Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig
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Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he's dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, show more Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter. show lessTags
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A hilarious farce of a play involving opera, marriage, young love and a scheming soprano. What's not to love about it? If possible, see it performed.
A hilarious farce of a play involving opera, marriage, young love and a scheming soprano. What's not to love about it? If possible, see it performed.
A hilarious farce of a play involving opera, marriage, young love and a scheming soprano. What's not to love about it? If possible, see it performed.
A hilarious farce of a play involving opera, marriage, young love and a scheming soprano. What's not to love about it? If possible, see it performed.
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Ken Ludwig is an internationally acclaimed playwright who has had numerous hits on Broadway, in London, and throughout the world. His plays and musicals include Lend Me a 'Tenor, which won two Tony Awards, and Crazy for You. which won the Tom Award for Best Musical. He has also won two Laurence Olivier Awards and the Edgar Award from the Mystery show more Writers of America. His work has been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and his plays have been performed in over thirty countries in more than twenty languages. show less
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- 1986
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