Florence Foster News

New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), recently acclaimed by TimeOut New York for its 'A-list artistry,' will present its 2010 Gala, Let Yourself Go, a celebration of the rich musical legacy of America's foremost composer/lyricist, Irving Berlin, on Monday April 12 at 7 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street, New York City.

Rehearsals begin today, Monday, April 5 for the World Premiere production of PARADISE FOUND, a new musical under the combined direction of Theater legend and 21-time Tony Award winner Harold Prince (the original productions of Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Company, Follies, Evita) and 5-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Crazy For You, Show Boat, The Producers, Contact). This is their first collaboration since the landmark, Tony Award-winning revival of Show Boat. Following the New York rehearsal period, the production will open at London's acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory with performances running May 19 through June 26.

CenterStage North Theatre presents for its May 2010 Coffee and Comedy show 'Glorious!' by Peter Quilter. Set at tables of 8 with Dessert and Coffee served at intermission. Shows are Friday May 7th at 8pm, Saturday May 8th at 8pm, Sunday May 9th at 2pm, Thursday May 13th at 8pm, Friday May 14th at 8pm, Saturday May 15th at 2pm and Saturday May 15th at 8pm

For their inaugural season as a combined theatre organization, CATCO and The Phoenix Theatre for Children, in association with Andy Sandberg, will produce a world premiere musical, The Last Smoker in America, Sept. 29-Oct. 24, 2010, providing central Ohio theatre patrons the unique opportunity to be among the first to see this production before it heads to New York.

Glorious! is based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who wanted to be a great operatic diva despite having one of the worst singing voices in history.

The wealthy eccentric, Florence Foster Jenkins, fancied herself a great opera singer. There was just one problem: she was tone-deaf. But through a winning combination of determination and delusion, Jenkins? popularity grew until she was singing sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall. Through the eyes of her beleaguered accompanist, the hit musical comedy, 'Souvenir', hilariously revisits the great lady who never met a note she couldn't massacre!

New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), recently acclaimed by TimeOut New York for its 'A-list artistry,' will present its 2010 Gala, Let Yourself Go, a celebration of the rich musical legacy of America's foremost composer/lyricist, Irving Berlin, on Monday April 12 at 7 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street, New York City.

Glorious! is based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who wanted to be a great operatic diva despite having one of the worst singing voices in history.

The Falcon Theatre is thrilled to present the Broadway hit comedy Souvenir by Stephen Temperley, the fourth production in its 2009-2010 Subscription Season. This hilarious fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins stars acclaimed opera singer Constance Hauman as ‘Florence' and award-winning stage and screen actor Brent Schindele as her bewildered accompanist ‘Cosme McMoon'.

Glorious! A True Story About the World's Worst Singer by Peter Quilter

Glorious! is based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who wanted to be a great operatic diva despite having one of the worst singing voices in history.

The Ensemble Theatre Company's production of 'Souvenir' is now playing through February 28, 2010.

Souvenir, presented by Vermont Stage Company at Town Hall Theater will close on February 13. The show tells the story of one such artist: Florence Foster Jenkins, a singer of such overwhelming confidence and yet so utterly lacking in musical ability that she became an absolute sensation in New York City in the 1930s - for all the wrong reasons.

Souvenir, presented by Vermont Stage Company at Town Hall Theater February 11-13, tells the story of one such artist: Florence Foster Jenkins, a singer of such overwhelming confidence and yet so utterly lacking in musical ability that she became an absolute sensation in New York City in the 1930s - for all the wrong reasons.

'So bad, it's good.' We've often heard it said about movies, TV shows, American Idol performances and countless other instances where the ambitions of the artists didn't quite match the experience of the audience.

Arizona Theatre Company celebrates its 43rd season on Saturday, April 17 with CURTAIN UP! 2010: Live from New York City. Audiences will experience an evening filled with the music, sights and sounds of New York at the Herberger Theater Center and the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. Chairing the CURTAIN UP! 2010 committee are ATC Trustees Zelda Faigen and Laura Green.

When I first saw Souvenir 3 years ago in Brentwood with its Broadway star Judy Kaye, I marveled at her Tony nominated performance, but did not like the play. I took a look at it again Friday at the Falcon Theatre, enjoyed the performances, but have not changed my mind. The production is first rate, but it leaves me cold and sorrowful about the true meaning of friendship.

Tony Award winner Judy Kaye will sing the songs of Harold Arlen and other giants of the American songbook in a special cabaret performance in the Globe's new Hattox Hall on Monday, February 8 at 8:00 p.m. David Green directs and Dennis Buck music directs the internationally renowned concert and opera star.

Kansas City's Crown Center- an entertainment attraction with specialty shopping, concerts, theaters, and other entertainment venues- has released its schedule of events for February - November 2010.

The Falcon Theatre is thrilled to present the Broadway hit comedy Souvenir by Stephen Temperley, the fourth production in its 2009-2010 Subscription Season. This hilarious fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins stars acclaimed opera singer Constance Hauman as ‘Florence' and award-winning stage and screen actor Brent Schindele as her bewildered accompanist ‘Cosme McMoon'.