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"Memory" is a show tune composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Trevor Nunn based on poems by T. S. Eliot. It was written for the 1981 musical Cats, where it is sung primarily by the character Grizabella as a melancholic remembrance of her glamorous past and as a plea for acceptance.
She sings the most famous song from the musical, "Memory". The role was originated by Elaine Paige in the West End in 1981 (replacing Dame Judi Dench four days before the production's opening night), and by Betty Buckley on Broadway in 1982. Buckley won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal.
Elaine Jill Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) [1] is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire , Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School , making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16.
Elaine Paige, who originated the role of Grizabella in “Cats” and reprised the role in the 1998 “Cats” film version, paid tribute to her co-star on X, saying Page “has gone to the ...
The cast for the film consists of former and contemporary members of various international stage productions of Cats, who were invited to reprise their stage roles.Among the cast were Elaine Paige and Susan Jane Tanner who originated the roles of Grizabella and Jellylorum in the West End respectively, and Ken Page who originated the role of Old Deuteronomy on Broadway.
The final, bonus track on the album is a studio recording, "The Things You Are to Me", written by Brendan Graham and Rolf Løvland and recorded by Paige for their Secret Garden album, Inside I'm Singing. As of March 2009, this was not yet released in the United Kingdom.
Page’s former Broadway co-star Elaine Paige also paid tribute on X, writing: “My wonderful Old Deuteronomy, Ken Page, in the 1998 theatrical movie version of @CatsMusical, has gone to the ...
Memories: The Best Of Elaine Paige is a compilation album by Elaine Paige, released in 1987, on the Warner Music label. [1]This album covers Elaine Paige's career at WEA from 1981 up until 1986, with tracks from all of her five albums recorded for the label.