Glorious! at O’Connell & Company

Mary Kate O'Connell reprises her Artie Award-winning role as Florence Foster Jenkins in Peter Quilter's GLORIOUS! Based on a true story, Quilter's hilarious comedy about the worst singer in the world, invites us into the world of Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944), a gregarious soprano who, in the early 1940's, became the must-see artist in New York. Spinning from charity recitals before groups of devoted friends to extravagant balls, Forence's enthusiasm and joy more than made up for her imperfect pitch. Paying little attention to her critics, "the first lady of the sliding scale" resolutely restricted her professional performances to an annual recital, yet her unconventional career culminated in a triumphant sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall in New York shortly before her death.