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Glorious! (stage comedy)

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Since its London premiere, the comedy has been produced throughout the world, including runs in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Israel, Brazil, Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Italy, Czechia, Poland, Estonia, Slovenia, Finland, Turkey, Greece,
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said, "Based upon a true story, the play spins from Florence's charity recitals and extravagant balls, through to her bizarre recording sessions and an ultimate triumph at Carnegie Hall in this hilarious and heart-warming comedy." The website quoted reviews from major British publications: "A
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described the play as "an interesting portrait of an eccentric American woman who, despite her patent lack of ability to sing, was firmly convinced of her greatness as a soprano singer."
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Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Switzerland, Slovakia and Spain. Stage productions have also twice been broadcast live on television - in Japan and Poland.
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The show premiered at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, followed by a UK tour. The production transferred to London's
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who was made a Dame in 2020. It ran for 6 months at the Duchess Theatre and was nominated for the
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The Duchess Theatre during the London production of "Glorious!" in 2005
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in November 2005. This premiere production starred
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Peter Quilter
Florence Foster Jenkins
West End
Maureen Lipman
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
Florence Foster Jenkins
Carnegie Hall
The Sunday Times
The Sun
The Daily Express
"The triumph of a comforting illusion"
Archived
"How the world's worst singer made a career as a musician"
"Glorious!"
"Glorious"
Glorious!
Archived
Wayback Machine

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