Fri 3/18 @ 8:30PM
Sat 3/19 @ 8:30PM
Gay Marshall grew up in Cleveland where she first started sing and act. As a young adult, she stumbled on a book about Edith Piaf, the Parisian chanteuse of the ’40s and ’50s known equally for her tragic life and the songs she wrote and sang that reflected it. She says that truly changed my life … it became my mission to sing them myself.”
Although she’s performed in musical theater and sung jazz and pop standards as well, Piaf has always remained a lodestar. She even spent some time living in Paris to absorb the culture and language. In 2008, she put out an album of Piaf tunes including her well-known “La Vie En Rose” and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.” And she’s toured extensively, doing her Piaf set in nightclubs.
She’s bringing her “Piaf: Queen of Hearts” show to Nighttown where she’ll be accompanied by pianist Jason Aquila. But that’s just the first of two different nights in a row she’ll perform there. On Saturday, she’ll show off her versatility with a more rousing, upbeat show featuring jazz, blues and pop standards, with the Joe Hunter Trio joining her. Tickets for each night are $25.