Ken Ludwig, America’s preeminent comic playwright and author of recent Alley hits The Three Musketeers and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, debuts his latest play, Lend Me A Soprano, to kick off the season. The play is set in 1934, when 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 Ludwig’s Tony Award-winning Lend Me A Tenor, the roles are reversed, and the ladies take the lead in this madcap screwball comedy guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
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Lend Me A Soprano was first produced by The Alley Theatre (Rob Melrose, Artistic Director; Dean R. Gladden, Managing Director) in Houston, TX on September 21, 2022. The performance was directed by Eleanor Holdridge with sets by Klara Zieglerova, costumes by Helen Huang, lighting design by Jorge Arroyo, sound design by Jane Shaw, and stage managed by Rachel Dooley-Harris.
The cast was as follows: Ellen Harvey - Mrs. Wiley; Alexandra Silber - Elena Firenzi; Orlando Arriaga - Pasquale; Steven Good - Leo; Mia Pinero - Jo; Brandon Hearnsberger - Jerry; Skyler Sinclair - Beverly; Susan Koozin - Julia