French performer hailed as “Edith Piaf’s legitimate musical heiress,” Nathalie Lermitte, performs Piaf! The Show for one night only on Wednesday, January at 7:30 PM at The Town Hall. The show is part of a world tour organized by the Nice, France-based production company Directo Productions.
Conceived and directed by Gil Marsalla, Piaf! The Show is a musical celebration of the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf. 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.
With more than 400 performances in over 50 countries, Piaf! The Show is considered by Edith Piaf’s close friends, such as Ginou Richer, (her private secretary), Germaine Ricord, (her friend) and above all Charles Dumont and Charles Aznavour, as the most beautiful tribute to her career that has ever been produced.
Lermitte released her first album “Tu es tout ce que j’aime” at the age of 18, selling more than 400,000 copies. In 1995 she opened for Michel Leeb at the Olympia with Herbert Léonard. She has also recorded numerous theme songs for television series and cartoons. 1989 marks her foray into musical comedy. She perfomed in “Starmania,” taking on the role of Cristal for three years at the Marigny theater in Paris. The show then went on tour, ending in Moscow and St. Petersburg. She then began a succession of roles in various musicals in which she often found herself cast in the role of Edith Piaf. In 2018, she joined Piaf! The Show.
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The Town Hall is located at 123 West 43rd St., New York, NY
