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Lend Me a Tenor   

 
Royale Theatre , (3/02/1989 - 4/22/1990)
First Preview:Feb 17, 1989 Total Previews:16
Opening Date:Mar 02, 1989   
Closing Date:Apr 22, 1990 Total Performances:476

Category: Play, Comedy, Farce, Original, Broadway
Setting: A hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1934.


Production Staff
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
Cast
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 his fans as Il Stup
Jeff Brooks Bellhop
a bellhop
David Cryer Radio Announcer
Caroline Lagerfelt Diana
a soprano
J. Smith-Cameron Maggie
Max's girlfriend
Standby: David Cryer (Saunders, Tito Merelli)
Understudies: Jane Cronin (Julia, Maria), Eileen Dunn (Diana, Maggie) and Michael Waldron (Bellhop, Max)
1989 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Ken Ludwig; Produced by Martin Starger and The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd. [nominee]
1989 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
winnerPerformer: Philip Bosco and Victor Garber [winner]
1989 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Tovah Feldshuh [nominee]
1989 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
 Tony Walton [nominee]
1989 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
 William Ivey Long [nominee]
1989 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
winnerJerry Zaks [winner]
1989 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
winnerPhilip Bosco [winner]
1989 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
winnerTovah Feldshuh [winner]
1989 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
winnerDirected by Jerry Zaks [winner]
1989 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
winnerWilliam Ivey Long [winner]
1989 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Paul Gallo [nominee]
1989 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by Tony Walton [nominee]