Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
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'.
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Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
There are two things you should know about me: I am a musical theatre lover, and I love to schmooze with actors and composers. I am very fortunate to live in the DC area where our theatre community is growing by leaps and bounds. There are so many productions opening in September in DC, Maryland and Virginia theatres, my head is spinning trying to figure out which ones I will see.
Geva Theatre Center's 2009/10 Season gets off to a stellar start with Souvenir, a Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, which opens on September 8 and runs on the Mainstage through October 4. The production stars Judy Kaye and Donald Corren who reprise their Broadway roles as society diva Florence Foster Jenkins and her long-suffering accompanist Cosme McMoon.
Glorious! is a comedy by Peter Quilter, presented and produced by Dominion Stage. The show is directed by Patrick M. Doneghy and stage managed by David M. Moretti.
The joyful Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but a voice of disastrous proportions which left audiences crying with laughter. Spinning from her bizarre recording sessions, unbelievable recitals and an ultimate triumph at New York's Carnegie Hall - this is a true, heart-warming story about a group of eccentric friends who lived their dreams.
Glorious! is a comedy by Peter Quilter, presented and produced by Dominion Stage. The show is directed by Patrick M. Doneghy and stage managed by David M. Moretti.
The joyful Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but a voice of disastrous proportions which left audiences crying with laughter. Spinning from her bizarre recording sessions, unbelievable recitals and an ultimate triumph at New York's Carnegie Hall - this is a true, heart-warming story about a group of eccentric friends who lived their dreams.
Geva Theatre Center is delighted to announce that Tony Award® winner Judy Kaye will star in Souvenir, the opening production of the 2009/2010 season. Kaye plays Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York socialite whose confidence in her own vocal ability and her complete lack of musical skill provided perverse pleasure to her many fans.
What if Salieri didn't know he was a mediocrity? What if he thought he actually WAS Mozart?making forgettable music that to his ears (and no one else's) seemed the most beautiful of melodies? In Stephen Temperley's comic production, 'Souvenir,' this tone-deaf Salieri is Florence Foster Jenkins, a character based on the real life society songstress of the 1920?s-40s
Asolo Repertory Theater celebrates the diva in each of us with the hilarious musical - Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins by Stephen Temperley. Real life Tony Award winning Broadway diva Judy Kaye (Phantom of the Opera & Mamma Mia!) makes a rare appearance in Sarasota in the lead role. Donald Corren (Torch Song Trilogy) plays her accompanist, the man who chronicles Florence's unlikely rise to cult status and unexpected success.
Cape May Stage, Cape May's Premier professional Equity theatre, opens its 21st season with the fun and endearing regional premiere of Stephen Temperley's Drama Desk award winning play, Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) concludes its 2008-2009 Studio Theatre series with the St. Louis premiere of Stephen Temperley's Souvenir.
Performances of Souvenir will be given in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves, March 11-29, 2009.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) concludes its 2008-2009 Studio Theatre series with the St. Louis premiere of Stephen Temperley's Souvenir.
Performances of Souvenir will be given in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves, March 11-29, 2009.
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) salutes the secret diva in all of us with Stephen Temperley's play with music, Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins directed by Vivian Matalon. This production marks the return of the remarkable Judy Kaye to A.C.T. in the daring role that earned her a 2006 Tony Award nomination. Kaye last appeared on the A.C.T. stage as Mrs. Lovett in last season's critically-acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd. A heartfelt, wickedly funny look at the limits of self-perception and the unpredictable nature of friendship, Souvenir imagines the story of real-life Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York socialite and tone-deaf diva who thought she was a great soprano.