1. A Piece of Her Heart
a tribute to Janis
(317) 538-0857 info@aPieceOfHerHeart.com aPieceOfHerHeart.comFourth Wiseman Productions, Inc.
In her one-woman cabaret show, A Piece of Her Heart, Karen Irwin recounts a
metamorphosis inspired by a girl who was an outcast at 10 years old
(as Janis herself put it, “They laughed me out of school, out of town and out
of the state.”), whose gawky adolescence and pimply skin drew taunts of
“pig” in high school hallways.
A Piece of Her Heart is about Joplin not only turning the horror of her
early life into a successful musical career but also about how her triumph
over adversity and her commitment to no-holds-barred, blues-inspired,
passionate performances changed the lives of hundreds of young women.
Irwin weaves a story about Janis Joplin, the Blues singers who came
before her and her own transformation from a shy string bean with an
“un-girly” voice into a singer unafraid to use her great big, gutsy growl
to show audiences how this musical icon continues to touch her life.
“A tornado in the form of Karen Irwin touched down…”
— Tom Alvarez
Examiner.com
“There is no doubt the soul of Pearl might be
found reincarnated within Irwin.”
— Elizabeth J. Musgrave
BroadwayWorld.com
“…One of the most astounding, magnetic
performances I’ve seen on a musical stage.
Not just this musical stage. Any musical stage.”
— Lou Harry
Indianapolis Business Journal