Tone Poet ProductionsBrooklyn, NY
This intimate New York Off-Broadway hit that has traveled from Montreal to Manila, presents the life and loves of the legendary French singer who stood only 4'10" and who's voice shattered the world with a passion that cried from the heart. Come share a cocktail with an icon, as she shares anecdotes of her passion for men, music and morphine. "Emmerson delivers a true tour de force performance - truly a theatrical force to be reckoned with" nytheatre.com. Songs such as La Vie En Rose, Milord and Non, Je ne Regrette Rien are presented in French (text in English) and are beautifully supported by live piano.
TONE POET PRODUCTIONS (formerly LVR Productions) was created in Toronto, Canada in 2005 to present the production Piaf: Love Conquers All at The Toronto Fringe Festival. The show was awarded Top 10 Patron's Pick. The production then toured Ontario and Quebec in the summer of 2006 to great success. The Company presented the show in New York City in 2007 as part of the FringeNYC winning Outstanding Musical. The show was chosen to present at the Fringe Encore Series (Best of The FringeNYC).The Production had its first commercial Off-Broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse for a limited 10 week engagement 2007-2008, and then traveled to Charleston SC, Teaneck New Jersey and then to Manila in the Philippines as well as a successful two week run at Centaur Theatre in Montreal. Theatre Lac Brome in Knowlton QC presented Piaf last summer after a 28 show tour in Vancouver, Salt Spring and Sidney British Columbia. A 2 week run in Ottawa rounded off 2009 and in 2010 the production wil go to Halifax, San Fransisco and Seattle. Piaf: Love Conquers All was written in 1992 by Roger Peace and debuted at the Diligence Supper Club in Montreal with Patsy Galant as Edith Piaf and Peace as Director. The show then transferred to the Place Des Arts. In 1993, Ms.Emmerson, with Peace as director, starred in the production at the Limelight Supper Club in Toronto for 5 weeks. TPP is a multi-disciplinary production company developing performance and recording opportunities for theatre, music and artists. It is also involved in music composition and production with Jake Langley as CEO and Naomi Emmerson as Artistic Producer (Theatre Division) |