Review: (Montreal) Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
(photo credit: Marie Eve Kingsley)A Brel-liant spectacleJacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living at Mainline theatreby Sarah DeshaiesIn 1952, recently married with a newborn, Jacques Brel began writing songs and performing in the cabarets of Brussels. Within a few years, his act was deemed the shining example of chanson français. Brel was a prolific artist, with 13 studio albums and several acting roles unde…