Elaine Paige

Synopsis

Elaine Paige played Grizabella in the première staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats and shot to stardom overnight when she created the title role in his hugely successful Evita. This music special focuses on Paige’s portrayals of Eva Peron (Evita), Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard) and Edith Piaf (Piaf). The cameras follow her to Buenos Aires, Hollywood and Paris to investigate the lives of these charismatic, but very different, women, whose stories are juxtaposed with her own. A wealth of rehearsal and performance footage is included in the programme.

Additional Info

• No: R0705
• Production year: 1996
• Run time: 01:15:00
• Director: Daniel Wiles
• Producers: RM Arts, LWTP, TV Ontario, Bravo
• Format: HDTV