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45 - Dame Arlene Phillips on Breaking Through, Starlight Express & Whitney Houston
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This episode of Call To Stage was recorded in front of a live audience at Call To Stage LIVE at The Other Palace on November 24th 2024. Sign-up to hear about Call To Stage LIVE 2025 at this link: https://calltostage.lnk.to/liveshow
There are legends, and then there is Dame Arlene Phillips - truly a one of one. In a career spanning over 4 decades, the choreographer, director, producer, presenter and dancer has choreographed everything from Grease to Saturday Night Fever, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz and Starlight Express - the job that has taken her around the world.
Dame Arlene has also choreographed some of the best known music videos of all time - from Elton John's I'm Still Standing to Whitney Houston's How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Tina Turner's Private Dancer as well as Robbie Williams' Rock DJ. She also choreographed the acclaimed 1982 Annie movie, has been a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and in 2023 she won her first Olivier Award for Guys and Dolls.
In this episode of Call To Stage, Amber and Dame Arlene talk about her breakthrough moments, how Starlight Express changed her life, working with Whitney Houston, her experience on Strictly Come Dancing and the biggest lessons she has learnt from her career.
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