Andrew Lloyd Webber to Sit in for Elaine Paige on BBC 2 Radio Show This Sunday

Andrew Lloyd Webber will sit in for Elaine Paige on the Olivier Award-winner's weekly BBC 2 Radio program, "Elaine Paige on Sunday," this Sunday, January 10, 2016. Lloyd Webber will share songs and secrets from his career and collaborations, the musicals he grew up with, and the shows that have inspired him, from both the West End and Broadway.

The program will air on BBC 2 beginning at 8:00 AM EST / 1:00 PM GMT. US listeners can hear a live stream of the show by visiting:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vbhyz

Elaine Paige's collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber goes back to 1978 when she originated the role of 'Eva Perón' in the world premiere ofEvita, winning her the Laurence Olivier Award for "Performance of the Year in a Musical." She went on to originate the role of 'Grizabella' in CATS and had a Top 10 radio hit with her rendition of "Memory." Paige followed Lloyd Webber to Broadway in 1996 when she played the role of 'Norma Desmond' to critical acclaim in Sunset Boulevard.

Lloyd Webber's newest smash hit, School of Rock - The Musical, opened on Broadway to rave reviews on Sunday, December 6, 2015. This Ben Brantley New York Times 'Critics' Pick' "is an inspiring jolt of energy and mad skillz," raves Jesse Oxfeld of Entertainment Weekly. And in his four-star Critics' Pick review, Time Out's David Cote proclaimed, "School's IN - forever!"

Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock - The Musical features music from the movie, as well as an original score byAndrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, with a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor.

Tickets for School of Rock - The Musical on Broadway are available by visiting the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) Box Office Monday - Saturdays between 10:00 am - 8:00 pm and Sundays from 12:00 pm - 6:00pm, online at Telecharge.com, or by calling 212-239-6200.

School of Rock - The Musical is produced on Broadway by Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Really Useful Group, Warner Music Group & Access Industries, The Shubert Organization, and The Nederlander Organization. Nina Lannan and Madeleine Lloyd Webber serve as Executive Producers.