Songs for the Fallen
A Parisian party girl gets a peppy, pop-oriented musical biography.
Overview
What would 19th century Paris look like if it was depicted on MTV? If you're seeing visions of Baz Lurhmann’s Moulin Rouge!, that's understandable. The courtesan that inspired the film is also the basis for this new Australian musical.
Marie Duplessis is the woman in question: a party girl, liar and legend who transitioned from a life of extreme poverty to a position as the most notorious woman in France. Hers is quite the tale, and Songs for the Fallen promises to be quite the show — the extraordinary true story it charts aside, it did just win best show and best actress at the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival after all.
