HAIR 1968-1970
Elaine's Role: Member of the Tribe & Understudy to Sheila/Jeannie
First Performance: 27th September 1968, Shaftesbury Theatre
Final Performance: March 1970, Shaftesbury Theatre
Produced by: Robert Stigwood Organisation Book: Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Lyrics: Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Music: Galt MacDermot
The Cast: Paul Nicholas, Oliver Tobias, Marsha Hunt, Diane Langton, Peter Straker, Tim Curry
Directed by: Tom O'Horgan
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GREASE 1973-1974
Elaine's Role: Sandy
First Performance: 1973, New London Theatre
Final Performance: 1974, New London Theatre
Produced by: Paul Elliot & Duncan C Weldon for Triumph Theatre Productions in association with Donals Langdon for Heindale by arrangement with Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox in association with Anthony D'Amato
Book: Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
Music & Lyrics: Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
The Cast: Paul Nicholas
Directed by: Tom Moore
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BILLY 1974-1975
Elaine's Role: Rita
First Performance: 1st May 1974, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Final Performance: November 1975, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Produced by: Peter Witt Productions
Book: Dick Clements & Ian La Frenais (based on 'Billy Liar' by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall)
Lyrics: John Barry
Music: Don Black
The Cast: Michael Crawford, Gay Soper, Diana Quick, Avis Bunnage, Brian Pringle, Christopher Hancock, Lockwood West, Betty Turner, Billy Boyle
Directed by: Patrick Garland
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THE BOYFRIEND 1976-1977
Elaine's Role: Maisie
First run/First Performance: 11th November 1976, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
Final Performance: 18th December, 1976, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
Second Run/First Performance: 7th February 1977, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
Final Performance: 19th February 1977, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
Produced by: Haymarket Theatre, Leicester Book: Sandy Wilson
Music & Lyrics: Sandy Wilson
The Cast: Belinda Lang, Susan Wallace, Jacqueline Reddin, Martin Smith, Sara Pugsley, Amy Nissen, David Timson, Jim Hooper, Crispin Thomas, Miriam Karlin, John Conroy
Directed by: Alexsander Doré
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EVITA 1978-1980
Elaine's role: Eva Peron
First performance: 21st June 1978. Prince Edward Theatre
Final performance: 2nd February 1980. Prince Edward Theatre
Produced by: Robert Stigwood in association with David Land
Book: Tim Rice
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Cast: David Essex, Joss Ackland, Siobhan McCarthy, Mark Ryan
Directed by: Harold Prince
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CATS 1981-1982
Elaine's role: Grizabella
First Performance: 11th May 1981. New London Theatre
Final Performance: 13th February 1982. New London Theatre
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
The Cast: Paul Nicholas, Wayne Sleep, Brian Blessed, Bonnie Langford, Finola Hughes, Sarah Brightman
Directed by: Trevor Nunn
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ABBACADABRA 1983-1984
Elaine's role: Miss Williams/Carabosse
First Performance: 13th December 1983. Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
Final Performance: 21st January 1984. Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
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
The Cast: Finola Hughes, Micheal Praed, BA Robertson, Phil Daniels, Sylvester McCoy
Directed by: Peter James
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CHESS 1986-1987
Elaine's Role: Florence Vassy
First Performance: 14 May 1986. Prince Edward Theatre
Final Performance: 30th May 1987. Prince Edward Theatre
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
The Cast: Murray Head, Tommy Korberg, Joss Ackland, Siobhan McCarthy, Tom Jobe, John Turner, Kevin Colson
Produced by: Trevor Nunn
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ANYTHING GOES 1989-1990
Elaine's Role: Reno Sweeney
First Performance: 4th July 1989. Prince Edward Theatre
Final Performance: 30th June 1990. Prince Edward Theatre
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
The Cast: John Barrowman, Bernard Cribbins, Kathryn Evans, Ursula Smith, Ashleigh Sendin, Martin Turner, Harry Towb
Directed by: Jerry Zaks
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PIAF 1993-1994
Elaine's Role: Edith Piaf
First Performance: 8th December 1993. Piccadilly Theatre, London
Final Performance: 7th May 1994. Piccadilly Theatre, London
Tour/First Performance: 18th October 1993. Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead
Tour/Last Performance: 4th December 1993. Festival Theatre, Chichester
Produced by: Bill Kenwright presenting The Peter Hall Company
Book: Pam Gems
Music/Lyrics: E Piaf / C Dumont / M Vaucaire / N Glanzberg / J Constantin / J Villard / M Emer / D Swander / J Hershey / M Monnot / C DeLecluse / M Senlis / Louiguy / H Moustaki / S Vincent / H Varna / G Koger / J Parsons / R Rouzard / Contet
Additional English Lyrics: Pam Gems & Adrian Mitchell
The Cast: Wendy Morgan, Greg Hicks, Dawn Hope
Directed by: Peter Hall
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SUNSET BOULEVARD 1994-1997
Elaine's Role: Norma Desmond
First Performance: 29th November 1994. Adelphi Theatre
Final Performance: 7th January 1995
First Performance: 17th May 1995
Final Performance:London: 6th January 1996
Broadway/First Performance: 12th September 1996, Minskoff Theatre
Broadway/Final Performance: 22nd March 1997, Minskoff Theatre
Produced by: The Really Useful Co. Ltd and Paramount Pictures
Book: Don Black & Christopher Hampton (based on the film by Billy Wilder)
Lyrics: Don Black & Christopher Hampton
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Cast: London - John Barrowman, Michael Bauer, Catherine Porter
Broadway -Alan Campbell, George Hearn, Alice Ripley
Directed by: Trevor Nunn
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THE MISANTHROPE 1998
Elaine's Role: Célimène
First Performance: 26th March 1998, Piccadilly Theatre
Final Performance: 7th August 1998, Piccadilly Theatre
Produced by: Bill Kenwright presenting The Peter Hall Company
Book: Molière
The Cast: Michael Pennington, David Yelland, Peter Bowles, Anna Carteret
Directed by: Sir Peter Hall
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THE KING AND I 2000-2001
Elaine's Role: Anna Leonowens
First Performance: 3rd May 2000, The London Palladium
Final Performance: 21st April 2001, The London Palladium
Produced by: SEL and GFO, David Ian Productions Ltd, Dodger Theatrical Holdings Inc in association with The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
Book: Oscar Hammerstein II (based on the novel 'Anna and the King of Siam' by Margaret Landon)
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Music: Richard Rodgers
The Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Taewon Yi Kim, Sean Ghazi, Aura Deva, Ho Yi, Robin Kermode, Richard Avery
Directed by: Christopher Renshaw
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WHERE THERE'S A WILL 2003
Elaine's Role: Angèle
Tour/First Performance: 29th April 2003, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford
Tour/Final Performance: 21st June 2003, Theatre Royal, Brighton
Produced by: Theatre Royal Bath Productions presenting The Peter Hall Company
Book: Georges Feydeau
New Translation: Nicki Frei
The Cast: Nicholas Le Prevost, David Warner, David Bamber,
Directed by: Sir Peter Hall
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SWEENEY TODD 2004 The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller
Elaine's Role: Mrs Lovett
First performance: 9th March 2004 New York City Opera
Final performance: 31st March 2004 New York City Opera
Produced by: New York City Opera
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book: Hugh Wheeler
From an Adaptation by: Christopher Bond
Originally directed by: Harold Prince
Orchestrations by: Jonathan Tunick
The Cast: Mark Delavan, Judith Blazer, Keith Phares, Walter Charles, Roland Rusinek, Sarah Coburn, Keith Jameson, Andrew Drost, William Ledbetter
Production: Harold Prince
Stage Director: Arthur Masella
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THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - 2007
Elaine's Role: The Drowsy Chaperone
First Performance: 14th May 2007
Final Performance: 4th August 2007
Produced by: Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Bob Boyett, Stephanie P McClelland, Barbara Heller Freitag, Jill Furman
Book by: Bob Martin & Don McKellar
Lyrics & Music by: Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison
The Cast: Bob Martin, Joseph Alessi, Selina Chilton, Enyonam Gbesemete, Nickolas Grace, Nick Holder, Cameron Jack, Sean Kingsley, John Partridge, Anne Rogers, Adam Stafford, Summer Strallen
Directed by: Casey Nicholaw
