Sunday Diva/Three From The Hip:
Elaine Paige
In my big gay church, there is a special wing dedicated to and occupied by The Ladies of the Theatre. This is a special breed of diva, with voices as large as their hearts. They have dedicated their lives to their art, sacrificing much in order to bring audiences to their feet, night after night. You can trust them to always find their light and not only will the show go on... but that curtain will rise on time.
One such diva?
Elaine Paige.
She opened her mouth to sing...
...and the world never stopped listening.
Such grace. Such poise. And that voice!
Show after show, song upon song, she's kept us enchanted, mesmerized and delighted.
May she never see a final curtain call.
For that will be the saddest of days.
Until then?
Diva! Sing on!
"One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath."
The gospel according to her?
Well, here are three from the hip, dropping from her lips.
The topic? Her Career.
"I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!"
"Evita obviously would always be very special to me because it was the first major musical that I did on stage and created in the U.K. with Hal Prince directing."
"I've never been very good at manipulating my career, but fortunately I haven't needed to."
"I remember Tim telling me that he had an idea for a musical and he said to me that he was hoping that ABBA would be writing the music, which I thought was a pretty wild idea because they were obviously known very much as pop writers."
"I've never been very good at manipulating my career, but fortunately I haven't needed to."
"I remember Tim telling me that he had an idea for a musical and he said to me that he was hoping that ABBA would be writing the music, which I thought was a pretty wild idea because they were obviously known very much as pop writers."
Memory - Elaine Paige
from the musical Cats
Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Elaine Paige
from the musical Evita
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Elaine Paige
from the musical Sunset Boulevard
And one last parting shot...
"Maybe the higher echelons of my range aren't as easily accessible, but that's OK; you change the key."
"But you know, I'm not 25 anymore, and I have always said musical theater in particular is a young person's game. It requires energy, mentally and physically, to do it."
1 comment:
She has aged beautifully!!!!!!!!!
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