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An interview with Zoe Ball and Elaine Paige, recorded at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, will be broadcast on BBC Four.
Elaine Paige: 60 Years on Stage is airing on BBC Four on Sunday 11 May at 7.50pm.
Zoe chats to Elaine about her incredible 60 years in showbiz, and some of the highlights from the many shows Elaine has starred in. You can listen to Zoe Ball Meets Elaine Paige on BBC Sounds.
Also on 11 May, there will be a rerun of A Night on the Town, which featured Elaine Paige and Lewis Collins, followed by a repeat of Elaine Paige at the BBC, and Elaine Paige: I’m Still Here – the Royal Albert Hall 50th anniversary concert. See the full BBC Four schedule here.
Elaine Paige concert at the London Palladium
A concert celebrating the career of British musical theatre star and Radio 2 host Elaine Paige was broadcast on BBC Radio 2, and now available to listen to on BBC Sounds.
The Radio 2 Celebrates Elaine Paige concert, hosted by Zoe Ball, took place at the London Palladium on Friday 25 April 2025.
The concert saw Elaine and the packed Palladium audience entertained by a fabulous line-up of West End stars including Mazz Murray (Mamma Mia!), Samantha Barks (Frozen), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), Sharon D Clarke (The Importance of Being Earnest), Charlie Stemp (Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors), and Summer Strallen (The Sound of Music), Preeya Kalidas (Bend It Like Beckham), Lucy St Louis (Wicked) and Clive Rowe (Sister Act).
The guest stars performed many of Elaine Paige’s greatest hits from across her career, including her starring roles in Cats, Evita, Chess, Anything Goes, Hair, Sunset Boulevard and Piaf.
The singers were accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra led by Richard Balcombe.
Lyricists Tim Rice and Don Black were present, as was director Trevor Nunn, and special video messages came from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh, Michael Ball, and more.
The concert was broadcast on Radio 2 on 4 May 2025, at 8pm, and is now available on BBC Sounds.
More West End content on BBC Sounds
More stagey shows on Radio 2 include the National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals 2025, featuring a star-studded line-up of performers including Marisha Wallace (Cabaret), Layton Williams (Titanique) and Luke Brady (Hercules).
You can listen to Big Night of Musicals on BBC Sounds. Also read more about Big Night of Musicals 2025, and watch the show on BBC iPlayer.
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