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Lend Me A Tenor

Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor, by Ken Ludwig, and Directed by Jon Jackson, is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Merelli, 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, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Merelli 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.

"The most hysterical, inventive original farce in a long time" - Punch Magazine
"A furiously fast paced comedy with more than a touch of the Marx Brothers. A marvelous combination of wonderful farciful moments and funny lines" - New York Times
"Non-stop hysterical laughter" - Variety

Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm from April 10 thru April 25, 2015.

Tickets are $15 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets and $17 at the door.

This show contains adult subject material and may not be suitable for younger audiences. Please be advised.