Lend Me a Tenor Revival 2010 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
2 Hours, with one intermission
Opened: April 4, 20102 Hours, with one intermission
Closing: August 15, 2010
Lend Me a Tenor - 2010 - Broadway History , Info & More
Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
239 West 45th St. New York, NY
Set in the 1930s, Lend Me a Tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when Tito Merelli, the fiery-tempered and world famous Italian superstar, arrives in Cleveland, Ohio to make his debut with the local opera and promptly goes missing. As Saunders, the show's presenter, conspires to cover for Tito’s absence, placate his hot-blooded wife, and distract his most passionate fans, chaos on a truly operatic level ensues.
Lend Me a Tenor - 2010 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Lend Me a Tenor
Lend Me A Tenor
9 / 10
Audiences from Boca Raton to Baden Baden have been laughing themselves silly at 'Lend Me a Tenor' since 1986, when Ken Ludwig's opera buffa was first produced on the West End by Andrew Lloyd Webber. After its 1989 Broadway premiere, show's been done around the world and is a perennial favorite of regional and community theaters in the USA. Not to be denied their own fun, helmer Stanley Tucci and a contingent of Broadway and Hollywood stars toplined by Tony Shalhoub and Anthony LaPaglia are now lending their glamour to this warhorse, giving a new generation reason to roar.
Giving Good Farce
7 / 10
The script by Mr. Ludwig—who also wrote Crazy for You and Moon Over Buffalo—is carefully and cleverly constructed. But at two and a half hours, including intermission, it’s also too long, especially in the latter half of the first act, when the scenes, and the slapstick, seem to drag on. Mr. Tucci makes his debut as a stage director with this show, and he does excellent work with the comedy, especially the well-choreographed physical bits—it’s not every day that you see audience members literally throwing their heads back and guffawing, as they did, frequently, at the performance I attended. But, still, there’s that pacing problem: The show would be better if Mr. Tucci kept it moving faster, perhaps by trimming some of the script.
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Other Productions of Lend Me a Tenor
| 1989 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2010 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
Lend Me a Tenor - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Stanley Tucci |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Jan Maxwell |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Jan Maxwell |
| 2010 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | 0 |
| 2010 | The Hewes Awards | Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Martin Pakledinaz |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Jan Maxwell |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Broadway Across America |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Shubert Organization |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Wendy Federman/Jamie deRoy/Richard Winkler |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Lisa Cartwright |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Spring Sirkin |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Scott and Brian Zeilinger |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Olympus Theatricals |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Rodney Rigby |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Carl Moellenberg |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Stuart Thompson |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Araca Group |
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