Lend me a Tenor at University High School

Lend Me a Tenor is a comedy by Ken Ludwig. In 1934, the renowned tenor Tito Merelli, known to his fans as "Il Stupendo," is scheduled to sing the lead in Otello. The opera is being produced as a gala fundraiser for the Cleveland Opera Company. Unfortunately, even before the star leaves his hotel room, everything begins to unravel. Chaos ensues when Merelli's wife, who has mistaken an autograph-seeker hidden in his closet for a secret lover, leaves him a "Dear John" letter. The distraught Merelli accidentally is given a double dose of tranquilizers to calm him and passes out. Saunders, the company's General Manager, is determined that the show will go on (for his own financial sake), so he asks his assistant Max to impersonate the opera star. Max puts on the blackface makeup required for the role of Otello, and his disguise succeeds admirably -- until Merelli, also in blackface, wakes up and heads for the stage. What follows is a chain-reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres, innuendoes, and constant entrances and exits through many doors.

Category:

Comedy

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• Rosana Eustache
• Daniel Lockaby
• Gabriel Brown
• Alex Mendez
• Melaney Douglas
• Ryan Douglas
• Rick Juergens
• tenor
• lend me a tenor
• drama
• musical
• university high school
• uhs
• cougar
• Orlando
• theater
• art
• Ken Ludwig
• Ludwig
• Tito Merelli
• Merelli
• Otello
• Cleveland Opera Company
• Saunders
• Max

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Amazing!!! Very impressive!!! My niece Roxy rocks!! God's gifting is so flagrant on you .. bless U!!! I'm soooo proud of you, Rosanita!! ....CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE CAST!! GREAT JOB!!!