Marie had a classical training in singing (soprano) and dance, in France graduating from the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris (where she won first prize in 1991) and in drama trained at the prestigious ‘Florent’ Academy in Paris. In London she was coached by Patsy Rodenburg (Royal National Theatre).
Principal Theatrical Roles
Cosette in LES MISERABLES at the Mogador theatre – Paris
Kate in KISS ME KATE, at the Geneva Opera House and Mogador theatre – Paris
Sina Marnis in Pirandello’s LES NOUVELLES DE SICILE at the Sylvia Montfort theatre – Paris
Mrs. Barnum in BARNUM, at the Celestins theatre – Lyon
Cornelia in LA COMTESSE DRACULA, at the Mouffetard theatre – Paris
Eugenie in LE VOYAGE DE MOZART A PRAGUE, at the Potiniere theatre – Paris
Eve in MANHATTAN PARISIENNE, at 59E59 Theaters, New York, a New York play written by Alain Boublil including classic French and American songs.
LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE – Queen Marie-Antoinette in the Chicago world premiere concert in English of Boublil and Schӧnberg’s rock opera
Concerts
HEY MR. PRODUCER Concert at the Lyceum Theatre – London Celebrating 25 years of Cameron Mackintosh’s career with an all Star cast including Julie Andrews, Hugh Jackman, Judi Dench, Bernadette Peters
ONE DAY MORE Concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra – Birmingham
MICHEL LEGRAND Concert tours guest soloist – France, Japan, Israel, Russia & Bulgaria
ORCHESTRE COLONNE Concerts – Salle Pleyel, Paris and the Opera de Massy
DIVAS SIMPLY SINGING Feature artist along with Roberta Flack – Los Angeles
JAMERICAN FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Feature artist – Jamaica Hosted by Roger Moore
ESPRIT JAZZ FESTIVAL Feature soloist – I’Eglise St. Sulpice, Paris
JOE’S PUB NEW YORK – Solo performance
MICHEL LEGRAND Concert – guest soloist Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
SUITE FRANCAISE – Classical Solo Concert of works by Faure, Ravel, Poulenc and Debussy –London
FRENCH LYCEE OF NEW YORK – Charity Concert featuring classics from the French and American musical theater and film songbooks with guests Stephen Buntrock and Peter Lockyer
DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING – Featured Artist in a symphonic concert of the songs from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg; Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre and more performing all across the United States and Canada along with Stephanie Block, Eric Kunze, Terrance Mann, Lea Salonga and guest artist Brian Stokes Mitchell. Featured Artist in the concert performances at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall and the Sydney Opera House with Michael Ball, John Owen-Jones, Rachel Tucker, Bobby Fox, David Harris, Sooha Kim and Suzy Mathers.
CARNEGIE HALL NEW YORK – Feature artist at the New York Pops Gala Evening honouring Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schӧnberg for their long-lasting contributions to the international world of musical theatre, conducted by Steven Reineke and also featuring Stephanie J. Block, Marcus d’Angelo, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Montego Glover, Jeremy Jordan, Eric Kunze, Norm Lewis, Patti Lupone, Terrence Mann, Robert Marien, Eva Noblezada, Laura Osnes, John Owen-Jones, Hugh Panaro, Steven Pasquale, Lea Salonga and Kyle Scatliffe
Films
“Une Volee d’escalier” directed by Dominique Tabuteau (French TV)
“Cassandra’s Dream” directed by Woody Allen
“Pizza Verdi” an award winning short movie directed by Gary Nadeau co-starring Norm Lewis (Les Miserables / Porgy and Bess) http://vimeo.com/24831714
Winner Best Short Film, Salento Finibus Terrae International Film Festival, Italy 2012;
Winner of the Bio Short/Bios Agenda Online Film Competition, Netherlands 2012;
Official Selection Athens International Film & Video Festival, USA 2011
Author and Director
Co-book writer of MARGUERITE (2010 Czech Republic production) in collaboration with Michel Legrand and Alain Boublil.
Director of the Ostrava creation.
Director and musical supervisor of the Bratislava production of LES MISERABLES (2019, 2022 Slovakia)
Author of screenplay of ‘Aurora’, a movie in development, based on events from her life story.
