Piaf: Love Conquers All extends its run by three weeks

Piaf: Love Conquers All, a one woman musical drama by Roger Peace, extends its run by three weeks and will now play through to 10 Feb 2008.

The show opened at the Soho Playhouse on 8 Dec 2007, and was originally scheuled to close on 20 Jan 2008.

Piaf: Love Conquers All: Presents the life and loves of the French singer Edith Piaf, who stood only 4'10inc., Born in 1915 in the streets of Paris in abject poverty she rose to international stardom. Her voice is unique and her music reaches through generations and across oceans. Though extremely successful, she struggled with morphine addiction and alcohol abuse. Rheumatism crippled her health, but she never stopped singing.

The show is performed by Naomi Emmerson (Edith Piaf). Emmerson will sing 13 French songs originally performed by Edith Piaf during the performance.

You can read a review of the show by Robert Rubin.

Piaf: Love Conquers All was performed earlier this year as part of the FringeNYC. The production was awarded �Outstanding Musical� and was chosen to participate in The Fringe Encore Series.