Songs for You

Anyone who once met a real world star will probably never forget it. never forget it. How does it feel to get really close to your idol? to your idol? So close that this one encounter changes your life a little? changed to some extent? There is the toilet attendant who repairs Judy Garland's Garland's hem, the librarian who owes her life to Piaf, the usherette who is brought onto the stage by Patsy Cline and backing singer or the young, ambitious reporter who tries to get Billie Holiday to talk. trying to get Billie Holiday to talk. A nanny hears Callas' voice and reassesses her life...

What fascinates us so much about those extraordinary people "who refuse to stay to stay on the ground"? Who is behind the world-famous songs that give us give us so much strength? Skillfully and touchingly, the actress and singer and singer Susanne Eisenkolb skillfully and touchingly brings the women next door as well as the the legends and their iconic music to life. An evening about dreams, hopes, love and suffering. And the moment that can mean happiness.

Background information:

With Australian author Joanna Murray-Smith's musical play is not a memorial to the stars Murray-Smith does not erect a monument to the stars, but examines their significance for ordinary people under the microscope. Five encounters are told in five episodes. All of them fictional, but inspired by the historical figures. The premiered in Australia in 2010, the German premiere with Susanne premiere with Susanne Eisenkolb took place in 2021 at the Theater im Rathaus in Essen took place.

"As a viewer, it feels like movie scenes... pure mental cinema. (...) Spellbound you hang on Susanne Eisenkolb's lips and gestures... With wit, charm and thoughtful seriousness, she portrays moments that have a very special touch and seem like a short story. Stars and nobodies come closer to each other in their true meaning." (Abenteuer Ruhrpott)

"Susanne Eisenkolb succeeds fabulously in capturing this special moment... With empathy, grace and dedication, the versatile Vienna, under the direction of Stefan Huber, brings all these characters to life and gives them a voice. Not only the nobodies, but also the five unforgettable divas also make their appearance... - the trained musical star Susanne Eisenkolb masters the blues as well as the chanson, the country the country song and the aria and is fearless and self-confident risk being compared with the greatest female singers of the past century. century. She is accompanied by a wonderfully unagitated trio. (...) The audience acknowledged the entertaining evening with enthusiastic applause." (WAZ)