Glorious!, the hit West End comedy about Florence Foster Jenkins, the ‘worst singer in the world’, will visit Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th March, as part of a 20th anniversary UK tour.
Starring stage and screen legend Wendi Peters (Coronation Street, Doctors, Sister Act UK Tour) and EastEnders star Matthew James Morrison, Glorious! tells the true story of American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, who was known for her flamboyant costumes, enigmatic performances, and decidedly off-key voice.
Mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and poor off key singing, she nonetheless became a cult-figure in New York City during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, with celebrated composer and songwriter Cole Porter and classical conductor Sir Thomas Beecham among her dearest celebrity fans. Glorious! follows Florence’s journey as she prepares for her biggest ever sold-out recital at New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall, building an unlikely friendship with her accompanist, Cosme McMoon, and defying her army of critics to follow her dreams.
Wendi Peters, who stars as Florence Foster Jenkins, is best known for her long-running role as Cilla Battersby in the hit ITV soap Coronation Street and most recently was a regular on the BBC show Doctors as Nina Bulsara.
Matthew James Morrison, who stars as Cosme McMoon, comes direct from EastEnders, after more than three years playing Felix Baker and his alter ego “Tara Misu” – the first drag queen to appear as a regular character in a British soap opera –
To book tickets for the New Wolsey Theatre dates of Glorious!, visit the New Wolsey Website or call the box office on 01473 295900
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