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03.05.2025 London. Mary Bridget Davies (Janis Joplin), Kalisha Johnson (Aretha Franklin/Joplinaire), Danielle Steers (Odetta/Bessie Smith/Joplinaire), Georgia Bradshaw (Etta James/Joplinaire), Choolwe Laina Muntanga (Joplinaire/Blues Singer). “Filmed live at London's Peacock Theatre, this full-throttle musical blends electrifying performance with intimate storytelling to reveal the woman whose raw voice defined a generation as she searches for meaning in the music that made her. Set on a concert stage in 1970, Janis Joplin rehearses while revisiting the blues and soul icons whose voices ignited her own, including Bessie Smith, Etta James, and Aretha Franklin. Through Tony nominee Mary Bridget Davies' powerhouse vocals, the show traces Joplin's journey from small-town Texas to rock stardom, laying bare the pain, passion, and fierce independence that fueled her meteoric rise. What emerges is a portrait as searing as her sound: an artist uplifted by gospel, haunted by loneliness, and driven to sing her truth before time ran out”. Multi-camera, pro-shot and streamed to cinemas.
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