ELAINE PAIGE .. AN EVENING WITH .. NATIONAL CONCERT HALL DUBLIN .. FEBRUARY 12TH 2015 ...

Originally scheduled as part of her UK tour last October, but after Elaine caught a virus from a backstage well wisher, the Irish leg of her 50th Anniversary Farewell was postponed. So it was a great thrill to finally see Elaine at the National Concert Hall for the second of her Dublin shows, she later went onto Limerick and Cork.. With a five piece orchestra , I suspect the show has been scaled down from it's original tour production.. Elaine was in sensational form with a set list of her signature hits, 'I Know Him So Well',  'As If We Never Said Goodbye', Don't Cry

For Me Argentina' & of course 'Memory'.. The set list was pared down from the original tour, with songs, 'All That Jazz', 'Summertime' & 'Luck Be A Lady' as well as two favourites from her hit show 'Piaf' , 'Je Ne Regrette Rien' & 'If You Loved Me'. On her last tour we were treated to a costume change to compliment each iconic song, however Elaine did not do any quick changes this time. As she

With Elaine after the show..

said herself it is hard to believe she has been in the business fifty years, one can certainly see why Elaine is the first lady of musical theatre.. Long may she continue to reign...