Elaine Paige: Good Times and Bum Times  Elaine Paige: Good Times
and Bum Times  It's not every day that you get to meet, let
alone work with one of your idols. If lady luck just happens to
swing your way, there is still no guarantee that the person will
be able to reach the great heights of the pedestal you so
lovingly propped them up on. You can imagine my shock and
delight when I got to work with Elaine Paige, the reigning
"First Lady of the British musical theater" playing her date in
the Broadway revival of Follies  From originating the role
of Evita, Grizabella in Cats (“Memory” is a song she made
famous), Florence in Chess, to now bringing down the house at
the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles with her rendition of
Stephen Sondheim's "I'm Still Here," Ms. Paige is everything I
could have wished for a belting Broadway diva to be and so much
more. While the world knows she's got a voice from "on high,"
they might not know she is one of the funniest people you could
ever meet. With her quick wit, generous s