Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Soprano
- Full Length Play, Comedy, 1930s
- 3M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573710476
The roles are reversed and the ladies take the lead in this madcap screwball comedy based on Ken Ludwig's Tony Award-winning Lend Me A Tenor, guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1930s
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
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.
This play has an optional rental package, which can be hired for A$25.00 (+ GST). Materials are supplied digitally. Please indicate in your request whether you would like to hire the materials for your production.
REVIEWS:
"A screwball delight, fast, furious and consistently funny... a singing, door-slamming, bed-hopping whirlwind of a good time."
Houston Chronicle
"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
- Casting: 3M, 5F
- Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
MRS. WYLIE – General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company
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
Available Material
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Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Soprano Script
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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. |
$24.95 |
