Elaine Paige - Evita

From the eighties TV Special "Ladybirds" See my other vids for more rare footage of Elaine.

[@raymondhenderson1436]

Elaine you are a star 🌟 xx

[@earlady66]

She still uses Mr. Prince's advice and thinks of him everytime she sings Don't Cry for me Argentina.

[@bigwig1234]

Hi rubyangst, I have uplaoded all footage from the South bank show. I have an idea that there may have been a program about Hal Prince, which is where the footage of Evita rehearsals originally came from. So there could be more footage out there of that show.

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Interesting that the cast of EVITA was presented to the Queen, since Elizabeth's parents (King George VI and his Queen Consort Elizabeth) refused to invite the real Evita to Buckingham Palace during her infamous Rainbow Tour. Princess Elizabeth was around 21 at the time (1947).

[@helenwingrave7715]

I love Elaine

[@rubyangst]

This is wonderful- does anyone have any more footage of this South Bank show about the rehearsals for the original Evita, with the sublime EP?

[@msm471]

@lcowles Agreed. Hal Prince tried to recreate the London production on Broadway. He didn't care what happened to Patti.

[@amyclarke41]

like susan boyle i love elaine paige

[@fountainchain126]

Isn't it weird how Elaine Paige never complained as much as Patti Lupone did - how tough the role of Eva is/was? I find it interesting that Elena Roger, Elaine Paige and all other Evas seemed to slide over the role without any complaints in public anyway...... why Patti?

[@ladyjennyanytime5195]

Oh she had her issues , they just weren't as high profile as Patti's. She kept her peace. But that 1st London company really went through it at times, not just Elaine but the understudies too. It was soooo high pressured and stressful as this was the next BIG show which had a lot of expectations from the critics and Joe Public too as there'd been a couple of other musical that had been touted as the next big British hit, and flopped! So the pressure was on for Evita to be a success.

[@fountainchain126]

@@ladyjennyanytime5195 nothing like a reply after 10 years lol

[@ladyjennyanytime5195]

@@fountainchain126 Oh wow I didn't even see the date. lol Too funny. Well at least someone answered back eh? he he he

[@fountainchain126]

@@ladyjennyanytime5195 it’s been worth the wait lol

[@ladyjennyanytime5195]

@@fountainchain126 Oh hunny they ALL say that! ;-) aha ha ha

[@mithramusic5909]

@fountainchain126 You can stop copy-pasting this onto every video of Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone now. Thanks!