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Radio 2,30 Apr 2025,117 mins

Elaine Paige: 60 Years In Showbusiness

Elaine Paige on Sunday

Available for 15 days

Zoe Ball presents a very special concert recorded at the London Palladium, honouring the First Lady of British Musical Theatre - Elaine Paige - and her extraordinary 60-year career in showbusiness in this special show. Stars of the West End and Broadway, including Samantha Barks, Sharon D. Clarke, Preeya Kalidas, Mazz Murray, Julian Ovenden, Clive Rowe, Lucy St. Louis, Charlie Stemp, Summer Strallen, Mountview Elaine Paige Scholar Jessica Ibadin with the Mountview Choir (Mountview Chorus Manager, Neil Rutherford) and Capital Voices together with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe, pay tribute to Elaine as they perform some of her best-loved songs from musical theatre and beyond. During six decades of musical magic, Elaine has starred in an amazing number of hit West End and Broadway musicals - Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Billy, Evita, Cats, Chess, Anything Goes, Piaf, Sunset Boulevard, The King & I, Sweeney Todd, The Drowsy Chaperone and Follies. She’s performed in concerts around the world and recorded 22 solo albums. Join Zoe for this world exclusive concert full of great musical moments and sensational songs ... don't miss it!

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Overture of Elaine Paige's Songs - Opening Sequence
    Overture of Elaine Paige's Songs - Opening Sequence
    BBC Concert Orchestra
  3. 2.
    Sunset Boulevard
    Sunset Boulevard
    Julian Ovenden
  4. 3.
    I Get A Kick Out Of You (Anything Goes)
    I Get A Kick Out Of You (Anything Goes)
    Summer Strallen