Jacques Brel is alive and well, but is his spirit?
The talented cast of Jacques Brel at Gloucester Stage. Photo: Gary Ng.When Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris debuted at the Village Gate in 1968, its title had an unspoken resonance: for while the Belgian troubadour had indeed just retired from the stage, the spirit of the bohemian left so dear to his heart seemed alive and well in Paris at the time: the Socialists had just united with the Comm…