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Show History

TONE POET PRODUCTIONS was created in Toronto, Canada in 2005 to present the production Piaf: Love Conquers All at The Toronto Fringe Festival. The show was awarded “Top 10 Patron's Pick”. The production then toured Ontario and Quebec in the summer of 2006 to great success.  The Company presented the show in New York City in 2007 as part of the FringeNYC winning “Outstanding Musical”. It was then chosen to present at the Fringe Encore Series (Best of The FringeNYC). The Production had its first commercial Off-Broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse for a limited 10 week engagement in 2007-2008, and then traveled to Charleston SC, Teaneck NJ and then to Manila in the Philippines. It had a successful two week run at Centaur Theatre in Montreal then toured through British Columbia in the summer of 2009 ending up at Theatre Lac Brome in Knowlton QC.  A two week run in Ottawa rounded off 2009, and in 2010 the production was presented by Easterfront Theatre as part of the Supernova Theater Festival in Halifax NB, then it off to The Eureka Theater in San Francisco CA, for a 4 week run.  More recently, Naomi Emmerson presented Piaf in Las Vegas at The Winchester Cultural Center in celebration of Piaf's Centenary. Emmerson has performed the piece over 200 times.

Piaf: Love Conquers All was written in 1992 by Roger Peace and debuted at the Diligence Supper Club in Montreal with Patsy Galant as Edith Piaf and Peace as Director.  The show then transferred to the prestigious Place Des Arts.  In 1993, Ms.Emmerson, with Peace as director, starred in the production at the Limelight Supper Club in Toronto for 5 weeks.

Tone Poet Productions is a multi-disciplinary production company developing performance and recording opportunities for theatre, music and live artists. It is also involved in music composition and production as well as promotional and marketing services for film directors, authors and other artists. Jake Langley is the  Producer of the music and recording division and Naomi Emmerson is Artistic Producer of theater and marketing.

Past Performances

  • The Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas NV, March 4 & 5 2016
  • The Eureka Theatre, San Francisco CA,  July 7th - Aug 7th 2010, www.theeurekatheatre.com
  • The Supernova Theatre Festival (Easternfront) The Neptune Theatre, April 28th - May1st 2010, Halifax NS Canada http://www.easternfronttheatre.com/index.php/supernova/
  • Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre (GCTC) December 2nd-12th 2009  Ottawa, Ontario Canada  www.gctc.ca
  • Theatre Lac Brome (presenter) August 28th and 29th 2009  Lac Brôme(Knowlton), QC Canada www.theatrelacbrome.ca
  • Mary Winspear Centre (a Co-Production) August 20th - 22nd 2009  Sidney, B.C Canada www.marywinspear.ca
  • Art Spring  August 5th - August 16th 2009  Salt Spring Island, B.C Canada www.artspring.ca
  • The Firehall Arts Centre  July 22nd - August 2nd 2009  Vancouver, B.C. Canada www.firehallartscentre.ca
  • Centaur Theatre (Tone Poet Productions) January 28th - February 9th 2009  Montreal, Quebec Canada www.centaurtheatre.com
  • FUNDRAISER - CENTAUR THEATRE 45 ANNIVERSARY GALA  September 23rd 2008
  • Francisco Santiago Hall (presented by Music Artes Inc.)  October 8th-11th 2008   Makati City, Philippines
  • The Teaneck Festival of Arts  June 21st & June 22nd 2008 The Becton Theater (Fairleigh Dickinson University) Teaneck, New Jersey USA www.teaneckfoa.org
  • FUNDRAISER (CITY MEALS ) Monday, June 16, 2008  @ Rockefellar Center NYC
  • The Piccolo Spoleto Festival  May 23rd - June 6th 2008  Charleston, SC USA www.piccolospoleto.com
  • FUNDRAISER- GMHC - Monday, March 10th 2008 NYC
  • SoHo Playhouse (OFF - Broadway)  December 8th 2007 - February 10th 2008  New York, NY USA www.sohoplayhouse.com
  • The Fringenyc Encore Series  August 30th - Sept. 16th 2007  New York, NY USA  www.fringenyc-encores.com
  • The New York International Fringe Festival (Award of Overall Excellence "Outstanding Musical") August 10th- 26th 2007  CSV (Milagro Theater) New York, New York USA  www.fringenyc.org
  • The Hudson Village Theatre  October 26th - 29th 2006  Hudson, Quebec Canada www.villagetheatre.ca
  • The Studio Theatre  August 24th - 26th 2006   Perth, Ontario Canada
  • The Algonquin Theatre (Theatre Muskoka)  August 29th - September 2nd 2006  Huntsville, Ontario Canada www.theatremuskoka.ca
  • The Piggery Theatre  August 1st - 8th 2006  North Hatley, Quebec, Canada www.piggery.com
  • The Toronto Fringe Festival (Award "Top Ten of the Fringe") July 6th - July 17th 2005  The Artword Theatre Toronto, Ontario Canada  www.torontofringe.org