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麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2 honours the First Lady of British Musical Theatre 鈥� Elaine Paige 鈥� and her extraordinary 60 year career in showbusiness in this special show.
Join Radio 2鈥檚 Zoe Ball for this world exclusive concert with performances from artists from the world of musical theatre, together with the 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe.
Stars of the West End and Broadway, including Samantha Barks (Frozen, Les Mis茅rables, Oliver!, Chicago), Preeya Kalidas (Bombay Dreams, Bend It Like Beckham, If/Then), Mazz Murray (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Chicago, We Will Rock You), Julian Ovenden (Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, South Pacific), Clive Rowe (Carousel, Guys And Dolls, Sister Act), Lucy St. Louis (Wicked, The Phantom Of The Opera, Motown The Musical), Charlie Stemp (Half a Sixpence, Hello, Dolly, Kiss Me, Kate), Summer Strallen (Love Never Dies, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls) Mountview Elaine Paige Scholar Jessica Ibadin with the Mountview Choir (Mountview Chorus Manager, Neil Rutherford) and Capital Voices 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 鈥� 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鈥檚 performed in concert around the world and recorded 22 solo albums.
Guest-of-Honour Elaine says: 鈥淧resenting 鈥楨laine Paige On Sunday鈥� allows me to shine a light on the West End and Broadway鈥檚 best-loved shows and songs, as well as introduce my audience to new, upcoming stage productions, so I鈥檓 thrilled that Radio 2 are sharing in my love of the genre by celebrating my own 60th anniversary in musical theatre. I鈥檓 really looking forward to what promises to be a very special evening.鈥�
On announcing the concert, Zoe said: 鈥淎s a huge fan of musical theatre, it鈥檚 an honour to be a part of this celebration as we pay homage to the original Queen of the West End, the gorgeous and beyond talented, Elaine Paige.鈥�
Full of great musical moments and sensational songs, this is a concert not to be missed.