Please feel free to download and print insights, as long as you do not remove any identifying mark of the utah. Worldrenowned tenor tito merelli has signed on to play otello at a cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. Featuring phiiip jacques as tito merrelli, fred burks as mr. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this lend me a tenor study guide and get instant access. An araca group, stuart thompson, carl moellenberg, rodney rigby, olympus. Maggie is the sort of saucy ingenue i am ready to play. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Lend me a tenor debuts tonight at the vpa theater at 7 p. Ken ludwig on the 25th anniversary of his play, lend me a tenor. Download the todaytix app for tickets offoffbroadway immersive.
Winner of 3 tony awards and 4 drama desk awards, lend me a tenor is set in september 1934. A scanned script of laughter on the 23rd floor 2046 script taken from a transcript of the screenplay andor the kar wai wong movie with li gong, tony leunge, ziyi zhang, etc. Lend me a tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty. Discussion of themes and motifs in ken ludwigs lend me a tenor. The schedule repeats the next two weekends until the curtain closes on. Book and lyrics by peter sham based on the comedy by ken ludwig. Psfs lend me a tenor generates laughter of operatic proportions. Lend me a tenor revival, play, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city apr 4, 2010 and played through aug 15, 2010. Lend me a tenor is a musical with book and lyrics by peter sham and music by brad carroll. The musical is based on the 1986 play of the same name by ken ludwig. Saunders, and rick schlussel as max the singing understudydogsbody.
Through a hilarious series of mishaps, world famous tenor, tito morelli, is given a double dose of tranquilizers, which mix with the booze he has consumed, and he passes out. Lend me a tenor this night in september of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the cleveland grand opera company. Original cast recording original london cast recording of lend me a tenor. The defining moment of the revival of lend me a tenor that just opened at the music box doesnt occur within the play itself, but within the epilogue its a typical lark, the sort of party trick youd expect from ken ludwigs 1989 farce, even if you didnt know its always been a part of the show. Lend me a tenor cast list on, the most comprehensive source for broadway shows, broadway tickets and broadway information. The worlds greatest tenor tito merelli has come to cleveland, ohio, to save its grand opera company by singing otello.
The play itself might be derivative, mechanical and devoid of real wit, but director stanley tuccis production of lend me a tenor starring anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub and justin bartha is. 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 canio from pagliacci. Stanley tucci directs ken ludwigs lend me a tenor, a doorslamming farce featuring performances by. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Click order products to purchase the cd, script, and perusal items. Wallnau is a master of timing, with his slow burn a thing to behold. The play was subsequently presented by andrew lloyd webber for the really useful company at the globe theatre, london on march 6, 1986. The play was produced on both the west end 1986 and broadway 1989. Pacific palisades 90272 with free onsite parking as well as on the. May 02, 2014 placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor. Lend me a tenor won two tony awards and was called one of the classic comedies of the 20th century by the washington post.
Lend me a tenor was first presented at the american stage festival, milford, new hampshire on august 1, 1985. Top the singer s musical theatre anthology tenor 4. May 18, 2012 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. So this tool was designed for free download documents from the internet.
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. Frank rich was right when he described the 80sera hit as being. It is the biggest night in the history of the cleveland grand opera company, and worldfamous italian tenor signor tito merelli will be their guest artist in otello, highlight of the companys most important fundraiser for the 1934 season. Lend me a tenor original, play, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city mar 2, 1989 and played through apr 22, 1990. His befuddlement, double takes and exasperation par excellence are laughoutloud funny. Lend me a tenor is a doorslamming, dressdropping farce with mistaken identities, mischievous misunderstandings and compromising positions. Stanley tucci, anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub, justin bartha and the cast of lend me a tenor duration. It has all the right components of what makes a tremendous musical sensation.
Stanley tucci directs ken ludwigs lend me a tenor, a doorslamming farce featuring performances by justin. Saunders, the general manager of the cleveland grand opera. Hi everyone, our playreading committee is looking at lend me a tenor. Nov 06, 2015 lend me a tenor acting edition ludwig, ken on. Lend me a tenor the musical is a giddy masterpiece of sorts. Lend me a tenor question community theater green room. Ebook lend me a tenor script pdf download island, the script at the internet movie script database. Assistant to saunders, and in love with saunderss daughter maggie, max has much more talent than is apparent. Dive deep into ken ludwigs lend me a tenor with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. The worldfamous tenor, tito merelli, il stupendo, is to perform his greatest role, otello, at the tenyear anniversary gala season opener. Lend me a tenor the musical is a bona fide, booming big broadwayesque spectacle, crying out for bigger attention. Ken ludwig has had 6 shows on broadway and 7 in londons west end, and many of his works have become a standard part of the american repertoire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Learn lend tenor lines with free interactive flashcards.
Highlights from lend me a tenor on broadway youtube. Apr 04, 2010 the defining moment of the revival of lend me a tenor that just opened at the music box doesnt occur within the play itself, but within the epilogue its a typical lark, the sort of party trick youd expect from ken ludwigs 1989 farce, even if you didnt know its always been a part of the show. Placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor. It received nine tony award nominations and won for best actor philip bosco and best director jerry zaks.
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. The musical stage managers script printed on standard 8. On a historic night at the cleveland opera company, worldfamous tenor tito morelli is to perform in otello. 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. This uproarious new musical comedy by peter sham and brad carroll is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance. It seems like great fun, but i wondered if anyone had any negative feedback about the black face makeup that the tenors playing otello end up wearing all through act 2. 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. Executive director of the cleveland grand opera house, saunders is a man who gets things done, one way or another. Maggies father, saunders, arrives, also in a panic over the tenors absence, and. Prices and shopping results for the singer s musical theatre anthology tenor 4 from. Choose from 54 different sets of lend tenor lines flashcards on quizlet. Online lend me a tenor script read download pdf id. Feel free to add detailed comments in the body of the email. Ken ludwigs a comedy of tenors concord theatricals.
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