Placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor. Highlights from lend me a tenor on broadway youtube. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this lend me a tenor study guide and get instant access. Winner of 3 tony awards and 4 drama desk awards, lend me a tenor is set in september 1934. 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. 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. Learn lend tenor lines with free interactive flashcards.
Lend me a tenor the musical is a giddy masterpiece of sorts. Maggie is the sort of saucy ingenue i am ready to play. Saunders, and rick schlussel as max the singing understudydogsbody. Please feel free to download and print insights, as long as you do not remove any identifying mark of the utah. 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. Stanley tucci directs ken ludwigs lend me a tenor, a doorslamming farce featuring performances by justin. Feel free to add detailed comments in the body of the email.
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. Book and lyrics by peter sham based on the comedy by ken ludwig. Hi everyone, our playreading committee is looking at lend me a tenor. Download the todaytix app for tickets offoffbroadway immersive. The musical stage managers script printed on standard 8. Ken ludwig on the 25th anniversary of his play, lend me a tenor. Ken ludwigs a comedy of tenors concord theatricals. It is recommended that the original broadway cast recording, available on either itunes download or compact disk, be used in conjunction with discussion of the musical elements. Wallnau is a master of timing, with his slow burn a thing to behold. Online lend me a tenor script read download pdf id. Lend me a tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty. May 02, 2014 placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor. On a historic night at the cleveland opera company, worldfamous tenor tito morelli is to perform in otello.
Stanley tucci directs ken ludwigs lend me a tenor, a doorslamming farce featuring performances by. 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. 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. Executive director of the cleveland grand opera house, saunders is a man who gets things done, one way or another. The musical is based on the 1986 play of the same name by ken ludwig. I appreciated getting this script without waiting forever for it to arrive. Choose from 54 different sets of lend tenor lines flashcards on quizlet. There are several notable changes from the play turning it into a fullon musical comedy. Prices and shopping results for the singer s musical theatre anthology tenor 4 from. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click order products to purchase the cd, script, and perusal items. Saunders, the general manager of the cleveland grand opera. Lend me a tenor won two tony awards and was called one of the classic comedies of the 20th century by the washington post.
Stanley tucci, anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub, justin bartha and the cast of lend me a tenor duration. Psf lend me a tenor pennsylvania shakespeare festival. Discussion of themes and motifs in ken ludwigs lend me a tenor. Top the singer s musical theatre anthology tenor 4.
Original cast recording original london cast recording of lend me a tenor. Dive deep into ken ludwigs lend me a tenor with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. 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. 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. This uproarious new musical comedy by peter sham and brad carroll is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance.
His befuddlement, double takes and exasperation par excellence are laughoutloud funny. The worlds greatest tenor tito merelli has come to cleveland, ohio, to save its grand opera company by singing otello. When he is unexpectedly incapacitated, max, the opera directors meek assistant, is given the daunting task of finding a lastminute replacement. Lend me a tenor this night in september of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the cleveland grand opera company. 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.
Lend me a tenor cast list on, the most comprehensive source for broadway shows, broadway tickets and broadway information. Pacific palisades 90272 with free onsite parking as well as on the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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.
Featuring phiiip jacques as tito merrelli, fred burks as mr. Lend me a tenor is a doorslamming, dressdropping farce with mistaken identities, mischievous misunderstandings and compromising positions. Lend me a tenor staging tito is dead human desire provides basis for jokes maggie. Frank rich was right when he described the 80sera hit as being. Worldrenowned tenor tito merelli has signed on to play otello at a cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934.
The schedule repeats the next two weekends until the curtain closes on. A note from the director of lend me a tenor the duluth. So this tool was designed for free download documents from the internet. Assistant to saunders, and in love with saunderss daughter maggie, max has much more talent than is apparent. Lend me a tenor was first presented at the american stage festival, milford, new hampshire on august 1, 1985. Lend me a tenor is a musical with book and lyrics by peter sham and music by brad carroll. 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. 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. Lend me a tenor question community theater green room. 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. An araca group, stuart thompson, carl moellenberg, rodney rigby, olympus. It has all the right components of what makes a tremendous musical sensation.
Lend me a tenor original, play, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city mar 2, 1989 and played through apr 22, 1990. The worldfamous tenor, tito merelli, il stupendo, is to perform his greatest role, otello, at the tenyear anniversary gala season opener. Psfs lend me a tenor generates laughter of operatic proportions. The play was produced on both the west end 1986 and broadway 1989. Lend me a tenor debuts tonight at the vpa theater at 7 p. 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. Lend me a tenor the musical is a bona fide, booming big broadwayesque spectacle, crying out for bigger attention. Set in 1939 clevelad, a famous opera tenor is coming for a onenight performance. Maggies father, saunders, arrives, also in a panic over the tenors absence, and.
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