Two years ago, in January 2023, New York City’s Town Hall was graced with an unforgettable performance of Piaf! The Show. In this article, discover what Magda Katz had to say about the experience.
Piaf! The Show is a hybrid, being part concert and part show starring the internationally acclaimed singer Nathalie Lermitte singing the songs of made famous by Piaf.
Catch the magic on February 6, 2025 in Miami, FL, and February 7, 2025 in Boston, MA, where music and talent will shine.
Piaf! The Show is a hybrid, being part concert and part show starring the internationally acclaimed singer Nathalie Lermitte singing the songs of made famous by Piaf.
Catch the magic on February 6, 2025 in Miami, FL, and February 7, 2025 in Boston, MA, where music and talent will shine.
For those who do not know Edith Piaf, was a French singer, lyricist and actress. She was an international star. Noted as France’s national chanteuse. Piaf’s music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include “La Vie en rose” (1946), “Non, je ne regrette rien” (1960), “Hymne à l’amour” (1949), “Milord” (1959), “La Foule” (1957), “L’Accordéoniste” (1940), and “Padam, padam…” (1951).
Ms. Lermitte channels Piaf and infused her own style backed by outstanding musicians with Philippe villa on piano, Frederic Viale on accordeon, Benoît Pierron on percussions and Giliard Lopes on double bass. The musicians are given an opportunity to show how incredible they are, while Ms. Lermitte goes off stage to make costume changes. Accordionist Frederic Viale gives a sensational solo.
Singing is a real vocation for Nathalie Lermitte. Since she was 18 years old, she has albums, and has played numerous roles in musicals, including Starmania as Cristal at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris. She then played the role of the Queen in the play La petite fille aux allumettes, nominated for the Molières and directed by David Rozen. In 2017, Nathalie joined Piaf! The Show to continue to preserve the musical heritage and memory of Edith Piaf worldwide!
The show is divided into two parts with an intermission in between. In the second part Ms. Lemitte comes out recreating Edith Piaf’s look. She eerily captures Piaf posture as she sings some of Piaf torch songs.
During intermission I looked around and was surprise to see how many young people were in the audience. Due to movies and shows about Piaf in the last few years, they seems to have known about her.
During intermission I looked around and was surprise to see how many young people were in the audience. Due to movies and shows about Piaf in the last few years, they seems to have known about her.
I have been covering shows in New York for many years, but have never seen an audience that would not leave the theatre. They screamed and yelled for more. Ms. Lermitte came back for three encores.
The show was conceived and produced by Monsieur Gil Marsalla. In just a few years, Marsalla, a musician, producer, and director from Nice, has succeeded in making French musical heritage a worldwide success through the shows he produces and directs.
For this show he infused black and white nostalgic photos of Paris of by gone days as well as pictures of Piaf at the hight of her career.
Due to the great success of Piaf! The Show, the show will return to the US in 2025.
February 6, 2025, 8:00 PM - Miami, FL, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
February 7, 2025, 8:00 PM - Boston, MA, Berklee Performing Arts Center
For this show he infused black and white nostalgic photos of Paris of by gone days as well as pictures of Piaf at the hight of her career.
Due to the great success of Piaf! The Show, the show will return to the US in 2025.
February 6, 2025, 8:00 PM - Miami, FL, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
February 7, 2025, 8:00 PM - Boston, MA, Berklee Performing Arts Center
Magda Katz has been in the entertainment world for most of her life as a child actress, assistant to the head publicist of Avco Embassy Pictures, theatrical print agent. She went on to manage the show business career of her 2 children for over 15 years. For the last five years Magda has been filming and editing video trailers of live performances as well as celebrity interviews. Broadway After Dark was the first website to feature her video trailers. She contributed in creating a star studded 90th birthday party for Mickey Rooney at Feinstein’s at the Regency Hotel. Her video trailers have a large international following. Videos are featured on www.t2conline.com. All of Magda’s videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/MagdaCorrespondent.