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Edith Piaf Onstage
Stage Direction by Jim Butchart
Music Direction by Paula Foley Tillen

Edith Piaf
Synopsis Summary
Leslie Fitzwater brings legendary and celebrated French chanteuse, Edith Piaf to life in this dramatic and newly expanded theatrical experience. Piaf’s stormy life was paralleled only by her iconic music. Overcoming an impoverished childhood and successfully fighting a murder charge that threatened to end her budding career, she rose to be the highest paid female performer in the world. Fitzwater embodies Piaf in this captivating evening of song and story that includes some of Piaf’s most well-known songs such as “Hymn to Love”, “Milord” and “La Vie En Rose”.
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Press & Reviews
REVIEW: Leslie Fitzwater brings Piaf alive in Skylight's 'Onstage' — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
REVIEW: "Edith Piaf Onstage" an emotional triumph — Onmilwaukee.com
REVIEW: Fitzwater's "Sparrow" a Final Reprise on the Skylight Stage — PS Performing Arts
Leslie Fitzwater as Edith Piaf — ThirdCoastDigest.com
French singer tribute takes final bow — Marquette Tribune
Who’s Who
Directors & Designers
Stage Direction | Jim Butchart |
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Music Direction | Paula Foley Tillen |
Set Design | Rick Rasmussen |
Lighting Design | Holly Blomquist |
Costume Coordination | Shima Orans |
Sound Design | Gary Ellis |
Cast
Character | Actor |
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Edith Piaf | Leslie Fitzwater |