Souvenir: a fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins by Stephen Temperley

📅 Date & Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Varner Recital Hall, Oakland University

OU SMTD faculty members Alta Boover Dantzler (mezzo-soprano) and Jacob ben Widmar (Broadway veteran) star in Souvenir, the hilarious and heartfelt true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy eccentric convinced she’s a great soprano, and her accompanist Cosme McMoon. Together, they stumble through music toward an unlikely but enduring friendship.

Directed by Distinguished Professor Emerita Karen Sheridan, this one-night-only performance is a musical delight filled with laughter, heart, and charm.

🎟 Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/55481771/souvenira-fantasia-on-the-life-of-florence-foster-jenkins-rochester-varner-recital-hall-oakland-university
$12 adults | $9 seniors & non-OU students | $7 OU employees & veterans | $10 ages 18 & under | Free for SMTD students, faculty & staff

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