The Irish-French chanteuse strikes a teetering balance between a kaleidoscope of rocky personal emotional and an homage to a great inspiration.
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Cabaret Review (NYC): Gay Marshall – ‘Gay’s Paree!’ at Pangea
All through the generous, smart, funny show, carefully crafted yet emotionally authentic, with Marshall sang songs by Jacques Brel and made famous by Edith Piaf, living the songs, and letting us live them – and live her love affair with Paris – too.
Read More »Interview: Gil Marsalla on His Production ‘Piaf! The Show’ in Paris, France – Part II
"We are at the stage that we are ready for Broadway. We have promotional videos and I am thinking that we might be on stage on Broadway for five or six months."
Read More »Interview With Producer Gil Marsalla About ‘Piaf! The Show,’ in Paris, France – Part I
There is only one Edith Piaf.
Read More »Music Review: Storm Large – ‘Le Bonheur’
This eclectic collection proves that even with her rough attitudinal edges, this vampy blues singer is an interpreter of the top rank.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): Songs for a New World at the MET
DOMA's competent ensemble does better by Jason Robert Brown's clichéd musical revue than it deserves.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
This attempt at restaging the classic revue is torpedoed by technical problems, miscasting and an unnecessary backstory.
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