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Lend Me a Tenor is a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play was produced on both the West End (1986) and Broadway (1989). It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor ( Philip Bosco ) and Best Director ( Jerry Zaks ).
- Ken Ludwig
- 1989
Oct 24, 2017 · “A Comedy of Tenors” is an amusing sequel to Ken Ludwig’s 1989 Tony-winning “Lend Me a Tenor,” reflecting its entertaining screwball comedy feel and intricately entangled plot.
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Lend Me a Tenor Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor is set in 1934 as Henry Saunders, the General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ready to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli for his starring role in Pagliacci.
The show stars Matthew Perry, who also developed and executive produced the series, as the slovenly Oscar Madison and Thomas Lennon as the obsessively-tidy Felix Unger. Perry and Lennon had previously worked together on the film 17 Again.
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Jan 2, 2024 · Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Soprano, a gender-swapped adaptation of his 1989 Broadway hit, Lend Me A Tenor, runs in the Roberts Mainstage at Olney Theatre Center February 7 - March 10, 2024. The new production is directed by Eleanor Holdridge, who also directed the World Premiere of the comedy at Houston
Feb 26, 2023 · In A Comedy of Tenors, Ludwig revisits characters from his Tony-Award winning 1989 farce, Lend Me a Tenor. He happily brings back to life the characters of renowned opera singer Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife, Maria.
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Lend Me a Tenor is a comedic farce that revolves around the Cleveland Grand Opera Company’s production of Otello. When their star tenor, Tito Merelli, is unable to perform, Max, the assistant to the opera’s manager, is tasked with finding someone to step in and save the show.
