Welsh dates for first lady of musicals

Elaine Paige Live, Cardiff, Llandudno, Aberystwyth

OLIVIER award-winning actress, broadcaster and musical theatre legend Elaine Paige has announced concert dates at venues across Wales including Cardiff, Llandudno and Aberystwyth.

The first lady of musical theatre, Paige is set to bring the West End and Broadway hits which made her famous to Wales this autumn.

Paige, who won a Lawrence Olivier award for her performance in Evita, has starred in more smash hit musicals than anyone else of her generation.

Paige will perform many of the songs that made her a global star at three venues across Wales through October and November including Cardiff’s St David’s Hall, recently ranked one of the Top 10 of the world’s best-sounding halls, Venue Cymru in Llandudno and Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

As a recording artist, Paige has released 22 solo albums, including four multi-platinum and nine gold, has featured on seven cast recordings and has had major worldwide hits. She became a household name with songs such as Memory from Lloyd-Webber’s Cats, and I Know Him So Well from Chess by Abba’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. She has performed live in concert all over the world.

Paige presents the hugely successful weekly BBC Radio 2 programme ‘Elaine Paige on Sunday’, which celebrates the best of Broadway, Hollywood and the West End, and delights audiences of more than 2.5 million listeners each week.

Paige made her first professional appearance on stage nearly 50 years ago, at the age of 16 and it was her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair that marked her West End debut.

Paige will appear at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, on Wednesday, October 4, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, on November 2 and Aberystwyth Arts Centre on November 3.

For tickets, visit the venues’ websites at www.stdavidshall.co.uk (029 2087 8444), www.venuecymru.co.uk (01492 879771) or www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk (01970 623232) or visit Elainepaige.com or Ticketmaster.co.uk