Synopsis

This night in September of 1934, is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company world famous tenor Tito Morelli is to perform Othello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener. Saunders, the General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map. Morelli is late and shows up with his wife Maria; when he finally sweeps in it is too late to rehearse with the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, “Il Stupendo” (Tito) is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get into Morelli's Othello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume. Now two Othello’s are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo! If that weren’t enough the “waiting to be discovered Bellhop” and the endearing chairwoman of the Opera Guild both want favor from Tito as well. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, Lend Me a Tenor is guaranteed to leave you teary eyed with laughter.
Ken Ludwig's explosively funny boudoir farce and backstage comedy premiered in London on March 6, 1986, then later ran 14 months on Broadway, won two Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and three Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Cast Information

Cast List & Photos

Cathy Jones as Maggie Saunders James Lapomardo as Max Mark Goodney as Henry Saunders Lisa Melnicki as Maria Merelli Michael Lapomardo as Tito Merelli Tyson Funk as the Bellhop Barbara St. Pierre as Diana Barbara Weihrauch as Julia

Production Photos

Show Photos

Cast Photo Two Titos, too many?? It's a Pleasure! Mia Signora 15 Minutes Later And So I Fly! Will He Do It? Get Out! Stop You may KILL him...Again We go to Greece eh! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Tada!

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Production Team & Credits

WCLOC Production Team

Stage Director - Pat Lapomardo
Producer - Linda Johnson
Costumes - Joann Savage
Props - Michelle Wronski

Production Credits

Boudoir Farce
Written by: Ken Ludwig