Go Back Lend Me a Tenor

by Ken Ludwig

Rated PG for mild language, adult situations, sexual comedy

Set in September 1934, Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out, and is believed to be dead! In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's costume and fool the audience into thinking he's the beloved star…until Merelli regains consciousness and gets into the identical costume, ready to perform. Now two opera singers are running around in the same costume as chaos is unleashed in the opera house. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.