Edith Piaf News

Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma presents a special 40th Anniversary event entitled 'Musical Gift Box,' a series of seven concerts presented with cabaret-style seating, over two weekends from Feb. 1 to Feb. 10, 2013.

February 26 and 27 at The Music Room at SPCO Center in Saint Paul, the SPCO's Liquid Music series and Walker Art Center will present an evening of music by composer Sarah Kirkland Snider, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond, The Decemberists), and chamber ensemble yMusic. The elegantly woven program will showcase excerpts of Snider's Penelope surrounded by new chamber works from My Brightest Diamond and yMusic, whose recent albums topped critics' 'best of' lists nationwide.

Tras el éxito de las dos anteriores giras Jazz in Blue por España, grandes artistas de jazz vuelven a España en 2013 para actuar en la tercera edición de este festival itinerante, en el que Jason Moran, Chuchito Valdés, Madeleine Peyroux y José James estarán desde febrero a mayo pisando escenarios de ciudades como Madrid, Barcelona, A Coruña, Valencia y San Sebastián.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, will present the following acts.

PATRICIA RACETTE, one of the world's most acclaimed opera sopranos has released her first crossover CD, Diva On Detour, on GPR Records. The CD, which is available for sale nationwide, download from iTunes and the Android market and at www.GPRRecords.com, marks Ms. Racette's first venture into the world of cabaret.

Skylight Music Theatre brings Leslie Fitzwater to the stage for her final rendition as the iconic Edith Piaf in Edith Piaf Onstage January 25 - February 10in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI).

The Tony nominated star of Mamma Mia!, Broadway's original Donna Sheriden, is back in New York for one show only. Dubbed 'the first lady of Canadian theatre,' Louise Pitre is fresh from her starring turn in Mame at the Goodspeed Opera House. Pitre presents La Vie en Rouge, an intimate revue of material from her favorite roles, including selections from Les Miserables and Mame. The show is set for January 7th at 54 Below.

The Tony nominated star of Mamma Mia!, Broadway's original Donna Sheriden, is back in New York for one show only. Dubbed 'the first lady of Canadian theatre,' Louise Pitre is fresh from her starring turn in Mame at the Goodspeed Opera House. Pitre presents La Vie en Rouge, an intimate revue of material from her favorite roles, including selections from Les Miserables and Mame. The show is set for January 7th at 54 Below.

Tonight, December 31, Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below for a special, New Year's Eve engagement at 7PM and 11PM.

Broadway Records and 54 BELOW announced in October that they joined in partnership to create a series of albums recorded live at the brand new venue, 54 BELOW, located just steps away from the heart of Times Square.

Broadway Records just announced that Patti LuPone's new live album, titled 'Far Away Places,' will be released on January 15. The album, which was recorded at LuPone's 54 Below show earlier this year, will be produced by six-time Grammy nominee, Robert Sher, who previously worked with Patti on the Gypsy 2008 Broadway Cast Recording.

On December 31, Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below for a special, New Year's Eve engagement on December 31 at 7PM and 11PM.

According to the Daily Mail, Frances Ruffelle will play the title role in Pam Gems' Piaf at the Curve in Leicester from Feb. 22. Artistic Director Paul Kerryson helms the play about the singer Edith Piaf.

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING, The UN-Original Cast Album features Gerard Alessandrini's parodies of Broadway's biggest shows and brightest stars, including Annie, Newsies, Once, The Book of Mormon, Spiderman, Evita, Porgy and Bess, Anything Goes, and Follies, as well of send-ups of Catherine Zeta Jones, Matthew Broderick, Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, among others.

DRG Records announces the release of the cast recording of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING, The UN-Original Cast Album, produced by Hugh Fordin, and available on iTunes and in stores today, November 27, 2012. The recording will be available for download for $9.99 on iTunes; individual tracks will be available for $.99 each. Featured on the album are cast members Natalie Charlé Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern and Marcus Stevens, with David Caldwell on piano.

Arts Centre Melbourne today announced the next wave of sensational shows that will inhabit The Famous Spiegeltent from Tuesday 5 February to 21 April 2013. Joining the existing line-up that includes The Trip with David Pereira and The Ceasar Twins, and Katie Noonan in Love-Song-Circus, will be Ireland's Ponydance with Anybody Waitin', Trevor Ashley's I'm Every Woman and an Opening Night Gala featuring a galaxy of Spiegeltent stars.

The JazzTime Band swings with Band Members Don Shelton, Allen Goodman, Larry Holloway and Terry Trotter with new world-class guests that join the band each and every week.

DRG Records announces the release of the cast recording of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING, The UN-Original Cast Album, produced by Hugh Fordin, andavailable on iTunes and in stores on November 27, 2012. The recording will be available for download for $9.99 on iTunes; individual tracks will be available for $.99 each. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING, The UN-Original Cast Album, is also available for pre-order on amazon.com for $14.99.

On December 31, Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below for a special, New Year's Eve engagement on December 31 at 7PM and 11PM.

The 2013 Lincoln Center American Songbook series has just been announced via the New York Times.