Souvenir
Play with Music - Original
Lyceum Theatre
- First Preview: October 28, 2005
- Opening Date: November 10, 2005
- Closing Date: January 8, 2006
- Previews: 14
- Performances: 68
Playwright: Stephen Temperley
Synopsis
The bizarre career of Florence Foster Jenkins — a socialite who fancied herself an opera singer and, through an awfulness that curdled into a kind of cult, achieved dubious cult fame from 1932 to her sold-out Carnegie Hall swan song in 1944 — is viewed in flashback, replete with accompaniment by her equally mundane pianist.
Opening Night Cast
| Judy Kaye | Florence Foster Jenkins | |
| Donald Corren | Cosme McMoon |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Stephen Temperley | Author | |
| Vivian Matalon | Director | |
| R. Michael Miller | Scenic Design | |
| Tracy Christensen | Costume Design | |
| Ann G. Wrightson | Lighting Design | |
| David Budries | Sound Design |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Judy Kaye | Nominee |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Actress in a Play | Judy Kaye | Nominee |
Grosses
| Week Ending | Week # | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs (Prev) | % Cap This Week | Diff % Cap |
| Jan. 8, 2006 | 32 | $141,328 $424,933 |
-$8,637 | $46.29 $86.25 |
3053 712 |
8 0 |
53.60% | -5.04% |
| Jan. 1, 2006 | 31 | $149,965 $424,933 |
$100,953 | $44.90 $86.25 |
3340 712 |
8 0 |
58.64% | 38.68% |
| Dec. 25, 2005 | 30 | $49,012 $371,816 |
-$30,980 | $49.26 $86.25 |
995 712 |
7 0 |
19.96% | -15.56% |
| Dec. 18, 2005 | 29 | $79,992 $424,933 |
- | $39.54 $86.25 |
2023 712 |
8 0 |
35.52% | - |
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Totals |
||||||||
| Last 4 Weeks |
$420,297 $1,646,615 |
$45.00 | 9411 22072 |
31 0 |
42.64 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$945,935 $4,356,023 |
$43.13 $86.25 |
21953 58390 |
68 14 |
37.60 % | |||

Pitch Problems: Souvenir to End Broadway Run Jan. 8
Pitch Perfect
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Souvenir: Brava, The Hard Way
"Wrong-Note Rag": Souvenir, Tale of an Off-Pitch Diva, Opens on Broadway Nov. 10
Souvenir, with Kaye as Vocally Challenged Jenkins, Begins Broadway Previews Oct. 28