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[Jenkins couldn't sing, but had fun trying in 'Glorious!'
Long before TV shows like
"American Idol" allowed us to
enjoy the exquisite awfulness of
singers like Sanjaya Malakan,
there was the infamous Florence
Foster Jenkins.
"Glorious!" by Peter Quilter
runs Thursday, May 27, through
Sunday, June 13, at Canyon
Moon Theatre in the Village of
Oak Creek. The London Sunday
Times called the play "a lunati-
cally funny comedy.., glittering,
hilarious ... a comedy with a
heart."
In 1940s New York, the
performer everyone wanted to
see, including avid fan Cole
Porter, was Jenkins, a delusional
and joyously happy soprano
whose pitch was, unfortunately,
far from perfect. Her elabo-
rate costumes, from a Spanish
senorita's garb to an "angel of
inspiration" outfit complete with
wings and halo, delighted her
audiences.
Quilter's play provides a
hilarious portrait of Jenkins as an
indomitable spirit who may have
committed "murder on the high
C's," but who also had an enthu-
siasm for music that no cranky
critic could squelch. Jenkins
spent her fortune in pursuit of her
dreams. She believed that singing
badly was better than not singing
at all. And for this, she became
famous and has captured the
imagination of audiences over
the years. Quilter was not being
entirely ironic when he called his
play "Glorious!"
The play re-creates her absurd
performances as it follows
Jenkins during the last year of
her life, from recording sessions
and galas to Carnegie Hall,
where, at thc age of 76, she made
her legendary sold-out debut and
swan song. Helping her along
the way are a cadre of real-life
figures: Jenkins's manager/
boyfriend St. Clair Bayfield; her
accompanist, a young pianist
with the descriptive name of
Cosm6 McMoon; her friend and
fellow amateur, Dorothy; and
Mafia, a temperamental maid.
Gerard Maguire [St. Clair
Bayfield] has had a long and
distinguished career as an actor,
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since graduating from NIDA,
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An audience favorite at CMT,
Maguire played Henry in "The
Lion in Winter" and directed
"The Business of Murder."
"Glorious!" introduces four
actors new to the CMT stage.
Susy Hopkins [Jenkins] is a clas-
sically trained soprano who has
appeared in concert at Lincoln
Center and was featured in the
Joseph Papp production of "La
Calisto" in New York City. Aiden
Redsteer is a graduate of the
Flagstaff Arts and Leadership
Academy where he worked with
Canyon Moon's Mike Levin.
He is now at Northerna Arizona
University studying theater. He
was nominated for a best actor
award this past season at NAU.
Michelle Lambeau [Dorothy]
has been an active participant in
theater for 20 years. This year,
Lambeau produced and directed
her original adaptation of Jane
Austen's "Lady Susan." Morgana
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FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
[Susy Hopkins] sings for her
new accompanist, Cosrn(
McMoon [Alden Redsteer] in
Peter Quilter's hilarious comedy,
"Glorious!" at Canyon Moon
Theatre May 27 through June
13 (above). Friends [Michele
Lambeau as Dorothy, Gerard
Maguire as St Clair Byfield],
and new accompianist McMoon
[Redsteer] are astonished and
shocked by Jenkins' [Hopkins]
awful singing (left).
Courtesy photos
Campbell [Maria/Mrs. Verrinder-
Gedge] began her theater expe-
rience in 1998 while attending
Arizona Western Community
College in Yuma.
The show runs through June 13
with no performance Saturday,
June 5.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
shows begin at 7:30 p.m. while
Sunday performances begin at 3
p.m. Tickets are $19, $11 for full-
time students. Tickets for preview
performances of Thursday, May
27 and Friday, May 28, are $16.
All shows take place at the
Canyon Moon Theatre at the Oak
Creek Factory Outlets on State
Route 179 in the Village of Oak
Creek. CMT is a professional,
nonprofit theater that serves the
Northern Arizona community
and its guests. Single tickets for
"Glorious !" will be available for
purchase at Marketplace Caf6
and Rycus' Corners in the Village
of Oak Creek and at Bashas' in
West Sedona.
Reservations can also be made
by calling (800) 838-3006.
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