The Soprano Behind The Screen

American soprano, Marni Nixon, is known in the popular world as the singing voice behind the stars of West Side Story, The King and I and My Fair Lady. An accomplished singer in her own right, she sang opera, classical song and appeared on Broadway. Marni Nixon was the singing voice of Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, Jeanne Crain and Marilyn Monroe, to name only a few. They, on the other hand, were her face. But Marni Nixon had a face - and voice - all of her own, as she demonstrated to audiences for five decades…

The Soprano Behind The Screen is a production based on the life of Hollywood's secret soprano; Marni Nixon who dubbed the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood & Deborah Kerr. This concert production tells her story through tales of silver screen Hollywood and songs from classic movie musicals (including My Fair Lady, West Side Story and The King & I), operas, classical song and more recent Broadway shows too.

In January 2020 Charlie-Jade opened her one-woman show about the life of American soprano Marni Nixon at The Hub St Mary's, Lichfield and received great acclaim. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show had a nine month break before being programmed at The Chiswick Playhouse, London on 18th September. This performance sold out within just a few days so a second show was programmed on 1st October. The show was incredibly well received and was programmed to return for four performances through May-June 2021, during which time it was featured by Elaine Paige on her BBC Radio 2 show, EP On Sunday.