His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe hes dead. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. It was directed by David Gilmore. Also, Tito and Max both find themselves being romantically pursued by Maggie Saunders, and by Diana, the Cleveland Opera's sexy and ambitious soprano. Lend Me a Tenor.script.acti. [a] It's the biggest event in the Cleveland Opera's history. 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. While Maria pouts in the bedroom, Tito joins Max in the living room, but not before accidentally overdosing on sedatives. Victor Carr, as the tyrannical Saunders, manages to pace his perpetual hysteria without peaking prematurely. Max's gradual transformation from quivering nebbish to commanding impostor reflects the acting range of actor Aric-James Darroe. Brooke Adams. IBDB provides a comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway, including all "title page" information about each production. A musical inside a musical will unfold at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville when. Search all monologues. "I hope this is helpful. Saunders and Max try to go on with the show despite the array of women hiding in bathrooms and closets. New York, NY, Linda Ray Login. Maria storms out just before Tito falls deeply asleep. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall I suppose we'd better go. [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. Every aspect of the internet, we believe . And bring your running shoes because once we start, we arent stopping! Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Search all monologues from plays. Host virtual events and webinars to increase engagement and generate leads. The play was produced on both the West End (1986) and Broadway (1989). Please prepare a 2 minute comic monologue. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. The Broadway League is the national trade association for the Broadway industry. Much later (Scene II), Max is unable to wake Tito from his nap. The play takes place in 1934, in a hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio. "The comedy is the premise of the situation. The play's success can be chalked up to its convoluted plot of witty dialogue, quick pacing, dual action and stirring operatic moments. Lend Me a Tenor was first presented at the American Stage Festival, Milford, New Hampshire on August 1, 1985. Tito and Maria leave together, while Saunders accompanies Diana to a downstairs reception. Alan Harbaugh is equally entertaining as the sarcastic bellhop. The aria becomes background music for the action happening on the other side of the stage when Maria finds Maggie in the closet. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a . Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Max finds an empty medicine bottle and Maria's "Dear John" letter, which is written in such a way ("By the time you read this, I will be gone.") Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Maggie Saunders at Cedar Street Players . Use the understudy? My God youve solved the whole problem! A surprise Curtain Call pushes it even further over the edge leaving both cast and audience fatigued from laughter. Alas, Tito arrives late, his tempestuous wife Maria has a fit of jealousy, and it remains to be seen whether Saunders' mousy but determined . Saunders tells Max to quickly change out of his Othello costume and makeup, while he goes downstairs to handle the police. The play's split set and split-second timing offered several challenges for Ms. Romaine. Julia Chairman of the Opera Guild. Michael Kraklio, director. Horrified that his wife has left him, Tito goes into a fit of passion and tries to "kill himself" with various non-lethal objects (e.g. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. A center "stage wall" divides the two rooms, with a door leading from one room to the other. 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. Maggie. "The role doesn't require the character study that more serious shows do," said the Ellicott City attorney who was a county prosecutor until last year. Oh oh oh absolutely. And Im doubly excited that its performing on the newly-renovated NorShor stage. Every time they enter a room, open a door, or even open their mouths you just cant expect what happens. 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. Register. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. MAGGIE SAUNDERS: Saunder's daughter, and Max's girlfriend. scenes from TENOR will be used. Leigh Anne Hamlin performs one of. Maggie's father, GM of The Cleveland Grand Opera Company. Saunders' harried assistant, Max, is also in the hotel suite. Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor is set in 1934 as Henry Saunders, the General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ready to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli for his starring role in Pagliacci. Audition Packets are available on the website. 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. Saunders has charged Max with seeing to Merelli's needs, and with getting Merelli to the opera house in time for the performance. The pacing is so fast and the lines so similar, that it's difficult to get the right words out at the right time.". Wearing Tito's costume and makeup, Max will star in the opera performance. We will place the best person for those roles, whether they sing or not. . Maggie: 20-29. a classic 1930s ingnue, in love with Max, who . Max's performance as Othello was a huge success, and no one suspected that he was not Tito. Monologue from Lend Me a Tenor - YouTube Leigh Anne Hamlin performs one of Maggie's monologues from the play "Lend Me a Tenor" by Ken Ludwig. "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. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Max is mistaken for Tito, and Tito is mistaken for Max by Saunders. Monologues from Plays. Cedar Street Players, Julia at "The play is pure entertainment," said director Kathy Turyn Romaine, who is also a CCP officer. Since no one else knows that Tito is dead, Max will step into the Othello role and pretend to be Tito. But Tito arrives sick from overeating and Maria is angry at his flirting and infidelities. The opera performance will have to be cancelled, and the audience will demand their money back. 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. Sorry! Yes, that's five doors on the stage of the Music Box Theater, where a revival of Ken Ludwig's "Lend Me a Tenor" opened Sunday night. I- I could tell him that you're looking for him. [9] The musical opened in London's West End in June 2011, directed by Ian Talbot and choreographed by Randy Skinner. Michelle Madison, as the sexy opera singer Diana who, in a calculated career move tries to bed down Tito, shows deft, comedic timing. Max returns to the bedroom, but is shocked and horrified to find Tito is missing from the bed. Hello Ken!Wow! "- Phoenix News Times, "A rib tickling comedy. 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 understudy. But these are just some of the backstage goings-on during a night at the opera in the hit comedy, "Lend Me A Tenor.". 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. The title is a pun on "Lend me a tenner" (i.e., a ten-dollar bill). Maggie realizes that not only was Max the "Tito" that she made love to, he was also the "Tito" who sang so passionately in tonight's opera performance. Information: 381-4864. A Broadway revival opened in 2010. Together, Max and Saunders find a way to save the Opera Companys big night in grand, farcical fashion. Report this file. A musical adaptation was presented in May 2006 as a staged reading as part of the Utah Shakespearean Festival's New American Playwright Project, in Cedar City, Utah, followed by rewrites and a production as part of USF's Summer 2007 repertory season, which received rave reviews. To achieve the bold 1930s art deco set of black, white and red and coordinating costumes that add to the production's sleek and elegant effect, costume designer Lindy Davis combed thrift shops and theater companies for authentic period clothing. Tony Shalhoub as Saunders and Brooke Adams as Julia in Lend Me a Tenor. Together, you have a recipe for comedic disaster. Auditioners for the roles of Max, Tito and Bellhop will be asked to sing from music sides. Gender: Female. . and Act I, Scene 2: "Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt"And from Macbeth, I'd look at Act II Scene 1: "Is this a dagger which I see before me? Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 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. Tito finally arrives at the hotel suite, accompanied by his hot-tempered Italian wife, Maria, who is jealous because Tito flirts with other women. 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. They are looking for "a lunatic dressed as Othello, who thinks he's Tito Merelli." Partner Sites Youtube to Mp3 Converter About Us This project started as a student project in 2014 and was presented in 2017. Lynn Zimmerman's Maggie is adept at being both demure and lusty. End of the road. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Every time they enter a room, open a door, or even open their mouths you just cant expect what happens. Of course! Take a look at our library of free monologues . CCP decided two years ago to limit its annual lineup to light comedy. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall 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. Maria writes Tito a "Dear John" letter, and leaves the hotel. Then Saunders gets a phone call, telling him that the police are downstairs in the lobby. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Oh my god. When he learns that Max is an aspiring opera singer, Tito kindly gives Max a singing lesson, teaching him to "loosen up" and sing with more confidence. Lend Me a Tenor has been translated into sixteen languages and produced in twenty-five countries. Inspire employees with compelling live and on-demand video experiences. At that moment, the handsome, charismatic and heavily accented "Il Stupendo" makes a dramatic entrance with his equally dramatic, hot-tempered wife, Maria. 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. 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. Lend Me a Tenor characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. Jillian Vitko. Lend Me a Tenor by Ken LudwigRole: MaggieMaggie Saunders is found by Max, who is disguised as Tito Mirelli, in the Opera Star's hotel suite.I played this rol. It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor (Philip Bosco) and Best Director (Jerry Zaks). Come join me, will you? Joyce Luy, as the flamboyant Maria, who makes every entrance and exit memorable with her body moves and stunning red gown, brings the house down whenever she opens her mouth. Casting the comedy "Lend Me a Tenor." Production description: "World famous opera singer Tito Mirelli has come to Cleveland to perform. 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