With a million tickets sold in more than 50 countries, Piaf! The Show returns to Canada

by The Georgia Straight Staff on December 21st, 2018 at 8:00 AM

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(Community announcement by Piaf! The Show)

A musical celebration of the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf returns to Canada as part of the extended world tour.

Conceived and directed by the Nice-based theatrical maverick Gil Marsalla and starring Anne Carrere, a young French performer hailed as "Edith Piaf's legitimate musical heiress" Piaf! The Show premiered in 2015 as a tribute to "The Swallow of Montmartre" on the centennial on her birthday and was inspired by the award-winning movie La Vie En Rose. In two 45-minutes acts, the show narrates the rags-to-riches story of the Parisian singer's career through her unforgettable songs, complemented by a visual tapestry of previously unreleased photographs and images of famous Parisian locations of the Edith Piaf era.