BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen veteran Jane Lapotaire, who won Olivier and Tony Awards for portraying French singer Édith Piaf in the play Piaf, passed away on March 5. She was 81 years old. A mainstay of the British theatre, Lapotaire's career of over six decades included performances with prestigious theatre companies, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Bristol Old Vic, a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PM on March 13, 2026