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. Receive the latest news directly to your inbox every monday, wednesday and friday. Very sadly it had only a short run in london, do not let this put you off, it is very good. 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. Castcd112now available on cd and for digital download. Lend me a tenor offers plenty of laughs october 25, 2018 9. 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. A sort of cross between the producers and the boyfriend. Ken ludwigs lend me a tenor is a feelgood, farcical musical comedy, a tale of unexpected romance, hilarious gags, and mistaken identity. Lend me a tenor this night in september of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the cleveland grand opera company. You get a fair dollop of otello itself in the opening chorus before titos delayed arrival, cunningly reworked with new lyrics. Lend me a tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twentyfive countries. Download lend me a tenor study guide subscribe now.
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. There are several notable changes from the play turning it into a fullon musical comedy. A musical farce is a tricky thing to pull off, but lend me a tenor shows us how its done. Its 1986 london production was nominated for the olivier award, and its. Set in the 1930s, lend me a tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when tito merelli, the fierytempered and world famous italian superstar, arrives in cleveland, ohio to make his debut with the local opera and promptly goes missing. Executive director of the cleveland grand opera house, saunders is a man who gets things done, one way or another. Sep 08, 2016 stanley tucci, anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub, justin bartha and the cast of lend me a tenor duration. The worlds most renowned opera tenor, and notorious ladies man. It received nine tony award nominations and won for best actor philip bosco and best director. The worldfamous tenor, tito merelli, is set to perform his greatest role at the tenyear anniversary gala season opener. Lend me a tenor is a must see at the black hills community theatre. Stage coach players of dekalb opens its 73 rd summer season with the riotous comedy, lend me a tenor, from ken ludwig. Its the biggest night in the history of the cleveland grand opera company, with the worldfamous tenor, tito merelli, is set to perform his greatest role at the tenyear anniversary gala season opener. With tenor, maker of gif keyboard, add popular download animated gifs to your conversations.
Saunders, and rick schlussel as max the singing understudydogsbody. Today is sunday, april 4, marking the official opening of the anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub and justin bartha led broadway revival of ken ludwigs tonynominated farce lend me a tenor, at the. But the opera is jeopardized when morelli falls into a drunken stupor. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. May 02, 2014 placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Keyano theatre company is proud to present lend me a tenor by ken ludwig, directed by darold roles, as part of our drama series. Assistant to saunders, and in love with saunderss daughter maggie, max has much more talent than is apparent. In the following summary of lend me a tenor i will look at many different aspects affecting the play such as. Aug 15, 2010 set in the 1930s, lend me a tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when tito merelli, the fierytempered and world famous italian superstar, arrives in cleveland, ohio to make his.
Set in 1934, lend me a tenor is an extremely funny behindthescenes look at one day in the life of the cleveland grand opera company. Find highquality lend me a tenor stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Its september 8, 1934 the biggest night in the history of the cleveland grand opera company. When world famous italian tenor tito merelli is hired to play otello, little do these unsuspecting ohioans realize how many things can go wrong in one brief but actionpacked evening. Originally produced by stage coach in 1994, lend me a tenor tells the story how the world famous tenor, tito merelli will perform for one night in the opera otello as the main character at the cleveland opera house.
Plenty of laughs an enchanting piece the london magazine hilarious. Plenty of laughs an enchanting piece the london magazine. Pdf, epubs, mobi, emagazines, epaper, ejournal and more. The play was produced on both the west end 1986 and broadway 1989. Pdf download music minus one tenor sax easy jazz duets.
Lend me a tenor is a musical with book and lyrics by peter sham and music by brad carroll. As saunders, the shows presenter, conspires to cover for titos absence, placate his hotblooded. Dine free at lend me a tenor what to do armonk bedford. 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. Casting lead me a tenor, a play by little radical theatrics. 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. 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. Lend me a tenor by ken ludwig paperback accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. It received nine tony award nominations and won for best actor philip bosco and best director jerry zaks. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Download music minus one tenor sax standards for tenor sax vol 2 i got rhythm with glenn pdf.
Like all good farces, the play celebrates human foibles with a focus on basic human drivesthe. 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. Lend me a tenor made its broadway debut on march 2, 1989, at the royale theatre, starring philip bosco, jane connell, tovah feldshuh, victor garber, ron hotgate and j. Discussion of themes and motifs in ken ludwigs lend me a tenor. Lend me a tenor opens as the cleveland grand opera companys season gala is presenting worldfamous tenor tito morelli performing pagliacci, his greatest role. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mainstage season begins friday at venice theatre arts. 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. Lend me a tenor characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. Read or download lend me a tenor book by ken ludwig paperback. When the worlds best tenor suddenly becomes unable to save the grand opera company in cleveland, ohio, chaos comes knocking. 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. Winner of 3 tony awards and 4 drama desk awards, lend me a tenor is set in september 1934.
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. Lend me a tenor is commonly considered his best nonmusical work. In a panic, the opera companys diminutive assistant grabs a costume and makeup, pretends to be the famous morelli, and goes. Worldrenowned tenor tito merelli has signed on to play otello at a cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. 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. Set in 1939 clevelad, a famous opera tenor is coming for a onenight performance. Its the first time in our 45 years that weve ever made this offer. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. About us we believe everything in the internet must be free. Set in the early 1930s, an opera house is on the verge of disaster when the principal tenor is unable to perform. Lend me a tenor original, play, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city mar 2, 1989 and played through apr 22, 1990. One critic described lend me a tenor as an american farce in the classic french tradition.
Lend me a tenor the musical original london cast recording music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. Frank rich was right when he described the 80sera hit as being. Lend me a tenor, gielgud theatre, london the independent. Stanley tucci, anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub, justin bartha and the cast of lend me a tenor duration. Signage is good and there is plenty of parking behind the theater as well as at centennial park, which is on the south side of tampa avenue. So this tool was designed for free download documents from the internet. Saunders, the general manager of the cleveland grand opera. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A concert in ohio in 1934 is jeopardized when the lead italian tenor falls into a drunkenstupor.
Peter sham is an actor, writer, director and educator. It has all the right components of what makes a tremendous musical sensation. The musical is based on the 1986 play of the same name by ken ludwig. Lend me a tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty. As an aside, kollar directed lend me a tenor at venice theatre in 2002. Lend me a tenor dinner deal westchester broadway theatre. Lend me a tenor the musical original london cast recording. A note from the director of lend me a tenor the duluth. Maggie is the sort of saucy ingenue i am ready to play. 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. Keyano theatre company and suncor presents lend me a tenor by ken ludwig, a laugh out loud comedy. We believe everything in the internet must be free. Placer community theaters springtime play lend me a tenor.
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 stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. 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 the musical is a bona fide, booming big broadwayesque spectacle, crying out for bigger attention. Featuring phiiip jacques as tito merrelli, fred burks as mr. Starring anthony lapaglia, tony shalhoub and justin bartha, lend me a tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when tito merelli, the fierytempered and world famous italian superstar, arrives in cleveland, ohio to make his debut with the local opera and promptly goes missing. This is a brilliant comedy played as farce, not slapstick with a fastmoving script, splitsecond timing, deliberate deception, lots of confusion, and an infatuation turning to love. Legal notice we are not associated with any website in anyway.