| ||||||
|
|
What's On > Autumn/Winter 2008/09 Season > Glorious by Peter Quilter "People
may say I can't sing, but no-one can ever say I didn't sing"
So said Florence Foster
Jenkins, the legendary American heiress and socialite who made no secret of
her desire to be a great operatic diva. The only problem? Florence
had one of the worst singing voices in history! despite this, or perhaps
because of it, the enthusiastic but inept soprano secured a large fan base in
1940s New York with her butchering of beautiful music. Into this eccentric world comes Cosmo McMoon, a new pianist hired by Florence to accompany her during her numerous charity concerts, recording sessions and - at the pinnacle of her improbable fame - a sell-out performance at the world-famous Carnegie Hall. When first produced this hilarious and poignant tale was an instant success, garnering rave reviews for its star, Maureen Lipman. So join 'the first lady of the sliding scale' as she sets the musical world alight for all the wrong reasons in this hilarious, heart-warming and uplifting comedy!
|
Maintained by Jerry Cooper | ||||||||||