Springville Center for the Arts presents
Ken Ludwig’s
Lend Me a Tenor
Lend Me A Tenor 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. It was directed on Broadway by Jerry Zaks, and in London by David Gilmore.
February 20 8pm – Pay what you can with a can preview night. Pay any amount with a donation of a nonperishable item for a local food pantry. Advance tickets are full price
February 21 8pm, February 22 8pm February 23 2pm
February 28 8pm, March 1 8pm, March 2 2pm
Tickets available online or by calling 592-9038. $12 General / $10 Students & Seniors
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