Cats (1981-1982)
Elaine's role:
Grizabella
The Cast: Paul
Nicholas, Wayne Sleep, Brian
Blessed, Bonnie Langford,
Finola Hughes, Sarah
Brightman
Produced
by: Cameron Mackintosh &
The Really Useful Company
Ltd.
Book: Based on 'Old
Possum's Book of Practical
Cats' by T.S.Eliot
Lyrics: TS Elliot (&
Trevor Nunn)
Music: Andrew Lloyd
Webber
Directed by: Trevor
Nunn
1st
Performance: 11May 1981;
New London Theatre (London)
Final Performance: 13
Feb 1982; New London Theatre
Abbacadabra
(1983-1984)
Elaine's role: Miss
Williams/Carabosse
The Cast: Finola
Hughes, Micheal Praed, BA
Robertson, Phil Daniels,
Sylvester McCoy
Produced by: The
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
by arrangement with Cameron
Mackintosh
Book: David Wood
(based on an original story
by Alain & Daniel Boubill
Lyrics: Don Black
with Mike Batt & Bjorn
Ulvaeus
Music: Bjorn Ulvaeus
& Benny Andersson
Directed by: Peter
James
1st
Performance: 13 Dec
1983; Lyric Theatre,
Hammersmith (London)
Final Performance: 21
Jan 1984; Lyric Theatre
Chess (1986-1987)
Elaine's Role:
Florence Vassy
The Cast: Murray
Head, Tommy Korberg, Joss
Ackland, Siobhan McCarthy,
Tom Jobe, John Turner, Kevin
Colson
Produced by: 3
Knights Ltd, The Shubert
Organisation, Robert Fox Ltd
for Chess Productions Ltd
Book: Tim Rice
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Music: Benny
Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Produced by: Trevor
Nunn
1st
Performance: 14 May
1986; Prince Edward Theatre
(London)
Final Performance: 30
May 1987; Prince Edward
Theatre
Anything
Goes
(1989-1990)
Elaine's Role: Reno
Sweeney
The Cast: John
Barrowman, Bernard Cribbins,
Kathryn Evans, Ursula Smith,
Ashleigh Sendin, Martin
Turner, Harry Towb
Produced by: Robert
Fox Ltd, Anchorage
Productions Ltd & Joan and
Joe Cullman presented the
Lincoln Center Theatre
Production
Book: Timothy Crouse
& John Weidman (based on an
original story by PG
Woodhouse & Guy Bolton and
Howard Lindsat & Russel
Crouse)
Lyrics: Cole Porter
Music: Cole Porter
Directed by: Jerry
Zaks
1st
Performance: 4 Jul 1989;
Prince Edward Theatre
(London)
Final Performance: 30
Jun 1990; Prince Edward
Theatre
