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PAUL NICHOLAS

“HEAVEN ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR”

(Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker)

RSO 878

No. 6   November 26, 1977

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A performer of stage, screen, and vinyl, Paul Nicholas (b. Paul Beuselinck, Dec. 3, 1945, Peterborough,

Eng­land) launched his show biz career at the age of 16–­ pounding piano as “Paul Dean” with wild man

Scream­ing Lord Sutch & The Savages.  Three years later Paul was making recording efforts as “Oscar.”  In

1967, he landed a role in the London cast of Hair, which he fol­lowed with the title role in Jesus Christ

Superstar (1972) and a brief stay in the cast of Grease.

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Nineteen seventy-five was a big year:  Nicholas appeared with ANN-MARGRET in Tommy, with ROGER

DALTREY in Lisztomania, and with EDD BYRNE, DAVID ESSEX, and ADAM FAITH in Stardust.  RSO

Records offered to record some sides; the resulting “Reggae Like It Used to Be,” “Dancing With the

Captain,” and “Grandma’s Party” were smash singles in England.  Only “Heaven on the Seventh Floor;,”

however, found its way onto the stateside radio waves.  A few more 45s were issued, but nothing further

garnered any airplay.

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Before Paul Nicholas’ disappearance–in the United States–from the world of high visibility, he starred in

Nutcracker (1982), The World Is Full of Married Men (1979), and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

Band (1978).

In his homeland, Paul has been acting dramatic and light comedy roles on TV.  Through the ’80s, and into

the ’90s, he has appeared on British stages in produc­tions of Barnum, Blondel, Cats, Charlie’s Girls, and

The Pirates of Penzance.  In 1993, he appeared in the West End revival of Grease; followed two years

later by Singing in the Rain.