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Lend Me a Tenor
Play
Comedy
Farce
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 02, 1989
Closing Date
Apr 22, 1990
1st Preview
Feb 17, 1989
1st Preview
Feb 17, 1989
Previews
16
Performances
476
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Farce
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Open Date: Mar 02, 1989
Close Date: Apr 22, 1990
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Mar 02, 1989 - Apr 22, 1990)
Setting
A hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio in 1934.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
,
Martin Starger
and
The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
Written by
Ken Ludwig
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
; Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
; Sound Design by
Aural Fixation
; Hair Design by
Angela Gari
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Lisa M. Poyer
Production Stage Manager:
Steven Beckler
; Stage Manager:
Clifford Schwartz
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Musical Coordinator:
Edward Strauss
Casting:
Johnson-Liff & Zerman
; General Press Representative:
The Joshua Ellis Office
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Philip Bosco
Saunders
Maggie's father, GM of The Cleveland Grand Opera Company
Jane Connell
Julia
Chairman of the Opera Guild
Tovah Feldshuh
Maria
Tito's wife
Victor Garber
Max
assistant to Saunders
Ron Holgate
Tito Merelli
a world-famous tenor, known to fans as Il Stupendo
Jeff Brooks
Bellhop
a bellhop
David Cryer
Radio Announcer
Caroline Lagerfelt
Diana
a soprano
J. Smith-Cameron
Maggie
Max's girlfriend
Standby:
David Cryer
(Tito Merelli, Saunders)
Understudies:
Jane Cronin
(Maria, Julia),
Eileen Dunn
(Diana, Maggie) and
Michael Waldron
(Max, Bellhop)
Royale Theatre
(Mar 02, 1989 - Apr 22, 1990)
Cast
Chris Callen
Maria
Tito's wife
Wendy Makkena
Maggie
Max's girlfriend
Patrick Quinn
Max
assistant to Saunders
Jane Summerhays
Diana
a soprano
Understudy:
Patrick Quinn
(Tito Merelli, Max, Bellhop)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1989 Nominee
Produced by
Martin Starger
and
The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
Written by
Ken Ludwig
Best Actor in Play
1989 Winner
Philip Bosco
Best Actor in Play
1989 Nominee
Victor Garber
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1989 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Best Scenic Design
1989 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Best Costume Design
1989 Nominee
Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
Best Direction of a Play
1989 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1989 Winner
Philip Bosco
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1989 Winner
Tovah Feldshuh
Outstanding Director of a Play
1989 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Outstanding Costume Design
1989 Winner
Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
Outstanding Lighting Design
1989 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
Outstanding Set Design
1989 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Statistics
Season:
1989-90
1988-89
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Lend Me a Tenor Statistics
1989-90 Season
1988-89 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
,
Martin Starger
and
The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
Written by
Ken Ludwig
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
; Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
; Sound Design by
Aural Fixation
; Hair Design by
Angela Gari
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Lisa M. Poyer
Production Stage Manager:
Steven Beckler
; Stage Manager:
Clifford Schwartz
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Musical Coordinator:
Edward Strauss
Casting:
Johnson-Liff & Zerman
; General Press Representative:
The Joshua Ellis Office
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Philip Bosco
Saunders
Maggie's father, GM of The Cleveland Grand Opera Company
Jane Connell
Julia
Chairman of the Opera Guild
Tovah Feldshuh
Maria
Tito's wife
Victor Garber
Max
assistant to Saunders
Ron Holgate
Tito Merelli
a world-famous tenor, known to fans as Il Stupendo
Jeff Brooks
Bellhop
a bellhop
David Cryer
Radio Announcer
Caroline Lagerfelt
Diana
a soprano
J. Smith-Cameron
Maggie
Max's girlfriend
Standby:
David Cryer
(Tito Merelli, Saunders)
Understudies:
Jane Cronin
(Maria, Julia),
Eileen Dunn
(Diana, Maggie) and
Michael Waldron
(Max, Bellhop)
Royale Theatre
(Mar 02, 1989 - Apr 22, 1990)
Cast
Chris Callen
Maria
Tito's wife
Wendy Makkena
Maggie
Max's girlfriend
Patrick Quinn
Max
assistant to Saunders
Jane Summerhays
Diana
a soprano
Understudy:
Patrick Quinn
(Tito Merelli, Max, Bellhop)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1989 Nominee
Produced by
Martin Starger
and
The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
Written by
Ken Ludwig
Best Actor in Play
1989 Winner
Philip Bosco
Best Actor in Play
1989 Nominee
Victor Garber
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1989 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Best Scenic Design
1989 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Best Costume Design
1989 Nominee
Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
Best Direction of a Play
1989 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1989 Winner
Philip Bosco
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1989 Winner
Tovah Feldshuh
Outstanding Director of a Play
1989 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Outstanding Costume Design
1989 Winner
Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
Outstanding Lighting Design
1989 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
Outstanding Set Design
1989 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Season:
1989-90
1988-89
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Lend Me a Tenor Statistics
1989-90 Season
1988-89 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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