Edith Meiser News

What comes out of an angry, middle-of-the-night video tirade? If you're Fanny Goldman, you get a cooking show featuring Jewish delicacies. Michelkin Publishing is pleased to announce the release of 'Fanny on Fire' by Edith G. Tolchin.

The Segal Centre is proud to bring the English-language world premiere of The Angel and the Sparrow to Montreal from April 15 to May 6, 2018. Based on the true story of Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, two indomitable women of incomparable talent, this new musical drama is an intimate and entertaining portrait of the fascinating friendship between show business legends that began under the most unlikely of circumstances and lasted their entire lives.  

Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) continues its ReDiscovery Reading Series with the world-premiere performance of Edith Wharton's play The Shadow of a Doubt on Monday, November 13 at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW). The event is FREE.

The Wick Theatre is proud to present A Conversation with Edith Head, An Evening of Wit, Wisdom and a Whisper of Gossip. Actress Susan Claassen stars in this internationally acclaimed portrayal of legendary costume designer, Edith Head. Based on Edith Head's Hollywood by Edith Head & Paddy Calistro, this play was written by Claassen and Calistro.

Iconic motion picture costume designer, Edith Head, will appear in the person of acclaimed actress, Susan Claassen, in a one-woman whirlwind of wit, wisdom and a little gossip from Head's six-decade career as Hollywood's premiere designer to the Stars.

Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning and Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content have commissioned EDITH, a six part comedy series by Oscar-nominated writer Charles McKeown from BBC Studios featuring a stellar cast, led by Alison Steadman, John Cleese and Jason Watkins.

EDITH PIAF. TAXIDERMIA DE UN GORRIÓN se estrena en las tablas de Madrid el proximo 12 de enero.

North  Coast Repertory Theatre presents A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD, A behind the scenes feast of great movie lore and delicious stories as told by 8 time Academy Award winning costume designer, Edith Head. Susan Claassen stars in her internationally acclaimed portrayal of legendary costume designer, Edith Head. Hollywood's golden age comes to life in an evening of wit, wisdom, and a whisper of gossip! A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD based on "Edith Head's Hollywood" by Edith Head & Paddy Calistro, is a feast of delicious behind-the-scenes stories about Hollywood's greatest stars that provide an intimate portrait of Hollywood's legendary costume designer. In her six decades of costume design, Edith Head worked on over eleven hundred films; dressed the greatest stars of Hollywood; received 35 Academy Award® nominations,and won an unprecedented eight Oscars®. Edith Head's story is as fascinating as the history of the film industry itself, filled with humor, frustration and, above all, glamour. This diva of design helped to define glamour in the most glamorous place in the world - Hollywood!

This past weekend, playwright & producer Susan Merson presented IN HER NAME: A WEEKEND OF WOMEN'S STORIES as part of '365 WOMEN A YEAR: A Playwriting Project,' a festival of new plays at the 13th Street Repertory Theater (50 West 13th Street, NYC Friday night).

New York's venerable 13th Street Repertory Company is the only theater company in the world headed by a centenarian.

Myriam Phiro, a NYC-based french songstress wrote a cabaret show celebrating Edith Piaf's centennial. After performing it at 54 Below, the Metropolitan Room, the Iridium & Drom, she is inviting you to a very special performance of it at the Metropolitan Room on March 3rd (9.30pm). In the context of a MAC Awards nomination for her latest album 'Voyages' in the 'Best 2015 recording' category, she put together a 'for your consideration' rendition of her 'Piaf at 100' show with an added snippet of her her latest Jazz album. A not-to-be-missed event!

Tonight, Dec 19th, the day of Piaf's birth, Myriam Phiro will guide us through the decadent world of Edith Piaf using her timeless songs to retell the life of this iconic performer.

On Dec 19th, the day of Piaf's birth, Myriam Phiro will guide us through the decadent world of Edith Piaf using her timeless songs to retell the life of this iconic performer.

Broadwayworld spoke with Vivian Reed, two-time Tony nominee, about her upcoming performance at the Celebration and why Edith Piaf's 'passion' is universal. 

Sylvie Boisel brings life to Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier to the Metropolitan Room today, November 14th at 1 p.m.

Sylvie Boisel brings life to Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier to the Metropolitan Room on Saturday, November 14th at 1 p.m.

The cast of the Edinburgh Fringe production of Edith in the Dark will be celebrating today the 157th anniversary of the birth of Edith Nesbit, the author of much cherished children's books The Railway Children and Five Children and It.

As the director of The Etiquette School of Northern Illinois, author Edith King Vosefski knows just how important good manners can be. Her new book, 'Marianna's Little Book of Manners for Children' (published by AuthorHouse), introduces basic etiquette and manners to children through a relatable story packed with fun and valuable information.

Emmy®-winning playwright, screenwriter and director Jane Anderson (HBO's “Olive Kitteridge”) grew up in California surrounded by the paintings of her great-aunt, Edith Lake Wilkinson, which were rescued by her mother from trunks in a dusty attic.

Three abandoned but not lost souls find strength in each other in A. Rey Pamatmat's quirky but penetrating comedy EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS AND HIT THEM at Company One in Boston.