Dame Elaine Paige

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864 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 24 Jul

Dame Elaine Paige’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth · Dame Elaine Paige · 24 Jul 2026 podcast

I've got to be prepared.

I said, tell them I'll go tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Just tell them you can't get hold of me or that I'm out of town.

And I'll go tomorrow at 2 p.m.

And I went back at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

This time, though, to Andrew Lloyd Webber's apartment in Eaton Place or Eaton Square there.

And I was in a tiny little office, lots of books and a piano, a baby grand piano.

And I was waiting in the library, staring at the books.

And then in comes Andrew, Tim Rice and Hal Prince.

And Andrew sits at the piano and they put me through my paces all over again.

And I sang practically the entire score.

Which I didn't really know.

And that was the other thing.

I never once sang Argentina at the audition.

Not once.

And Tim told me later, he said it was such a relief to find somebody that would turn up and not sing Don't Cry For Me Argentina.

So I think that went in my favour as well.

But anyway, and they put me through my paces and Andrew said he must have got me to sing Rainbow High about three times back to back.

And when I said to him, am I doing something wrong?

Why are you asking me to sing it again?

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