominated for a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award and Drama Desk Award

Elaine’s performance in ‘Follies’ has been nominated in the 13th Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards and the Annual Drama Desk Award 2012. The Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards are notably the only major theatre prize chosen by Broadway theatregoers. The category which Elaine is nominated under is ‘Favourite Diva Performance’. The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place on…

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Elaine interviews her ‘Follies’ co-star Ron Raines

What happens when Follies star Elaine Paige sits down to interview her co-star Ron Raines? Listen now to the lively discussion about everything Follies and Sondheim: his lyrics, Sondheim as teacher, and the difficulty in performing Sweeney Todd, among other topics. Sondheim isn’t the only show in town. Paige and Raines also talk about balancing life and art, musical theatre…

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New York Times’ talks in-depthly with Elaine Paige

The New York Times’ Joyce Wadler has spoken in-depth with Elaine for a new article which is now online (see below link) and will be printed on November 20, 2011, on page AR4 of the New York edition with the headline: Smiling at the Old Days, And the Ones Still Ahead. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/theater/elaine-paige-returns-to-the-stage-in-follies.html?_r=1&ref=theater…

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Elaine features on the 2011 Broadway cast recording of Sondheim’s ‘Follies’

Elaine’s stunning solo rendition of ‘I’m Still Here’ is featured on the brand new double album recording of Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Follies’. Released on November 29th, the set feature over 30 tracks and reveals the full range of Sondheim’s brilliance (included is ‘Who’s That Woman’ – sometimes referred to as ‘Mirror, Mirror’ – also featuring Elaine and the whole ensemble). Produced…

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