EDITH PIAF was mythic, rising from the Parisian ghetto to become the voice of France herself. She was the rock star of her time, a consummate artist delivering powerhouse performances. Sung in English & impeccable French, two-time Tony Award nominee Christine Andreas celebrates the life and music of Edith Piaf, bringing her to life in the words of her friends, her triumphs and her music.
Christine Andreas’shows in NY at Feinsteins’ 54 Below Love Is Good, be-Mused, Cafe Society, Piaf - No Regrets and most recently And So It Goes, had the NY Times accusing her of "...electrifying her audiences, transforming them with pure alchemy and delicately killing with the sheer beauty of her voice….”
On Broadway, this multiple-award-winning singer, actress, and two-timeTony® nominee starred as Jacqueline in the revival of La Cage aux Folles with Kelsey Grammer, and created the role of Marguerite St. Just in The Scarlet Pimpernel. She captured theatergoers’ hearts as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th anniversary production of My Fair Lady (Theatre World Award), Billy Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (Tony® Nomination) and legendary George Abbott's On Your Toes (Tony® Nomination). National audiences remember her portrayal of Margaret Johnson in the much-acclaimed national tour of The Light in the Piazza. Concerts include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Café Carlyle and Feinstein's 54Below garnering her the prestigious Mabel Mercer award and the Bistro Award for Ongoing Artistry in Concert and Cabaret. She has played major PAC's worked with symphonies nationwide.
With her husband, Grammy–nominated arranger/composer Martin Silvestri, Christine starred in his musical The Fields of Ambrosia on London’s West End, followed by concerts in London, Paris, Rome, Australia and the White House. These concerts were the basis for her award-winning CDs: Love is Good, Here’s to the Ladies, The Carlyle Set and Piaf - No Regrets which is now available on vinyl and filmed for DVD. VISIT: christineandreas.com
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AND SO IT GOES: Life & Love, Lost & Found… If you are finding it a little challenging navigating the current waters of life in our beloved USA… well… so am I. To encourage myself (literally give myself courage!) I put together AND SO IT GOES… Life & Love, Lost & Found… Expect a night of soulful and encouraging songs that will keep your heart resilient, buoyed and on course... promise!… Songs by Billy Joel, John Lennon, Yip Harburg, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Burke and Van Heusen, Leonard's Cohen & Bernstein and more.