NO REGRETS: THE SONGS OF EDITH PIAF

December 31, Jan 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 8:00 pm; Jan. 15 at 2:00 pm soldout
Single Tickets: $25/$23

January 21 Final performance:
7:00 pm Special Wine & Cheese tasting - proceeds benefit our award-winning youth program;
8:00 pm performance
Single Tickets: $35/$33 sold out

A troupe of our favorite performers presents this tribute to one of France's most beloved singers, the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf.

(For samples of Edith Piaf singing, go here)

Songs include La goualante du pauvre Jean (The Street Song of Poor Jean); L’accordeoniste (The Accordianist); Boulevard du crime (Boulevard of Crime); T’es l’homme qu’il me faut (You are the Man I Need); C’est l’amour (It’s Love); Non, je ne regretted rien (No, I don’t Regret Anything) and, of course, Piaf’s signature song, La vie en rose (Life Though Rose-Tainted Glasses). Most songs will be performed in French.

 

Single Tickets: $25/$23

Review: Press Democrat, January 5, 1906, by Meg McConahey:

In mounting a musical homage to Edith Piaf, Cinnabar Theater had to summon a bit of the sultry French singer's patented ``La Vie en Rose'' attitude.

Without those rose-tinted glasses, the obstacles might otherwise have proved too daunting.

But the Petaluma theater company, tiny but gutsy like Piaf herself, forged ahead, creating the revue from scratch.

That meant digging up Piaf music rarely found in the United States, creating sheet music for some of the songs by listening to recordings and, for the cast, mastering enough French to understand and then vocalize Piaf's lyrics without losing any of her passion in the translation.

The result is a cabaret show, sans the smoky atmosphere, with a live band and five vocalists, all performing signature Piaf tunes in the style -- but not in imitation -- of the legendary Parisian chanteuse. ``No Regrets: The Songs of Edith Piaf,'' will be performed weekends through Jan. 21. More...