Elaine Paige, the grand old dame of English musical theatre

But that fucking laugh!

Actually, that's a good point, OP. The alternative is it was offered and declined. Sometimes they do. Jennifer Saunders was offered some time ago and declined.

She's an OBE so she's been in the mix. Don't know why she's not been promoted. She's not getting any younger. Maybe she was a dirty girl.

She certainly deserves it.

Isn't she the one who transitioned to a FTM male?

No -- that was Patti Page.

In 1981, my high school drama teacher told me she had seen both Elaine Paige and Patti LuPone sing Evita, and that Elaine Paige was even better in the role.

When she told me this, I remember thinking, in true "Mary!" fashion at age 15: "But that's not possible!"

Almost everyone sings 'Midnight' from Cats just as she did it all those years ago.

That's why I prefer Betty Buckley's version because her's is unique.

Anyone who think the title to "Memory" is "Midnight" is either intoxicated or too stupid to be posting opinions about the song.

I thought the song was called Memry, not Memory

She loves her cock does Elaine. Loves it.

I know you didn’t ask and won’t care, but I never liked her. And still don’t.

She’s Elliott now.

r13 = Emily Litella

A new version of “I’m Still Here” with different words from the ones Sondheim wrote? She already did that at the performance of “Follies” I attended. She was underwhelming and unprofessional in every way imaginable.

[quote] A new version of “I’m Still Here” with different words from the ones Sondheim wrote?

Yes, a new version with lyrics to chart her 50 years in musical theatre.

It’s a shame the lyricist felt compelled to go for the easy rhyme of queer when her gay fans wouldn’t appreciate that.

Who?

[quote]That's why I prefer Betty Buckley's version because her's is unique.

Oh, DEAR!

In 1991 Elaine tried to recreate the success of Liza's Results and launched a pop album.

A couple of Diane Warren songs were included and the "stomper" Well Almost which was written by the same team behind Tina Turner's The Best and Pat Benetar's Love Is A Battlefield.

It wasn't a success.

The video for Well Almost is hilariously bad showing Fun Elaine.

Wasn't it good?

Wasn't it fine?

R2 Jennifer Saunders refused an OBE, or one of those, along with Dawn French a long time ago. She said that she didn’t think she deserved it at the time as they were young and just having a laugh making their TV show and well paid.

Jennifer said recently that should she be offered a damehood she would accept. Some entertains don’t get the gong until they are very old, like Bruce Forsyth and Patricia Routledge. Elaine will be made a dame for sure.

Jennifer Sanders is far more conservative than one would think. She's vocally in favor of fox hunting and comes from a posh background.

She was fantastic in Sunset Boulevard in NY. She nailed the high notes, full throttle, no trepidation.

Glammed down and almost unrecognizable in "Marple: A Murder is Announced."