Winner of 3 Tony Awards 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 Morelli, 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 Morelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli 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. This madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
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2010 | Best Revival of a Play |
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | |
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Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | |
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Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY
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Tutti Frutti The Musical Tribute of Little Richard
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge (3/21 - 3/22) | |
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Spring Awakening
Revolution Stage Company (1/15 - 1/30) | |
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Annie
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (2/18 - 2/23) | |
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Hamilton
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (4/23 - 5/4) | |
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An Evening of Intimate Conversation with Stacy Keach
An Evening of Intimate Conversation with Stacy Keach (2/2 - 2/2) | |
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