It received nine tony award nominations and won for best actor philip bosco and best director jerry zaks. Through a series of mishaps, tito is given a double dose of. Lend me a tenor was first presented at the american stage festival, milford, new hampshire on august 1, 1985. Its the first time in our 45 years that weve ever made this offer. Plenty of laughs an enchanting piece the london magazine hilarious. Very sadly it had only a short run in london, do not let this put you off, it is very good. Lend me a tenor june 2019 lend me a tenor by ken ludwig hilarious comedy about clevelands opera company hosting a world famous italian tenor, whose offstage drama creates chaos for the operas executive director, henry and his faithful assistant and aspiring singer, max. He arrives late and, through a set of crazy circumstances, passes out after mixing wine with a huge dose of tranquilizers. Sayegs lighting and steven cahills contributions to sound design and musical direction.
Lend me a tenor the musical original london cast recording. Empty when it premiered more than 20 years ago, ken ludwigs lend me a tenor felt like an uninspired attempt to write the kind of screwball farce that was so popular decades earlier. Saunders, and rick schlussel as max the singing understudydogsbody. He is believed dead and, in a frantic attempt to salvage. The play was produced on both the west end 1986 and broadway 1989. Cleveland grand opera company is primed to welcome worldfamous singer tito merelli, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Dinner is on us well help you beat those january blues with an extraordinary deal. Lend me a tenor stained glass playhousestained glass.
Worldrenowned tenor tito merelli has signed on to play pagliacci at a cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. Winner of 3 tony awards and 4 drama desk awards, lend me a tenor is set in september 1934. The worldfamous tenor, tito merelli, il stupendo, is to perform his greatest role, otello, at the tenyear anniversary gala season opener. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. When he is unexpectedly incapacitated, max, the opera directors meek assistant, is given the daunting. Lend me a tenor tickets in audubon, pa, united states. Tito arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. For more ticket information, call the box office at 318. See more ideas about 1930s fashion, vintage outfits and 30s fashion. Visually, the play is filled with vintage goodness from david kay mickelsens lavish costumes paired with katie mccoys wig designs, to jared a. See more ideas about 1930s hair, 1930s fashion and set design theatre. Lend me a tenor original, play, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city mar 2, 1989 and played through apr 22, 1990.
Placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor. Featuring phiiip jacques as tito merrelli, fred burks as mr. Peter sham is an actor, writer, director and educator. Set in 1939 clevelad, a famous opera tenor is coming for a onenight performance. The musical version of lend me a tenor is a hilarious farce which has been delighting audiences since its premiere in 2011 at the gielgud theatre in london. Casting lead me a tenor, a play by little radical theatrics. Lend me a tenor revival, play, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city apr 4, 2010 and played through aug 15, 2010. The general manager of company is above stress related to everything making them right and focus on his assistant to give more attention on every move of tito for ensuring smooth sailing. Saunders, the general manager of the cleveland grand opera company, is primed to welcome worldfamous singer tito merelli, known as il stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. There are several notable changes from the play turning it into a fullon musical comedy. Lend me a tenor is a musical with book and lyrics by peter sham and music by brad carroll.
With myself seeing this play eight times and almost getting all of the lines down myself i know that this will be the best summary of this play, or at least hope. This show has been cancelled due to state and local requirements regarding the cov id19 virus. At very interesting night for the cleveland grand opera company, tito mirelli, italian tenor which is world famous, is ready to play the role of otello. Lend me a tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twentyfive countries. Lend me a tenor dinner deal westchester broadway theatre. Lend me a tenor june 2019 denton community theatre.
Lend me a tenor was produced on both the west end 1986 and broadway 1989. Directed by jeremy plett, this hilarious play tells the story of an opera company encountering one catastrophe after another, with slamming doors and mistaken identities. Changes include major plot revisions between tito merrelli opera star and saunders opera. Ken ludwigs awardwinning broadway sensation is a madcap, screwball comedy guaranteed to leave you crying with laughter. Believing that the divo is dead, the excitable opera.
When the worlds best tenor suddenly becomes unable to save the grand opera company in cleveland, ohio, chaos comes knocking. The musical, he is the author of the musicals toyland, its a dogs life, and waxworks, and the plays shakespeares moby dick a classical adaptation of melvilles novel, killer kane with william peter blatty, the exorcist, and a christmas carol. It received nine tony award nominations and won for best actor philip bosco and best director. Lend me a tenor by ken ludwig april 5th 15th, 2018 norshor theatre director. Lend me a tenor february 7 february 23 at finley theater 7. Like all good farces, the play celebrates human foibles with a focus on basic human drivesthe. Lend me a tenordirected by clark houston lewis produced by academe of artlend me a tenor is an uproarious comedy by award winning playwright ken ludwig. Lend me a tenor is a must see at the black hills community theatre. Its 1934, and the worlds greatest tenor tito merelli has come to cleveland, ohio, to save its grand opera company by singing pagliacci, the clown. Lend me a tenor, the third doorslamming farce to land on a shelby county stage in the past month, needs to be put out to pasture. Listen to your favorite songs from lend me a tenor the musical original london cast recording by lend me a tenor the musical original london cast now. Lend me a tenor play summary characters and synopsis.
The musical is based on the 1986 play of the same name by ken ludwig. All events for lend me a tenor woodland opera house. Performing arts with a minor in opera performance from marycrest college in davenport, ia. In lend me a tenor, naughtiness is cheekily celebrated, and we laugh ourselves silly. The play was subsequently presented by andrew lloyd webber for the really useful company at the globe theatre, london on march 6, 1986. Henry saunders general manager of the company is beyond stressed about everything turning out right, and insists that his assistant, max a nervous, young fellow and secret tenor extraordinaire watch over titos. In the following summary of lend me a tenor i will look at many different aspects affecting the play such as. A sort of cross between the producers and the boyfriend.
Saunders, the general manager of the cleveland grand opera company, is primed to welcome worldfamous singer tito merelli, known as il stupendo, the greatest tenor of find out more. On a very important night for the cleveland grand opera company, tito mirelli, the worldfamous italian tenor, is set to perform the starring role in otello. A musical farce is a tricky thing to pull off, but lend me a tenor shows us how its done. By ken ludwig the cleveland grand opera company is primed to welcome worldfamous singer tito merelli, known as il stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Its 1934, and the worlds greatest tenor tito merelli has come to cleveland, ohio, to save its grand opera company by singing otello. One critic described lend me a tenor as an american farce in the classic french tradition.
Worldrenowned tenor tito merelli has signed on to play otello at a cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. He has performed on stage for over three decades in theatres all over the country. I am so pleased to have the cd of lend me a tenor in my collection, to my mind it is first class musical comedy. This show has been cancelled due to the covid19 virus. Southeast community theatre is pleased to make its debut with ken ludwigs comic play, lend me a tenor.