Marshall’s first show about Édith Piaf (of whom she is considered a foremost interpreter), La Vie l’Amour,played successful engagements at The Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Dayton’s Victory Theater and The Missouri Rep. Her one-woman show, If I Were Me…, was voted #2 On The Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She originated the role of Grizabella in the French production of Cats. Gay Marshall starred as Diana Morales in A Chorus Line on Broadway , a role she left to move to Paris where she married photographer and Man on Wire accomplice, Jean Louis Blondeau.

It’s much like the life of a Catholic nun. If I knew where the good songs came from, I’d go there more often. When interviewed in Songwriters on Songwriting Cohen said, “I just have the sense of work. In the 50-year career that followed, he garnered prestigious accolades from countries all over the world including numerous Album and Artist of the Year awards and the much coveted Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. There are no half measures: she performs with soul and conviction, reaching in through our sweaters and defenses, chilling and affecting us all.” – Alix Cohen, Woman Around TownĬanadian born Leonard Cohen started out as a successful author of poetry and novels, and at the age of 33 directed his attention towards writing and composing songs. “The process became a fascinating discovery of an exceptional artist who turned out to be surprisingly shy and funny, while introducing me to other remarkable musician-singers, like his sublime longtime collaborator Sharon Robinson.”

“I had never thought of singing his repertoire, but then I immersed myself in his records and the glorious variety of melodies and messages hit me like a lightning bolt. Marshall, considered a premiere interpreter of the music of Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, was drawn to Cohen after hearing covers of songs she didn’t realize were his. Actress and singer, Gay Marshall, celebrates the genius of Leonard Cohen in Back on Boogie Street at Pangea in New York City this April.

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