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Award winning Elaine Paige, actress, singer, producer, radio presenter, has made a unique and major contribution to the stage musical. She has starred in more smash hit West End & Broadway musicals than anyone else of her generation – Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Billy, Anything Goes, Piaf, Sunset Boulevard, The King & I, Sweeney Todd, The Drowsy Chaperone, Follies, originating the award winning role of Eva Peron in Evita, followed by Grizabella in Cats and Florence in Chess. Elaine has defined musicals, set standards and in 1995 was awarded an OBE for services to Musical Theatre by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In June 2025 Elaine was made a Dame for services to Music & Charity by His Majesty King Charles III.

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Elaine Paige Birthday Honours

Elaine recognised in King Charles III Birthday Honours.

In King Charles III Birthday Honours 2025 Elaine was made a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE.)  “Music, and the charitable causes I support, are the mainstays of my life. To receive this acknowledgment for doing what I love is the ultimate privilege. It’s the icing on the cake of six decades of collaboration…

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BBC Radio 2 Celebrates Elaine Paige

BBC Radio 2 will honour Elaine Paige – and her extraordinary 60-year career in showbusiness in this special show at the iconic London Palladium Theatre on Friday 25th April. Zoe Ball will host this world-exclusive concert with performances from artists from the world of musical theatre, together with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe. Stars of the West End and Broadway, including Samantha…

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Elaine on X

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go, including #EPOS today on @BBCRadio2 & @BBCSounds. I’ve a sprinkling of Christmas songs, a feel-good film segment, your Panto Break A Leg messages, and a Winter Warmer Double Bill! 🎄🎄 #CountdownToChristmas 🎄🎄

I was delighted as President of @DanMaskellTrust to be special guest at @tia_uk_ Christmas Lunch with Chairman Steve Matthews, my pal Marjorie, & DMT Vice President @marcus_buckland who did a Q&A with me & auction to raise funds. And I met Roy Staniland from Surbiton Tennis Club.

It’s Sunday so can only mean one thing! 2 hours of magical musicals filling the air waves on @BBCRadio2 & @BBCSounds from 1pm. Plus Break A Legs, the latest stage & screen news, a Winter Warmer Double Bill, and both Elphaba & Glinda's original new solo numbers from @wickedmovie

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BBC Radio 2

Elaine continues to be one of the star presenters on BBC Radio 2 with her own lunchtime show, Elaine Paige On Sunday, which is now in its 20th year and regularly attracts over 2.3 million listeners each week.

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Elaine's Charities

Elaine continues to support several charities that are very close to her heart. She is President of the Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, Vice President of The Children’s Trust and works closely with a wide range of charities.

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