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In 1993, Paige signed up for a year as French chanteuse Édith Piaf in Pam Gems' musical play, Piaf, to critical acclaim. [22] The Guardian wrote that Paige was "a magnificent, perfect Piaf". [ 5 ] The demanding production required her to sing 15 songs, some in French, and to be on stage for 2 hours 40 minutes in total, and forced her to leave early due to exhaustion. [ 22 ]
Piaf. (play) Piaf is a play by Pam Gems that focuses on the life and career of French chanteuse Edith Piaf. The biographical drama with music portrays the singer as a self-destructive, promiscuous alcoholic and junkie who, in one controversial scene, urinates in public. The original production starred Jane Lapotaire in the title role, and ...
Michael Dansicker Musical Director. Howard Davies Director. Beverly Emmons Lighting Designer. Paul Huntley Wig Designer. David Jenkins Scenic Designer. Jack Mann Sound Designer. Julie Weiss ...
Broadway. Musical. Original. Plymouth Theatre. 236 W. 45th St., New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: In this biographical play Edith Piaf recalls her difficult rise from the gutters of Paris to worldwide fame ...
Feb 1, 1981 · She died of cancer in 1963, penniless and only 47 years old. Now comes ''Piaf,'' a drama by a British playwright, Pam Gems, roughly based on 30 years of the singer's life. The play, which opens ...
Nov 29, 2018 · The Tony Award-nominated star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia!, META-nominated star of the Segal Centre’s The Angel and the Sparrow for her role as Edith Piaf, host of Bravo’s Star Portraits, and five-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner Louise Pitre lights up the stage as she takes you on a journey through the hit musicals that have made her a Canadian icon.
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Jul 14, 2022 · Piaf by Pam Gems (US/UK) (Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 5f, 25m) This play with music, reworked from the celebrated 1978 original, vividly captures the glamour, squalor, rise and fall of the complex, fragile and enigmatic performer Edith Piaf, who continues to be remembered and revered for her exceptional voice and extraordinary life.
