Build a site and generate income from purchases, subscriptions, and courses. Casting the comedy "Lend Me a Tenor." Production description: "World famous opera singer Tito Mirelli has come to Cleveland to perform. We don't currently have any monologues from Lend Me a Tenor. Auditioners for the roles of Max, Tito and Bellhop will be asked to sing from music sides. Tito and Maria leave together, while Saunders accompanies Diana to a downstairs reception. By the time we reach the endwellits not over. At that moment, the handsome, charismatic and heavily accented "Il Stupendo" makes a dramatic entrance with his equally dramatic, hot-tempered wife, Maria. The winner of two Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards has been translated into 16 languages and turned into a screenplay for Columbia Pictures. Leigh Anne Hamlin performs one of. Report this file. It was directed by Larry Carpenter. You also provided your favorite Shakespearean comedic monologues for women.I'd love to hear your thoughts on your favorite monologues both from your works as well as others for men.THANKS!AdolphoKen replies:Dear Adolpho,I'm so glad to hear you've enjoyed reading the blog. I'd be happy to suggest a few monologues for men from my plays as well as some of my favorite monologues from Shakespeare.From my plays, there are three monologues that might be of interest:1. Lend Me a Tenoris a comedyby Ken Ludwig. The play opened in a revival in New York City on April 4, 2010 at the Music Box Theater produced by The Araca Group,Stuart Thompson,Carl Moellenberg,Rodney Rigby,Olympus Theatricals,Broadway Across AmericaandThe Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President) with the following cast: MAX - Justin Bartha; MAGGIE - Mary Catherine Garrison; SAUNDERS - Tony Shalhoub; TITO - Anthony LaPaglia; MARIA - Jan Maxwell; BELLHOP - Jay Klaitz; DIANA - Jennifer Laura Thompson; JULIA - Brooke Adams, Directed by Stanley Tucci; Set Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz; Lighting by Kenneth Posner; Sound Design byPeter Hylenski; Hair and Wig Design byPaul Huntley; Make-Up Design byJoe Dulude, II; Associate Scenic Design:Kacie Hultgren; Associate Costume Design:Sarah Sophia Lidz; Associate Lighting Design:Aaron Spivey; Associate Sound Design:Keith Caggiano, ArtZany: Lend Me a Tenor with director Marc Robinson, LEND ME A TENOR Is Frantic, Frenetic Farce at Theatre Harrisburg, Ask Someone to Lend You a Ticket to LEND ME A TENOR. The show, launching the Columbia Community Players (CCP) third all-comedy season, will be presented at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow, and Nov. 4 and 5 at Slayton House in Columbia. "It requires more energy than anything else. Together, you have a recipe for comedic disaster. Lend Me a Tenor was first presented at the American Stage Festival, Milford, New Hampshire on August 1, 1985. Brooke Adams. Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. While Maria pouts in the bedroom, Tito joins Max in the living room, but not before accidentally overdosing on sedatives. Tickets are $7 for seniors and students. Singing is not required for any role, however, if Tito and Max can sing, we may switch to live performance singing as opposed to recordings. The ultimate operatic experience! Come join me, will you? New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. It starts spinning early in the show and just never stops. SAUNDERSWell, I guess that wraps it up. Thanks so much for writing and all the best for your future in acting!Regards,KenFrom Ken Ludwigs Lend Me A Tenor, Act I, Scene 2:SAUNDERS has just discovered that world-famous opera star, Tito Merell, whom patrons of Cleveland Grand Opera have paid large sums of money see perform the role of Otello that evening, is either unconscious or dead. They'll start arriving any minute now. During Max's performance, the "lunatic" tried to force his way into the opera house, hit a policeman who tried to stop him, and ran away. Lend Me a Tenor.script.acti. The aria becomes background music for the action happening on the other side of the stage when Maria finds Maggie in the closet. The play was produced on both the West End (1986) and Broadway (1989). I mean, I just want to be helpful. New York, NY, Linda Ray . [2], The West End production opened on March 6, 1986 at the Globe Theatre, where it ran for ten months, closing on January 10, 1987. Arriverderci. Add a few lines about how he was wounded in the Battle of Cyprus, then carry him around the stage on a stretcher.Whats that? The play was subsequently presented by Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Really Useful Company at the Globe Theatre, London on March 6, 1986 with the following cast: MAX - Denis Lawson; MAGGIE - Jan Francis; SAUNDERS - John Barron; TITO - Ronald Holgate; MARIA - Anna Nocholas; BELLHOP - Edward Hibbert; DIANA - Gwendolyn Humble; JULIA - Josephine Blake, Directed by David Gilmore; Designed by Terry Parsons; Lighting by Michael Northen. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Victor Carr, as the tyrannical Saunders, manages to pace his perpetual hysteria without peaking prematurely. A Broadway revival began performances at the Music Box Theatre on March 13, 2010 in preview and officially opened on April 4, 2010. Merelli is coming to Cleveland to sing the lead role in a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello. Power your marketing strategy with perfectly branded videos to drive better ROI. Search all monologues from plays. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Possum Point Players, Tech Crew at "We had to make it look smooth and natural when, in fact, it was highly choreographed," Ms. Romaine said. It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor (Philip Bosco) and Best Director (Jerry Zaks). Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. The musical version, with book and lyrics by Peter Sham and Music by Brad Carroll opened at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, on September 24 and ran until October 6, 2010, after which it transferred to London's West End on June 15, 2011 and closed on August 6, 2011, despite mostly good reviews but two months of poor ticket sales. Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. For the rest of the play, Max and Titowho are identical in their Othello costumes and makeupare repeatedly mistaken for each other, as they alternately run in and out of the hotel suite. Lend Me a Tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty-five countries. Group rates are available. The opera performance will have to be cancelled, and the audience will demand their money back. Henry Saunders -- General Manager of the company -- is beyond stressed about everything turning out right, and insists that his assistant, Max -- a nervous, young fellow and secret tenor extraordinaire -- watch over Titos every move to ensure smooth sailing. that Max mistakenly thinks Tito has committed suicide. We can prop him up and play a record. Both are from Act II, Scene 3: The first one is at the beginning of the act and begins, "I do much wonder that one man" and the second one is towards the end of Act II and begins, "This can be no trick"From Henry IV, Part 1, I'd suggest Falstaff's speech in Act II, Scene 4, that begins, "If sack and sugar be a fault, God help the wicked. Search. As Scene I of the play opens, Henry Saunders, general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Tito Merelli, a world-famous Italian opera tenor, known as "Il Stupendo" to his many fans. The pacing is so fast and the lines so similar, that it's difficult to get the right words out at the right time.". Oh my god. After a huge fight with his fiery, Italian wife Maria, Tito receives a double dose of tranquilizers through a series of mishaps. "We made a conscious decision to stay away from theater that's thought-provoking and asks serious questions," said Steve Moore, president of CCP. The play's split set and split-second timing offered several challenges for Ms. Romaine. Lynn Zimmerman's Maggie is adept at being both demure and lusty. A sellout crowd and the members of the Cleveland Opera Guild will be at the opera house that evening to see the great Merelli. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. The angst-free farce "Lend Me A Tenor" was written by Washington attorney Ken Ludwig and produced in 1989 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. On a very important night for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, Tito Mirelli, the world-famous Italian tenor, is set to perform the starring role in Otello. . Jane Summerhays and J. Smith-Cameron Photo: Martha Swope, Philip Bosco as Saunders - Jane Connell as Julia - Tovah Feldshuh as Maria Photo: Martha Swope, Lend Me A Tenor at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, Austria starring Otto Schenk, 2 Tony Awards - for Best Direction of a Play and Best Actor in a Play (Philip Bosco), 5 Tony Award Nominations including Best Play, 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards - for Best Set, Best Costume and Best Lighting Design, 4 Drama Desk Awards - for Outstanding Actor in a play (Philip Bosco), Best Costume Design, Best Director and Outstanding Featured Actress in a play (Tovah Feldshuh), Oliver Award for Comedy of the Year (nominee), A remarkable piece of theatre a masterpiece Author Ken Ludwig has verve, a sound grasp of plot mechanics and a rare ability to couple high art with low comedy.- The London Times, One of two great farces by a living writer.- The New York Times"Ken Ludwig's 1989 Tony-winning comedy is one of only two classic farces by a living playwright, the other being Michael Frayn's frenetic "Noises Off"- Daily News, The most inventive, original farce in a long time - Punch, A furiously paced comedy with more than a touch of the Marx brothers A marvelous combination of wonderful farcical moments and funny lines.- Time Out, Hilariously over the top.- The Manchester Guardian, Fills the theatre with the sound of laughter.- The (London) Sunday Express, Free flowing honest-to-goodness unforced farce.- New York Magazine, Its hilarious The funniest show on Broadway.- WNEW, "A rollercoaster of fun for everybody in the buildinga solid, constantly accelerating snowball of a comedy! Every aspect of the internet, we believe . In the sitting room, Max gives Tito a tranquilizer-laced drink, trying to calm him down before the performance. The play was first presented in New York City on March 2, 1989 at the Royale Theater by Martin Starger and The Really Useful Theater Company with the following cast: MAX - Victor Garber; MAGGIE - J. Smith-Cameron; SAUNDERS - Philip Bosco; TITO - Ron Holgate; MARIA - Tovah Feldshuh; BELLHOP - Jeff Brooks; DIANA - Caroline Lagerfelt; JULIA - Jane Connell, Directed by Jerry Zaks; Set Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting by Paul Gallo; Sound Design by Aural Fixation. As the second act opens, Saunders and Max return to the hotel suite. Lend Me A Tenor will be directed by Wade Willis. And Im doubly excited that its performing on the newly-renovated NorShor stage. I am very excited that Im making my directorial debut at the Duluth Playhouse with this crazy, crazy show. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! I hope nothing happens. A hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1934. a world-famous tenor, known to fans as Il Stupendo, Maggie's father, GM of The Cleveland Grand Opera Company, The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President), Wendy Federman/Jamie deRoy/Richard Winkler. History. Lend Me a Tenor guide sections. Frantic and on the run from the police, Tito is even more confused when other characters in the play show up to congratulate him on his "magnificent performance" as Othello. Maria storms out just before Tito falls deeply asleep. After a huge fight with his fiery, Italian wife Maria, Tito receives a double dose of tranquilizers through a series of mishaps. Lend Me a Tenor will have audiences teary-eyed with laughter. Show Dates: Performances: Mar 6-8, 13-15, 20-21 Friday/Saturday Performances 8pm, Sunday Matinee 2pm LEND ME A TENOR is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French General Information Important: Bring a list of ALL conflicts with you. AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please bring a current headshot & resume. Partner Sites Youtube to Mp3 Converter About Us This project started as a student project in 2014 and was presented in 2017. Audition Monologue #1 (Female) It's no good you going on. When they grabbed him he actually hit a policeman. "[1] The English director David Gilmore read it and asked to direct; Andrew Lloyd Webber was the producer. For actor Bill Cookson, who plays Tito, learning the lines and keeping the pace required more work than understanding Tito's motivation. Saunders and Max try to block assorted groupies, including an ** opera-singing bellhop, the ambitious opera singer Diana, opera guild president Julia Leverett and Saunders' daughter, Maggie. [9] The musical opened in London's West End in June 2011, directed by Ian Talbot and choreographed by Randy Skinner. I suppose we'd better go. 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 Canio from Pagliacci. The audience will never know that it is not Tito Merelli, and they can announce Tito's death tomorrow morning. Maggie Saunders at Cedar Street Players . Julia Chairman of the Opera Guild. The eight-member cast had to learn lines quickly to free their hands and bodies for the physical comedy and synchronized timing that is typified by the hilarious dual love scene. Max navigates the company through one catastrophe after the next -- an angry wife, a presumed death, crazy costumes, secret sex romps, and loads and loads of slamming doors and mistaken identities -- and, ultimately, takes on the role of Otello to great effect. "From Midsummer I'd look at Oberon's monologue from Act II, Scene 1, "My gentle Puck, come hither" or from Act IV, Scene 1, Nick Bottom's monologue that begins, "I have had a most rare vision"From As you Like It, Act II, Scene 1, there's the Duke's speech that begins, "Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile"And of course, everyone's favorite, "Our revels now are ended" from the Tempest, Act IV, Scene 1.If you're looking specifically for tragedy, you might look at Hamlet or Macbeth. [10], In 2022, Ludwig adapted a gender-swapped version of the play entitled Lend Me a Soprano which will run at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas from September 16 until October 9. Mary Catherine Garrison. Wearing Tito's costume and makeup, Max will star in the opera performance. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morellis Canio costume and fool the audience into thinking hes Il Stupendo. Lend Me A Tenoris set in September 1934. MAX, his assistant, suggests that the performance go on as scheduled, with the understudy playing the starring role instead. . "We look for comedies that are fast-moving and designed for good opportunities to laugh. Still wearing his Othello costume, Max leaves the hotel suite and runs to find Saunders. Take a look at our Casting "Lend Me a Tenor." Note: All actors must be first-rate farceurs with excellent verbal skills. Skip the announcement, stick a note in the programme The role of Otello will be sung by Albert Rupp. And then if there is anyone still in the audience when he takes his bow, they can stone him to death? Host virtual events and webinars to increase engagement and generate leads. Of course! [3][4], After sixteen previews, the Broadway production, directed by Jerry Zaks, opened on March 2, 1989 at the Royale Theatre, and closed on April 22, 1990 after 476 performances. 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