Elaine Paige News

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Carrie Dunn isn't overly impressed with the latest fringe offering

Siobhan McCarthy talks wigs and Elaine Paige

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced back in August that Bernadette Peters will star as Sally Durant Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of Follies in the Eisenhower Theater May 7 to June 5, 2011. Additionally, BroadwayWorld.com had heard that starring alongside Peters could be Sex and the City star and Golden Globe winner Kim Cattrall as Phyllis, Danny Burstein as Buddy and John Dossett as Ben, all of whom were cast and were then in contract negotiations. We've now heard from reliable sources that neither Cattrall or Dossett were able to work out their contract deals for the production and that both sides have moved in. Now said to be in talks? First lady of the British Musical Theatre Elaine Paige and Linda Lavin, who was most recently a 2010 Tony nominee for Collected Stories. More information to come soon...

Theatre icon Elaine Paige, the 'Queen of West End Musicals' who has created the roles of Eva Peron in 'Evita,' Grizabella in 'Cats,' Florence in 'Chess' and Edith Piaf in 'Piaf' and had a triumphant debut on Broadway in 1996 as Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Boulevard,' signed copies of her autobiography, 'Memories,' on Wednesday, September 22, at the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle store. The event also featured a Q&A with Elaine conducted by theater columnist Peter Filichia. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you video below.

Elaine Paige, the star of West End and Broadway musicals for more than 40 years, will make her long awaited North American concert debut on Saturday, September 25, at 9 PM at The Music Box at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. A top recording artist, stage performer and radio host, Elaine will display her electrifying talents in a night of iconic musical theatre that is sure to delight audience members and prove why she holds the title 'The First Lady of Musical Theatre.'

Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has announced Elaine Paige will appear there in concert on September 25 at 9pm.

Theatre icon Elaine Paige, the 'Queen of West End Musicals' who has created the roles of Eva Peron in 'Evita,' Grizabella in 'Cats,' Florence in 'Chess' and Edith Piaf in 'Piaf' and had a triumphant debut on Broadway in 1996 as Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Boulevard,' signed copies of her autobiography, 'Memories,' on Wednesday, September 22, at the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle store. The event also featured a Q&A with Elaine conducted by theater columnist Peter Filichia. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.

Elaine Paige OBE, the beloved star of both West End and Broadway musical theatre, celebrated 40 years on stage in September 2008. To mark the occasion, the UK's Oberon Books published Memories, with a foreword by Andrew Lloyd Webber, in which Elaine, in her own words, tells the story of her remarkable stage career and shows why she remains an enduringly popular international star.

Theatre icon Elaine Paige, *the "Queen of West End Musicals" who has created the roles of Eva Peron in "Evita," Grizabella in "Cats," Florence in "Chess" and Edith Piaf in "Piaf" and had a triumphant debut on Broadway in 1996 as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard," will sign copies of her autobiography, entitled "Memories," on Wednesday, September 22, at the* *Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle store, 1972 Broadway, at West 66th Street. The event will begin at 7:30 PM.

As previously reported, Elaine Paige 'The First Lady of West End Musical Theatre' is in the U.S. working on a highly anticipated new album, tentatively titled 'Elaine and Friends.'

Director Eric Schaeffer's restaging is first major American production in 20 years.

As reported previously, the Barnes and Noble at Lincoln Center, a longtime staple of Lincoln Triangle at 66th and Broadway, will close at the end of January, 2011 due to high rent. According to NBC New York, it will soon be replaced by the designer-discount store Century 21. This will be the second New York location for the store, the first being near the World Trade Center for the past 50 years. The new store is expected to open by fall of 2011.

The New York Times has announced that the Barnes and Noble at Lincoln Center, a longtime staple of Lincoln Triangle at 66th and Broadway, will close at the end of January, 2011 at the conclusion of its lease due to high rent.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Claire Sweeney will star in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's TELL ME ON A SUNDAY at York's Grand Opera House on October 12, 2010. Jamie Wilson Productions announced today that the production will also tour the UK. Tour dates have been announced from August 30, 2010 to November 21, 2010. With an exclusive new song 'I Still Believe in Love', this is the definitive version of the classic musical for 2010.

Elaine Paige OBE, the beloved star of both West End and Broadway musical theatre, celebrated 40 years on stage in September 2008. To mark the occasion, the UK's Oberon Books published Memories, with a foreword by Andrew Lloyd Webber, in which Elaine, in her own words, tells the story of her remarkable stage career and shows why she remains an enduringly popular international star.

Elaine Paige, the star of West End and Broadway musicals for more than 40 years, will make her long awaited North American concert debut on Saturday, September 25, at 9 PM at The Music Box at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. A top recording artist, stage performer and radio host, Elaine will display her electrifying talents in a night of iconic musical theatre that is sure to delight audience members and prove why she holds the title 'The First Lady of Musical Theatre.'

British theater veteran Elaine Paige, Tony Award Winner Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone are just some of the Broadway stars that are set to make appearances at Barnes and Noble. The casts of ENTER LAUGHING and the musical SEUSSICAL will also appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble next month.

As part of its upcoming season New York City Opera will launch an all-new concert series showcasing the non-operatic works of composers whose operas will be presented on its main stage. With the 2010-2011 season boasting an opera by Oscar and Grammy-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, the New York City Opera will host a special concert, Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz, featuring many Broadway stars.

Today New York City Opera released full casting, creative team, and production details for the company's 2010-2011 season.