Elaine Paige News

Legendary Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz travels to Melbourne for three special performances of his works Godspell, Pippin and Children of Eden at Melbourne Recital Centre in September, realised by the award-winning theatre company Magnormos and a stellar Australian cast including Chloe Dallimore, Rohan Browne, and David Harris.

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, CATS will come to The King's Theatre from Monday 16th - Saturday 28th September 2013.

Broadway's Terri White will perform "From Blues To Broadway" at the Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 2 PM. Considered 'a living legend' in the New York music world, known for her show-stopping, scene-stealing performances, Terri toured as a toddler with her families song and dance act - her specialty was "Me And My Shadow" with her father. As a young lady she headlined at NYC cabaret rooms like 88's, Rose's Turn, and The Duplex. In 1978, her run as understudy to Nell Carter in Ain't Misbehavin' resulted in her going on for an unheard of 112 performances. She later replaced Nell in the 1988 revival but not before her big break playing, strangely enough, octogenarian Joice Heth in the original 1980 production of Barnum. Other shows include: Showboat, Nunsense I & II, Damn Yankees, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Little Shop Of Horrors, and Stepping Out at Radio City with close friend Liza Minnelli and many more, garnering numerous awards and nominations along the way.

The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it's better than ever. Following its acclaimed performance at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, STOMP returns to Australia from tonight 13 August, with new routines, new choreography and new music.

Bay Area Cabaret, devoted to presenting audiences with top performers who expand the definition of cabaret, enters its 10th season this fall with a gala series at the Fairmont San Francisco's historic Venetian Room. To celebrate this significant milestone, Bay Area Cabaret presents a star-studded lineup of performers making their Bay Area Cabaret debuts, as well as the return of a few favorites from the past decade. Opening the season Saturday, September 21, 2013 with a bang is Broadway's Megan Hilty, known to millions as the powerhouse 'Bombshell' on NBC's television program Smash. The season continues October 20, 2013 with Tony nominee Norm Lewis (The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess) and November 10, 2013 with 'America's romantic piano sensation,' multi-platinum selling recording artist Jim Brickman, joined by special guest Broadway heartthrob David Burnham.

Cabaret is in full renaissance and the inaugural London Festival of Cabaret celebrates the talents of Michael Feinstein, Elaine Paige, Julian Ovenden, Alexander Armstrong, Janie Dee and many others. There will be free Masterclasses from exceptional interpreters of song Maria Friedman and Barb Jungr, a night celebrating emerging performers and songwriters and much much more…

Following sell-out shows across the UK in 2011, John will headline three exclusive summer outdoor performances, today 21st June 2012 at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre, 22nd June 2012 at Glasgow Green and 23rd June 2012 at Tower Festival Headland, Blackpool.

Following her triumphant performance at the 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards and her sensational Friday Night Is Music Night concert, IDINA & FRIENDS, Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End star Idina Menzel made some recent radio appearances, as well.

The Union Theatre will stage the first London revival of Billy by John Barry and Don Black since its premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1974 (which starred Michael Crawford with an early appearance by Elaine Paige).

Two of the world's most terrifically talented leading ladies will be joining together in song for this week's Friday Night Is Music Night concert, IDINA & FRIENDS on BBC - Tony Award-winning WICKED, RENT and Glee notable Idina Menzel and super-special guest, the legendary theatrical diva Elaine Paige - and it now is available to hear in full!

UK editor in chief Carrie Dunn follows the Oliviers Party in the Piazza, red carpet and the ceremony, and gives her opinions on the runners and riders...

Two of the world's most terrifically talented leading ladies will be joining together in song for this week's Friday Night Is Music Night concert, IDINA & FRIENDS on BBC, to be broadcast tonight, April 26 - Tony Award-winning WICKED, RENT and Glee notable Idina Menzel and super-special guest, the legendary theatrical diva Elaine Paige.

Tony-winner Idina Menzel is currently in London, preparing for a series of performances at the Olivier Awards & more. As featured on her official Facebook page, check out photos of Menzel's London adventures below!

Two of the world's most terrifically talented leading ladies will be joining together in song for this week's Friday Night Is Music Night concert, IDINA & FRIENDS on BBC, to be broadcast on April 26 - Tony Award-winning WICKED, RENT and Glee notable Idina Menzel and super-special guest, the legendary theatrical diva Elaine Paige.

Frau Mehrling, in kurzem Abstand spielen Sie zwei der interessantesten und vielschichtigsten Figuren der Musicalgeschichte: 'Funny Girl' Fanny Brice und die Showlegende Judy Garland. Beide Rollen sind ziemliche Kraftakte...

ONCE had its press night at the Phoenix Theatre last night - and here are some shots from the curtain call and the red carpet!

Now in its 15th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook celebrates the best in American singing and songwriting with a new chapter in the Songbook story: 'American Songbook in the Penthouse,' a series of weekend-only performances by performers and composers presented in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, an intimate yet elegant venue that brings artists closer to the audience in a cabaret-style setting. The second weekend of Kaplan Penthouse performances, the sixth week of American Songbook 2013, runs April 5-6, 2013. April 5th belongs to Cristin Milioti, who was nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for her lead role in the musical Once.

Today in 1971, Follies opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it ran for 522 performances. Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The story concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, of the past performers of the 'Weismann's Follies,' a musical revue (based on the Ziegfeld Follies), that played in that theatre between the World Wars. The musical was nominated for eleven Tony Awards and won seven. The piece has enjoyed a number of major revivals, and several of its songs have become standards, including 'Broadway Baby', 'I'm Still Here', 'Too Many Mornings', 'Could I Leave You?', and 'Losing My Mind'.

Actress, singer and writer Nina Kristofferson brings her one woman show 'The Billie Holiday Story' to the Charing Cross Theatre tonight, 1 April 2013 for a strictly limited 8 week run. This London engagement follows a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival in 2011, and a tour of the UK in 2012, which attracted critical and public acclaim.

Now in its 15th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook celebrates the best in American singing and songwriting with a new chapter in the Songbook story: 'American Songbook in the Penthouse,' a series of weekend-only performances by performers and composers presented in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, an intimate yet elegant venue that brings artists closer to the audience in a cabaret-style setting. 'American Songbook in the Penthouse' embraces adventuresome performers and celebrates composers and lyricists, both newer and veteran. With a seating capacity of just 225, the Kaplan Penthouse allows acoustic performers to be heard the way they intend - near to the audience and without elaborate amplification. The size of the space also allows performers to interact with their audience to make them an integral part of their performance, something difficult to do in a larger, more formal venue.