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Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige née Bickerstaff OBE (born on 5 March 1948 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a well-known English singer and actress, primarily in musicals. Paige's first professional appearance was in the UK tour of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd. She made her West End debut in Hair, and went on to featured roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, Nuts, Grease, and Billy (a musical adaptation of the film Billy Liar.)

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Cabaret

There are several bands who share this name. Also, some people listening are listening to mistagged tracks from the musical "Cabaret" by John Kander. If so please fix your tags. - Brazilian band Cabaret hails from Rio de Janeiro, formed after the demise of a previous underground hit called Glamourama. Their sound is heavily influenced by glam rock, also incorporating some Brazilian rock elements. Currently (as of February 2007) the band is comprised of Marvel (vocals), Myself Deluxe (bass), Peter Glitter (guitar) and De la Foca (drums).

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The Company

There are at least 5 artists who go by the name The Company:
1) An Electronic/Rock band from Denmark.
2) A band from London.
3) A hardcore band from Roeselare in Belgium.
4) A thrash metal band from Germany.
5) A vocal harmony act from the Philippines. 1.) The Company is an Electronic/Rock band from Denmark. They released their debut album "The Company" 28/09/09. They are currently signed to Tabu Records. For more information: www.myspace.com/companysound
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Starlight Express

Starlight express is an Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical penned originally as a bed-time story for his child/children and is performed on roller skates. The story is one with so many levels which is bound to keep the whole audience interested; for the children, there's the speed of the skates, the chick flick lovers will instantly see the relationship between the two lead characters as it develops, and the more general watchers will see the traditional story of the underdog beating his rivals to achieve the ultimate goal.

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Monty Python

Monty Python is a comedy troupe of 4 Englishmen (John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle), 1 Welshman (Terry Jones) and 1 American (Terry Gilliam), best known for their legendary and influential sketch comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (which ran for four seasons from 1969 to 1974). The troupe also wrote and starred in the films "And Now for Something Completely Different" (1971), "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975), "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (1979), "Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl" (1982) and "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" (1983).

Read more about Monty Python on Last.fm.

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Les Mis

This is horribly labeled at the moment, and should be fixed. Les Miserables is a broadway musical based on the book of the same title. Original recordings feature Colm Wilkinson as Valjean, with other great voices as well.

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