Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Soprano
by Ken Ludwig

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Highlights

120 mins 1930s Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

It's 1934, and the clever and combustible Lucille Wiley, Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ready to welcome world-class soprano Elena Firenzi for her one-night-only starring role in Carmen .

Alas, Elena arrives late, her impassioned husband Pasquale has a fit of jealousy, and it remains to be seen whether Mrs. Wiley’s mousy but determined assistant Jo can save the day.

Based on Ken Ludwig’s Tony Award-winning Lend Me A Tenor , this madcap screwball comedy features ladies in the leading roles and is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.

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Press Reviews

"An undeniable crowd-pleaser... Turning the three leading male roles into women overlays this pinwheel comedy with a warmer, deeper touch. It's still a classic sex comedy with whiplash timing, men dropping their pants, doors slamming, mistaken identity, and surprise entrances, but the lead women add a lively touch to the finely-plotted machinations. ...[This] farce has found its heart. It's a sweet transformation."

— Houston Press

"Everything I desire in a theatre production... Guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter."

— Broadway World

"A screwball delight, fast, furious and consistently funny. Reworking his own tried-and-true comedy Lend Me a Tenor with an effective gender reversal, Ludwig has created a showpiece of controlled chaos, relentless but deceptively thoughtful in its dissection of performative ego and pride. Mostly, however, it’s just a dizzying amount of fun... a singing, door-slamming, bed-hopping whirlwind of a good time."

— Houston Chronicle

Characters

Character
Jo

Her assistant

Jerry

Her son

Elena Firenzi

A world-famous soprano

Pasquale

Elena’s husband

Beverly

A bellhop

Leo

A tenor

Julia

Chairwoman of the Opera Guild

Mrs. Wylie

General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company

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Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Soprano – Alley Theatre Trailer

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573710476
ISBN-10 0573710473

Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Soprano is a comedy play written by Ken Ludwig and published by Samuel French .

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