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Elaine Paige, who originated the role of Grizabella in the West End production of Cats, released a version of the song that was a Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1981. [15] The single recording was incorporated into the original London cast recording of the musical.
Lonely and decrepit, Grizabella seeks acceptance from the other Jellicle cats but is initially ostracised. 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.
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.
Cats is a 1998 British direct-to-video musical film based on the 1981 stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, itself based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber oversaw orchestration and called on Gillian Lynne , the show's original choreographer, to train the cast members.
On Broadway, Cats ran for 18 years, a record which would ultimately be broken by another Lloyd Webber musical, The Phantom of the Opera. [42] [43] Elaine Paige collaborated again with Lloyd Webber, originating the role of Grizabella in Cats, and had a Top 10 UK hit with "Memory". [44] Starlight Express has been running in Bochum, Germany, since ...
"Memory" – 4:15 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn) – from the soundtrack of Cats. Producers – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright; Engineer – Robin Sellars "I Know Him So Well" – Duet with Barbara Dickson – 4:15 (Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus) – from the album Chess
Jemima (also known as Sillabub) [1] is a principal character in the musical Cats, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the poetry of T. S. Eliot. The youngest member of the Jellicle cats, she is idealistic and very accepting of others. She becomes the first cat to accept the outcast Grizabella back into the tribe.
Memory" - 4:09 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn) - from the musical Cats "Be On Your Own" - 2:43 (Maury Yeston) - from the musical Nine "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" - 3:23 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) - from the musical Evita "Send in the Clowns" - 4:09 (Stephen Sondheim, Tom Bahler) - from the musical A Little Night Music