| Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig
directed by Niki Richardson
September 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11, 12, 13, 14
This night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. World famous tenor Tito Morelli is to perform Otello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener. Saunders, the General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map. Morelli is late and when he finally sweeps in, it is too late to rehearse with the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Il Stupendo is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. his pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe hi is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get into Morelli's Otello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max is succeeding, but then Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo! A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, Lend Me a Tenor is guaranteed to leave you teary eyed with laughter.
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Lend Me a Tenor
CAST
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Max
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Sean Ireland
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Maggie
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Michelle Segal
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Saunders
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Mitch Snaden
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Tito
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John Riehl
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Maria
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Cristina Orlando
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Bellhop
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Joseph Brosnan
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Diana
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Belinda Costa
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Julia
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Marliese Kimmerle
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PRODUCTION STAFF
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Director
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Niki Richardson
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Assistant Director
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Ian Bruno
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Stage Manager
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Breanna Grenier
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Stage Hands
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Dallas Richardson, Dustin Logan
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Set Design
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Tracy Kloske
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Set Construction
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Tracy Kloske, Paul Cousins, Misty Habib, Ken Riehl, John Riehl
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Tony Bruno, Ian Bruno, Niki Richardson, Belinda Costa, Marliese Kimmerle
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Breanna Grenier, Cristina Orlando, Joe Brosnan, Ted Kloske, Dustin Logan
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Set Decoration
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Tracy Kloske, Ken Riehl, John Riehl, Misty Habib, Ian Bruno
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Dallas Richardson, Niki Richardson, Marliese Kimmerle
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Properties
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Cast
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Costume
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Tracy Meloche, Linda Richardson, Misty Habib, Cast
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Lighting Design
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Sue Cousins
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Lighting Operator
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David Bridgeo, Ian Loft
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Sound Design
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Ian Bruno
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Sound Operator
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John Wojcik
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Music Coordinator
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Ian Bruno
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Video
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Veronica Mancini
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Photography
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Tom Brophey, Ted Kloske
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Media
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Mario Carnevale
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Program
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Angela Amlin
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Radio Voice
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Ian Bruno
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