Quote #24

Although no one could question her zealous work ethic (she drove herself to breakdown performing in Pam Gems's Piaf in 1993), Paige is not exactly known for her humility. In newspaper profiles, that dread word 'difficult' is often applied, and yet here she is in the chorus line, cheerfully taking on a modest role in a musical with far more credibility and less bombast than the shows that made her name.

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