Cast complete for new Dutch musical about Edith Piaf
Thomas Cammaert and Cystine Carreon will also appear in the new Dutch musical Piaf. Previously, producer De Theater BV announced that Suzan Seegers will play the role of Edith Piaf. Job Bovelander and Hein Gerrits complete the cast. Piaf will premiere on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at DeLaMar in Amsterdam.
Thomas Cammaert is known for his participation in Wie is de Mol? and De Verraders, his role in the award-winning TV series Ramses and as a presenter of Zin in Morgen. In the theater he has appeared in Sonneveld, Soldier of Orange and Trumpeter in Auschwitz. Thomas was nominated twice for a Musical Award. Cystine Carreon gained fame with her roles in Gooische Vrouwen, GTST and BlauwBlauw. Cystine Carreon gained fame on TV with her roles in Gooische Vrouwen and GTST, among others. In the theater she played in numerous performances including Miss Saigon, Fame, Vamos and Murder Ballad. For her role in Grease, Cystine received the Musical Award for Best Supporting Actress. Last season she performed her one woman musical #LOS. Job Bovelander was seen on television in Zeg ‘ns Aaa and Dokter Tinus. In the theater he played roles in The Sound of Music, Op hoop van zale, Anne, Lazarus and Checkpoint Charlie, among others. Job won the Prix Liesbeth List des Jeunes Artistes at the prestigious Concours de la Chanson 2015. Hein Gerrits returns to the theater with Piaf after five years. He previously appeared in performances such as Mamma Mia!, Cabaret, Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fame and Josephine B. Hein won the Musical Award for Upcoming Talent in 2002.
The story
Edith Piaf just passed away. And she is very confused. This is not what she wanted. This is not what she ever imagined. She would die in Paris with a priest at her bedside. Not in some hamlet. Recently deceased, the confused Piaf encounters four characters. The Angel (Cammaert). The Devil (Bovelander). The Fool (Gerrits). And Death (Carreon). Then it turns out that her husband Theo Sarapo has listened carefully. He has called an ambulance and lies to the driver that Edith is asleep. The journey is a long one. Nearly a thousand miles. Piaf insists to her four mates that she is not dead as long as she is not in Paris. And as long as she doesn’t know what she’s leaving behind. Thus, for the duration of the journey to Paris, she is stuck with these four passengers, each of whom has left an indelible impression on her existence. Piaf wants to know where these four were in her life. Through their stories and Edith Piaf’s unforgettable music, the legend relives several key moments in her life to discover who she was and what it is she left behind.
Piaf is written by Allard Blom and directed by Martin Michel. Joris van Veldhoven is responsible for the decor, Arno Bremers is responsible for the costumes and Coen van der Hoeven is responsible for the lighting design. The LIVE combo is led by Frans Heemskerk.
Piaf can be seen throughout the Netherlands from October 2023 to February 2024.
For more information, visit www.piaf.nu
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